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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.989550
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-35.989550
Nuclear repulsion energy29.786048
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 B3LYP/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 A1 3273 3169 2.54      
2 A1 682 660 16.26      
3 A1 284 275 0.47      
4 B1 407i 395i 128.29      
5 B2 1195 1157 56.42      
6 B2 854 827 173.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2939.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2846.9 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
1.46330 0.09990 0.09351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.712
H2 0.000 0.000 1.801
Cl3 0.000 1.553 -0.179
Cl4 0.000 -1.553 -0.179

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08951.79031.7903
H21.08952.51632.5163
Cl31.79032.51633.1067
Cl41.79032.51633.1067

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 119.815 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.370
Cl4 C1 H2 119.815
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.376      
2 H 0.278      
3 Cl 0.049      
4 Cl 0.049      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 1.325 1.325
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.085 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.520
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.681 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.986 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.667
Polar
3z2-r27.334
x2-y20.204
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.944 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.211
(<r2>)1/2 7.630

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.990943
Energy at 298.15K-35.991670
HF Energy-35.990943
Nuclear repulsion energy29.683054
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 B3LYP/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' 3223 3121 9.37      
2 A' 701 679 31.46      
3 A' 517 501 32.98      
4 A' 278 269 0.55      
5 A" 1208 1170 44.82      
6 A" 810 784 207.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3368.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3262.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
1.40010 0.10005 0.09363

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.014 0.744 0.000
H2 -0.562 1.674 0.000
Cl3 0.014 -0.181 1.551
Cl4 0.014 -0.181 -1.551

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.09411.80591.8059
H21.09412.48582.4858
Cl31.80592.48583.1020
Cl41.80592.48583.1020

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 115.809 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.372
Cl4 C1 H2 115.809
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.320      
2 H 0.253      
3 Cl 0.033      
4 Cl 0.033      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.859 1.213 0.000 1.486
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.651 -1.309 0.000
y -1.309 -28.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.646
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.726 -1.309 0.000
y -1.309 2.945 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.219
Polar
3z2-r2-4.438
x2-y2-2.447
xy-1.309
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.228 -0.142 0.000
y -0.142 3.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.103


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.318
(<r2>)1/2 7.637