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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.606388
Energy at 298.15K-613.612372
HF Energy-612.975809
Nuclear repulsion energy159.118120
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
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' 3782 3592 25.78      
2 A' 3142 2985 15.05      
3 A' 3049 2896 33.79      
4 A' 1585 1505 1.87      
5 A' 1547 1469 5.48      
6 A' 1505 1429 3.24      
7 A' 1359 1291 0.65      
8 A' 1273 1209 67.35      
9 A' 1115 1059 76.41      
10 A' 1065 1011 9.53      
11 A' 813 772 66.10      
12 A' 401 381 2.83      
13 A' 258 245 10.46      
14 A" 3206 3045 8.68      
15 A" 3091 2935 42.49      
16 A" 1339 1272 0.08      
17 A" 1244 1182 0.88      
18 A" 1110 1054 3.35      
19 A" 825 784 0.00      
20 A" 244 232 139.70      
21 A" 135 128 15.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16043.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15237.7 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.98236 0.08176 0.07770

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.966 -0.565 0.000
C2 0.000 0.603 0.000
Cl3 -1.689 0.016 0.000
O4 2.265 0.017 0.000
H5 0.797 -1.188 0.891
H6 0.797 -1.188 -0.891
H7 0.147 1.218 0.890
H8 0.147 1.218 -0.890
H9 2.917 -0.701 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51632.71841.42321.09991.09992.15512.15511.9559
C21.51631.78852.33912.15352.15351.09171.09173.1956
Cl32.71841.78853.95392.90282.90282.36822.36824.6622
O41.42322.33913.95392.09752.09752.59212.59210.9706
H51.09992.15352.90282.09751.78182.49243.06332.3507
H61.09992.15352.90282.09751.78183.06332.49242.3507
H72.15511.09172.36822.59212.49243.06331.78003.4858
H82.15511.09172.36822.59213.06332.49241.78003.4858
H91.95593.19564.66220.97062.35072.35073.48583.4858

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 110.417 C1 C2 H7 110.390
C1 C2 H8 110.390 C1 O4 H9 108.098
C2 C1 O4 105.413 C2 C1 H5 109.776
C2 C1 H6 109.776 Cl3 C2 H7 108.177
Cl3 C2 H8 108.177 O4 C1 H5 111.831
O4 C1 H6 111.831 H5 C1 H6 108.186
H7 C2 H8 109.228
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability