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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-43.558587
Energy at 298.15K-43.563183
Nuclear repulsion energy64.286758
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' 3173 3064 23.83      
2 A' 3150 3042 2.98      
3 A' 3063 2958 14.59      
4 A' 1479 1428 7.45      
5 A' 1412 1363 6.18      
6 A' 1289 1245 21.56      
7 A' 1093 1056 3.47      
8 A' 974 941 16.75      
9 A' 633 611 14.70      
10 A' 390 377 5.40      
11 A' 264 255 0.98      
12 A" 3137 3029 20.32      
13 A" 1484 1433 1.57      
14 A" 1250 1208 50.49      
15 A" 1064 1027 49.54      
16 A" 671 648 138.31      
17 A" 310 300 1.21      
18 A" 264 255 0.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12550.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12119.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.20825 0.10178 0.07244

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 0.000 0.411 0.000
C2 -1.495 0.061 0.000
H3 0.189 1.491 0.000
Cl4 0.812 -0.237 1.499
Cl5 0.812 -0.237 -1.499
H6 -1.634 -1.031 0.000
H7 -1.970 0.488 0.900
H8 -1.970 0.488 -0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53521.09571.82361.82362.17932.16742.1674
C21.53522.20842.76682.76681.10101.10331.1033
H31.09572.20842.37062.37063.11122.54512.5451
Cl41.82362.76682.37062.99722.97612.93683.7440
Cl51.82362.76682.37062.99722.97613.74402.9368
H62.17931.10103.11122.97612.97611.79671.7967
H72.16741.10332.54512.93683.74401.79671.7993
H82.16741.10332.54513.74402.93681.79671.7993

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.439 C1 C2 H7 109.374
C1 C2 H8 109.374 C2 C1 H3 113.094
C2 C1 Cl4 110.633 C2 C1 Cl5 110.633
H3 C1 Cl4 105.884 H3 C1 Cl5 105.884
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.526 H6 C2 H7 109.189
H6 C2 H8 109.189 H7 C2 H8 109.256
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.213      
2 C -0.360      
3 H 0.236      
4 Cl -0.099      
5 Cl -0.099      
6 H 0.187      
7 H 0.174      
8 H 0.174      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.061 1.157 0.000 2.364
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.685 -0.077 0.000
y -0.077 -35.582 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.221
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.716 -0.077 0.000
y -0.077 2.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.088
Polar
3z2-r2-6.175
x2-y2-1.103
xy-0.077
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.011 -0.564 0.000
y -0.564 4.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.967


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.144
(<r2>)1/2 9.494