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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCHO (chloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 bisecting, trans 1A
1 2 no CS eclipsed, cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (C1 bisecting, trans)

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Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-612.734202
Energy at 298.15K-612.728602
HF Energy-611.812313
Nuclear repulsion energy143.627632
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3348 3348 1.27      
2 A 3265 3265 12.44      
3 A 3187 3187 58.40      
4 A 2033 2033 230.53      
5 A 1590 1590 9.88      
6 A 1537 1537 14.29      
7 A 1402 1402 34.11      
8 A 1311 1311 5.16      
9 A 1142 1142 7.78      
10 A 1126 1126 27.07      
11 A 881 881 38.62      
12 A 767 767 22.62      
13 A 494 494 14.89      
14 A 308 308 14.14      
15 A 58 58 21.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11223.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11223.6 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 CBS-Q
ABC
1.03552 0.09010 0.08580

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.027 0.657 0.128
C2 1.168 -0.343 0.155
Cl3 -1.550 -0.160 -0.069
O4 2.259 -0.050 -0.188
H5 -0.001 1.200 1.066
H6 0.169 1.351 -0.688
H7 0.945 -1.314 0.609

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51781.78782.36221.08411.08062.2269
C21.51782.73421.18012.13952.14021.0946
Cl31.78782.73423.81262.35392.37142.8318
O42.36221.18013.81262.87052.56531.9894
H51.08412.13952.35392.87051.76872.7244
H61.08062.14022.37142.56531.76873.0639
H72.22691.09462.83181.98942.72443.0639

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 121.726 C1 C2 H7 116.013
C2 C1 Cl3 111.352 C2 C1 H5 109.503
C2 C1 H6 109.765 Cl3 C1 H5 107.562
Cl3 C1 H6 109.032 O4 C2 H7 121.952
H5 C1 H6 109.588
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS eclipsed, cis)

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Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-612.732462
Energy at 298.15K-612.736242
HF Energy-611.810302
Nuclear repulsion energy147.598024
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3244 3244 24.24      
2 A' 3132 3132 91.72      
3 A' 2051 2051 199.78      
4 A' 1588 1588 19.69      
5 A' 1533 1533 27.00      
6 A' 1455 1455 20.50      
7 A' 1025 1025 4.57      
8 A' 834 834 9.29      
9 A' 681 681 65.92      
10 A' 233 233 3.45      
11 A" 3298 3298 3.18      
12 A" 1334 1334 0.89      
13 A" 1145 1145 2.26      
14 A" 767 767 0.58      
15 A" 167 167 2.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11242.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11242.2 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 CBS-Q
ABC
0.50177 0.12797 0.10396

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.915 0.000
C2 1.366 0.262 0.000
Cl3 -1.346 -0.235 0.000
O4 1.585 -0.895 0.000
H5 -0.087 1.549 0.877
H6 -0.087 1.549 -0.877
H7 2.182 0.998 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51411.77052.40521.08551.08552.1839
C21.51412.75751.17702.12972.12971.0989
Cl31.77052.75753.00392.35312.35313.7377
O42.40521.17703.00393.08743.08741.9847
H51.08552.12972.35313.08741.75402.4943
H61.08552.12972.35313.08741.75402.4943
H72.18391.09893.73771.98472.49432.4943

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 126.233 C1 C2 H7 112.416
C2 C1 Cl3 113.950 C2 C1 H5 108.900
C2 C1 H6 108.900 Cl3 C1 H5 108.568
Cl3 C1 H6 108.568 O4 C2 H7 121.351
H5 C1 H6 107.784
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability