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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.847035
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-957.417485
Nuclear repulsion energy125.098760
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 CCD/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 3326 3153 0.00      
2 A1 764 724 10.94      
3 A1 316 300 0.41      
4 B1 441i 418i 50.48      
5 B2 1300 1233 59.44      
6 B2 947 897 134.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3105.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2944.1 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 CCD/TZVP
ABC
1.60077 0.10944 0.10243

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.675
H2 0.000 0.000 1.749
Cl3 0.000 1.484 -0.171
Cl4 0.000 -1.484 -0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07371.70801.7080
H21.07372.42612.4261
Cl31.70802.42612.9682
Cl41.70802.42612.9682

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.670 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.661
Cl4 C1 H2 119.670
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.848306
Energy at 298.15K-957.849178
HF Energy-957.419286
Nuclear repulsion energy124.976073
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 CCD/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' 3280 3109 2.24      
2 A' 773 733 16.93      
3 A' 560 531 17.58      
4 A' 310 294 0.48      
5 A" 1302 1234 53.40      
6 A" 915 867 156.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3569.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3384.0 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 CCD/TZVP
ABC
1.54160 0.11004 0.10295

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.702 0.000
H2 -0.508 1.645 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.172 1.479
Cl4 0.013 -0.172 -1.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07761.71801.7180
H21.07762.40042.4004
Cl31.71802.40042.9582
Cl41.71802.40042.9582

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.451 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.844
Cl4 C1 H2 116.451
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability