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

using model chemistry: B97D3/STO-3G

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 B97D3/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-493.975131
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-493.975131
Nuclear repulsion energy43.395050
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 B97D3/STO-3G
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' 3269 3269 1.65 41.29 0.14 0.25
2 A' 1471 1471 16.53 8.04 0.75 0.86
3 A' 855 855 35.89 8.25 0.34 0.51
4 A' 640 640 19.04 2.16 0.16 0.27
5 A" 3476 3476 0.04 24.47 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1030 1030 2.24 6.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5369.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5369.9 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 B97D3/STO-3G
ABC
8.38878 0.47960 0.45746

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.025 1.184 0.000
Cl2 -0.025 -0.611 0.000
H3 0.287 1.639 0.959
H4 0.287 1.639 -0.959

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.79431.10661.1066
Cl21.79432.46512.4651
H31.10662.46511.9187
H41.10662.46511.9187

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 114.277 Br2 C1 H4 114.277
H3 C1 H4 120.208
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.085      
2 Cl -0.114      
3 H 0.099      
4 H 0.099      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.421 1.612 0.000 1.667
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.204 0.610 0.000
y 0.610 -16.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.262
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.288 0.610 0.000
y 0.610 1.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.125
Polar
3z2-r20.250
x2-y2-1.635
xy0.610
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.417 0.109 0.000
y 0.109 2.547 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.968
(<r2>)1/2 5.742

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-493.973890
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-493.973890
Nuclear repulsion energy43.552436
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 B97D3/STO-3G
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 3313 3313 2.52 38.33 0.14 0.25
2 A1 1453 1453 22.61      
3 A1 867 867 32.23      
4 B1 488i 488i 48.57      
5 B2 3531 3531 0.88      
6 B2 993 993 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4833.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4833.9 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 B97D3/STO-3G
ABC
8.76187 0.48329 0.45803

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.171
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.611
H3 0.000 0.977 -1.679
H4 0.000 -0.977 -1.679

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.78231.10081.1008
Cl21.78232.48922.4892
H31.10082.48921.9540
H41.10082.48921.9540

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 117.437 Br2 C1 H4 117.437
H3 C1 H4 125.125
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.097      
2 Cl -0.107      
3 H 0.102      
4 H 0.102      


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 -1.623 1.623
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.356 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.126 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.374
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.606 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.239 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.366
Polar
3z2-r22.733
x2-y2-1.230
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.905 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.485


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.917
(<r2>)1/2 5.737