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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH3OCHO (methyl formate)

B97D3/3-21G

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A' 3142 3089   44 A'   3045  
2 A' 3018 2967   -2 A'   2969  
3 A' 2997 2946   3 A'   2943  
4 A' 1683 1654   -100 A'   1754  
5 A' 1530 1504   50 A'   1454  
6 A' 1446 1422   -23 A'   1445  
7 A' 1362 1339   -32 A'   1371  
8 A' 1152 1132   -75 A'   1207  
9 A' 1093 1074   -92 A'   1166  
10 A' 854 839   -86 A'   925  
11 A' 728 716   -51 A'   767  
12 A' 281 276   -42 A'   318  
13 A" 3091 3038   26 A"   3012  
14 A" 1516 1490   47 A"   1443  
15 A" 1130 1111   -57 A"   1168  
16 A" 1001 984   -48 A"   1032  
17 A" 336 331   -1 A"   332  
18 A" 49 48   -82 A"   130  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 0.983

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.