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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/TZVP

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 B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.480616
Energy at 298.15K-499.481447
HF Energy-499.480616
Nuclear repulsion energy45.048085
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/TZVP
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' 3175 3065 6.16      
2 A' 1417 1368 11.37      
3 A' 819 791 40.69      
4 A' 190 183 98.50      
5 A" 3332 3216 0.03      
6 A" 999 964 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4965.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4793.7 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 B3LYP/TZVP
ABC
9.17505 0.51911 0.49131

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.128 0.000
Cl2 0.000 -0.590 0.000
H3 -0.000 1.626 0.955
H4 -0.000 1.626 -0.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71811.07671.0767
Cl21.71812.41282.4128
H31.07672.41281.9095
H41.07672.41281.9095

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 117.537 Br2 C1 H4 117.537
H3 C1 H4 124.926
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.291      
2 Cl -0.037      
3 H 0.164      
4 H 0.164      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.000 1.116 0.000 1.116
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.659 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -17.399 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.528
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.696 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 2.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.502
Polar
3z2-r21.003
x2-y2-3.261
xy-0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.541


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.444
(<r2>)1/2 5.696

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.480612
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.480612
Nuclear repulsion energy45.045042
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/TZVP
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 3174 3065 6.15 110.59 0.13 0.24
2 A1 1416 1367 11.40      
3 A1 820 792 40.68      
4 B1 188 181 98.47      
5 B2 3331 3215 0.03      
6 B2 998 963 0.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4963.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4791.6 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/TZVP
ABC
9.17651 0.51901 0.49123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.129
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.590
H3 0.000 0.955 -1.626
H4 0.000 -0.955 -1.626

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71821.07671.0767
Cl21.71822.41302.4130
H31.07672.41301.9093
H41.07672.41301.9093

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 117.544 Br2 C1 H4 117.544
H3 C1 H4 124.912
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.291      
2 Cl -0.037      
3 H 0.164      
4 H 0.164      


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 -1.117 1.117
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.660 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.398
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.697 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.500 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.196
Polar
3z2-r24.393
x2-y2-2.131
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.677


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.447
(<r2>)1/2 5.696