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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.261915
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.261915
Nuclear repulsion energy45.331036
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3193 3064 6.00 109.31 0.13 0.23
2 A' 1418 1361 9.32 1.40 0.67 0.80
3 A' 854 820 40.80 6.48 0.29 0.45
4 A' 212 203 97.37 0.01 0.75 0.85
5 A" 3350 3214 0.01 47.72 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1003 963 0.58 3.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5015.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4812.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/TZVP
ABC
9.17052 0.52692 0.49829

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.119 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.585 0.000
H3 0.001 1.619 0.955
H4 0.001 1.619 -0.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70411.07801.0780
Cl21.70412.40222.4022
H31.07802.40221.9100
H41.07802.40221.9100

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.642 Br2 C1 H4 117.642
H3 C1 H4 124.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.296      
2 Cl -0.042      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.002 1.148 0.000 1.148
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.545 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 -17.244 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.370
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.738 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 2.213 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.525
Polar
3z2-r21.050
x2-y2-3.301
xy0.003
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.143 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.512


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.093
(<r2>)1/2 5.665

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.261915
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.261915
Nuclear repulsion energy45.334968
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3192 3063 6.02 109.46 0.13 0.23
2 A1 1419 1361 9.32      
3 A1 855 821 40.72      
4 B1 217 209 97.29      
5 B2 3348 3213 0.01      
6 B2 1004 963 0.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5017.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4814.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/TZVP
ABC
9.17693 0.52701 0.49839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.119
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.585
H3 0.000 0.955 -1.620
H4 0.000 -0.955 -1.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70381.07821.0782
Cl21.70382.40272.4027
H31.07822.40271.9093
H41.07822.40271.9093

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.694 Br2 C1 H4 117.694
H3 C1 H4 124.611
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.296      
2 Cl -0.042      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.147 1.147
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.545 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.242
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.738 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.520 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.217
Polar
3z2-r24.435
x2-y2-2.172
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.143 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.512 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.558


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.091
(<r2>)1/2 5.665