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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-45.213023
Energy at 298.15K-45.218810
HF Energy-45.213023
Nuclear repulsion energy69.485716
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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
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' 3892 3892 26.19      
2 A' 3146 3146 32.97      
3 A' 3055 3055 60.37      
4 A' 1527 1527 2.83      
5 A' 1501 1501 7.09      
6 A' 1461 1461 0.99      
7 A' 1312 1312 0.73      
8 A' 1244 1244 71.74      
9 A' 1095 1095 97.99      
10 A' 1034 1034 11.64      
11 A' 774 774 86.32      
12 A' 385 385 2.03      
13 A' 240 240 11.51      
14 A" 3218 3218 22.99      
15 A" 3100 3100 62.71      
16 A" 1300 1300 0.03      
17 A" 1207 1207 0.80      
18 A" 1059 1059 3.60      
19 A" 789 789 0.40      
20 A" 198 198 142.48      
21 A" 114 114 23.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15824.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15824.5 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.96033 0.08033 0.07631

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.979 -0.563 0.000
C2 0.000 0.620 0.000
Cl3 -1.704 0.006 0.000
O4 2.286 0.019 0.000
H5 0.809 -1.183 0.898
H6 0.809 -1.183 -0.898
H7 0.130 1.236 0.897
H8 0.130 1.236 -0.897
H9 2.933 -0.701 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53562.74251.43031.10461.10462.18212.18211.9592
C21.53561.81142.36352.17112.17111.09591.09593.2170
Cl32.74251.81143.98972.92162.92162.38362.38364.6908
O41.43032.36353.98972.10502.10502.63322.63320.9681
H51.10462.17112.92162.10501.79612.51263.08812.3561
H61.10462.17112.92162.10501.79613.08812.51262.3561
H72.18211.09592.38362.63322.51263.08811.79453.5234
H82.18211.09592.38362.63323.08812.51261.79453.5234
H91.95923.21704.69080.96812.35612.35613.52343.5234

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 109.773 C1 C2 H7 110.931
C1 C2 H8 110.931 C1 O4 H9 107.994
C2 C1 O4 105.610 C2 C1 H5 109.551
C2 C1 H6 109.551 Cl3 C2 H7 107.581
Cl3 C2 H8 107.581 O4 C1 H5 111.643
O4 C1 H6 111.643 H5 C1 H6 108.786
H7 C2 H8 109.926
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.200      
2 C -0.216      
3 Cl -0.172      
4 O -0.477      
5 H 0.148      
6 H 0.148      
7 H 0.190      
8 H 0.190      
9 H 0.391      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.916 -1.170 0.000 2.245
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.833 -4.570 0.000
y -4.570 -28.751 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.370
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.273 -4.570 0.000
y -4.570 2.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.078
Polar
3z2-r2-0.156
x2-y2-3.082
xy-4.570
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.166 0.264 0.000
y 0.264 4.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.726


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 96.763
(<r2>)1/2 9.837