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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

using model chemistry: G2

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.120673
Energy at 298.15K-538.115374
HF Energy-537.499716
Nuclear repulsion energy94.332178
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 HF/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' 3332 3139 8.13      
2 A' 3299 3108 23.67      
3 A' 1644 1549 1.34      
4 A' 1597 1505 0.87      
5 A' 1410 1328 36.78      
6 A' 1138 1072 8.68      
7 A' 701 660 128.77      
8 A' 611 575 2.00      
9 A' 334 315 12.33      
10 A" 3439 3241 11.92      
11 A" 3362 3167 5.73      
12 A" 1382 1302 0.11      
13 A" 1173 1105 1.10      
14 A" 841 792 0.87      
15 A" 225 212 2.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12243.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11535.3 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.10512 0.19259 0.17535

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.473 0.808 0.000
C2 0.000 0.853 0.000
Cl3 0.709 -0.821 0.000
H4 -2.009 0.656 0.927
H5 -2.009 0.656 -0.927
H6 0.397 1.342 -0.889
H7 0.397 1.342 0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47332.72321.08161.08162.13792.1379
C21.47331.81882.22132.22131.08931.0893
Cl32.72321.81883.22963.22962.35982.3598
H41.08162.22133.22961.85383.09132.5021
H51.08162.22133.22961.85382.50213.0913
H62.13791.08932.35983.09132.50211.7779
H72.13791.08932.35982.50213.09131.7779

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 111.341 C1 C2 H6 112.475
C1 C2 H7 112.475 C2 C1 H4 119.765
C2 C1 H5 119.765 Cl3 C2 H6 105.183
Cl3 C2 H7 105.183 H4 C1 H5 118.136
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability