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

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 2A'
1 2 no C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.739804
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.460672
Nuclear repulsion energy45.235093
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' 3224 3062 7.49      
2 A' 1471 1397 14.26      
3 A' 869 826 32.68      
4 A' 206 196 80.03      
5 A" 3368 3199 0.53      
6 A" 1037 985 0.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5087.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4832.2 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
9.15914 0.52442 0.49638

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 -0.007 1.121 0.000
Cl2 -0.007 -0.587 0.000
H3 0.082 1.625 0.952
H4 0.082 1.625 -0.952

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70721.08111.0811
Cl21.70722.40922.4092
H31.08112.40921.9047
H41.08112.40921.9047

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 117.785 Br2 C1 H4 117.785
H3 C1 H4 123.496
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.739795
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.460569
Nuclear repulsion energy45.255077
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 A1 3227 3065 6.85      
2 A1 1471 1397 14.44      
3 A1 871 828 31.95      
4 B1 145i 138i 85.78      
5 B2 3372 3203 0.38      
6 B2 1034 982 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4915.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4668.5 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
9.19850 0.52491 0.49657

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.119
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.587
H3 0.000 0.954 -1.628
H4 0.000 -0.954 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70591.08081.0808
Cl21.70592.41132.4113
H31.08082.41131.9071
H41.08082.41131.9071

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 118.090 Br2 C1 H4 118.090
H3 C1 H4 123.821
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability