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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-614.606009
Energy at 298.15K-614.612076
HF Energy-614.606009
Nuclear repulsion energy159.472585
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/6-311G**
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' 3929 3929 54.99      
2 A' 3108 3108 12.05      
3 A' 3033 3033 29.38      
4 A' 1531 1531 1.89      
5 A' 1496 1496 5.08      
6 A' 1463 1463 0.95      
7 A' 1314 1314 0.47      
8 A' 1246 1246 63.27      
9 A' 1124 1124 88.32      
10 A' 1048 1048 14.80      
11 A' 804 804 73.58      
12 A' 399 399 2.37      
13 A' 252 252 9.49      
14 A" 3176 3176 4.47      
15 A" 3078 3078 29.99      
16 A" 1311 1311 0.08      
17 A" 1214 1214 0.61      
18 A" 1065 1065 5.36      
19 A" 801 801 0.08      
20 A" 331 331 136.55      
21 A" 127 127 10.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15923.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15923.6 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.98549 0.08206 0.07799

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.971 -0.555 0.000
C2 0.000 0.608 0.000
Cl3 -1.687 0.002 0.000
O4 2.259 0.028 0.000
H5 0.799 -1.171 0.890
H6 0.799 -1.171 -0.890
H7 0.132 1.219 0.890
H8 0.132 1.219 -0.890
H9 2.912 -0.674 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51472.71551.41371.09611.09612.15432.15431.9448
C21.51471.79232.33232.14372.14371.08741.08743.1819
Cl32.71551.79233.94602.88932.88932.36212.36214.6485
O41.41372.33233.94602.08842.08842.59512.59510.9590
H51.09612.14372.88932.08841.77952.48133.05362.3461
H61.09612.14372.88932.08841.77953.05362.48132.3461
H72.15431.08742.36212.59512.48133.05361.78003.4792
H82.15431.08742.36212.59513.05362.48131.78003.4792
H91.94483.18194.64850.95902.34612.34613.47923.4792

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.117 C1 C2 H7 110.692
C1 C2 H8 110.692 C1 O4 H9 108.584
C2 C1 O4 105.528 C2 C1 H5 109.340
C2 C1 H6 109.340 Cl3 C2 H7 107.696
Cl3 C2 H8 107.696 O4 C1 H5 112.013
O4 C1 H6 112.013 H5 C1 H6 108.534
H7 C2 H8 109.854
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.052      
2 C -0.371      
3 Cl -0.099      
4 O -0.425      
5 H 0.140      
6 H 0.140      
7 H 0.201      
8 H 0.201      
9 H 0.266      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.961 -1.075 0.000 2.236
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.744 -4.354 0.000
y -4.354 -30.307 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.772
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.705 -4.354 0.000
y -4.354 1.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.246
Polar
3z2-r2-0.493
x2-y2-2.437
xy-4.354
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.324 0.212 0.000
y 0.212 4.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.111


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 137.794
(<r2>)1/2 11.739