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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br (bromomethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2A1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2610.800678
Energy at 298.15K-2610.804372
HF Energy-2610.800678
Nuclear repulsion energy78.759605
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/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' 3217 3095 3.18      
2 A' 1402 1348 25.42      
3 A' 641 617 24.17      
4 A' 214 206 130.57      
5 A" 3389 3261 0.37      
6 A" 931 896 2.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4897.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4711.0 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/6-31G
ABC
9.09708 0.35871 0.34510

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.529 0.000
Br2 -0.000 -0.378 0.000
H3 0.001 2.023 0.959
H4 0.001 2.023 -0.959

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.90711.07861.0786
Br21.90712.58542.5854
H31.07862.58541.9177
H41.07862.58541.9177

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.254 Br2 C1 H4 117.254
H3 C1 H4 125.491
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.485      
2 Br 0.091      
3 H 0.197      
4 H 0.197      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.002 1.158 0.000 1.158
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.188 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 -21.817 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.154
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.202 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 3.354 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.152
Polar
3z2-r2-0.303
x2-y2-4.371
xy0.003
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.078


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.078
(<r2>)1/2 6.639

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2610.800690
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2610.800690
Nuclear repulsion energy78.730453
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/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 3216 3094 3.15 115.27 0.12 0.21
2 A1 1400 1347 25.53 1.37 0.70 0.82
3 A1 641 617 24.26 10.86 0.36 0.52
4 B1 209 201 130.67 0.21 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3389 3261 0.34 57.41 0.75 0.86
6 B2 930 895 2.19 9.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4892.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4706.9 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/6-31G
ABC
9.08885 0.35843 0.34483

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.530
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.378
H3 0.000 0.959 -2.023
H4 0.000 -0.959 -2.023

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.90811.07851.0785
Br21.90812.58552.5855
H31.07852.58551.9185
H41.07852.58551.9185

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.196 Br2 C1 H4 117.196
H3 C1 H4 125.607
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.485      
2 Br 0.090      
3 H 0.198      
4 H 0.198      


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 -1.161 1.161
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.189 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.814
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.356
Polar
3z2-r26.712
x2-y2-2.038
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.077 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.326


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.096
(<r2>)1/2 6.640