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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/STO-3G

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-493.949046
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-493.949046
Nuclear repulsion energy43.913043
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 M06-2X/STO-3G
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' 3416 3416 3.53 36.72 0.14 0.25
2 A' 1522 1522 16.85 8.54 0.75 0.85
3 A' 915 915 38.48 7.03 0.34 0.50
4 A' 687 687 15.48 1.21 0.18 0.30
5 A" 3612 3612 1.69 22.73 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1059 1059 2.50 5.78 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5605.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5605.7 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 M06-2X/STO-3G
ABC
8.59214 0.49131 0.46865

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.025 1.168 0.000
Cl2 -0.025 -0.603 0.000
H3 0.284 1.624 0.948
H4 0.284 1.624 -0.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.77151.09621.0962
Cl21.77152.44042.4404
H31.09622.44041.8956
H41.09622.44041.8956

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 114.583 Br2 C1 H4 114.583
H3 C1 H4 119.678
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.084      
2 Cl -0.120      
3 H 0.102      
4 H 0.102      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.384 1.740 0.000 1.782
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.191 0.558 0.000
y 0.558 -16.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.265
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.243 0.558 0.000
y 0.558 1.099 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.145
Polar
3z2-r20.290
x2-y2-1.561
xy0.558
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.410 0.100 0.000
y 0.100 2.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.887


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.468
(<r2>)1/2 5.698

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-493.947635
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-493.947635
Nuclear repulsion energy44.058584
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 M06-2X/STO-3G
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 3451 3451 4.17 35.70 0.14 0.24
2 A1 1502 1502 23.68      
3 A1 928 928 35.44      
4 B1 529i 529i 40.08      
5 B2 3661 3661 5.31      
6 B2 1019 1019 2.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5016.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5016.0 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 M06-2X/STO-3G
ABC
8.96292 0.49484 0.46895

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.156
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.604
H3 0.000 0.966 -1.664
H4 0.000 -0.966 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.76021.09111.0911
Cl21.76022.46472.4647
H31.09112.46471.9320
H41.09112.46471.9320

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 117.708 Br2 C1 H4 117.708
H3 C1 H4 124.584
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.100      
2 Cl -0.110      
3 H 0.105      
4 H 0.105      


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 -1.720 1.720
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.338 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.128 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.460
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.273
Polar
3z2-r22.546
x2-y2-1.210
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.434
(<r2>)1/2 5.695