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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2CH3 (Propane, 1-chloro-)

using model chemistry: G3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes anti 1A'
1 2 no gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (anti)

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Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.458254
Energy at 298.15K-578.451852
Nuclear repulsion energy158.666286
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' 3281 3091 45.50      
2 A' 3274 3085 30.44      
3 A' 3228 3041 14.11      
4 A' 3203 3018 31.54      
5 A' 1654 1558 3.82      
6 A' 1640 1545 0.92      
7 A' 1637 1543 2.15      
8 A' 1567 1476 0.45      
9 A' 1524 1436 14.22      
10 A' 1423 1341 36.21      
11 A' 1214 1144 0.93      
12 A' 1112 1048 1.79      
13 A' 974 918 10.23      
14 A' 796 750 60.17      
15 A' 388 366 4.52      
16 A' 256 242 2.55      
17 A" 3341 3148 23.87      
18 A" 3275 3086 54.09      
19 A" 3251 3064 4.44      
20 A" 1644 1549 6.50      
21 A" 1444 1361 0.02      
22 A" 1369 1290 0.43      
23 A" 1209 1139 0.70      
24 A" 946 892 0.05      
25 A" 809 762 1.97      
26 A" 253 238 0.02      
27 A" 128 120 1.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22418.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21123.1 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
0.86884 0.07961 0.07603

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 0.000 0.577 0.000
C2 0.889 -0.650 0.000
C3 2.369 -0.273 0.000
Cl4 -1.736 0.162 0.000
H5 0.193 1.188 0.883
H6 0.193 1.188 -0.883
H7 0.652 -1.260 -0.877
H8 0.652 -1.260 0.877
H9 3.003 -1.162 0.000
H10 2.630 0.317 -0.882
H11 2.630 0.317 0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.51552.51691.78451.09111.09112.13722.13723.47002.78642.7864
C21.51551.52702.74772.15502.15501.09401.09402.17442.17832.1783
C32.51691.52704.12762.76572.76572.16612.16611.09201.09321.0932
Cl41.78452.74774.12762.35642.35642.91372.91374.91984.45684.4568
H51.09112.15502.76572.35641.76593.04962.49083.76803.13282.5880
H61.09112.15502.76572.35641.76592.49083.04963.76802.58803.1328
H72.13721.09402.16612.91373.04962.49081.75322.51092.53023.0815
H82.13721.09402.16612.91372.49083.04961.75322.51093.08152.5302
H93.47002.17441.09204.91983.76803.76802.51092.51091.76251.7625
H102.78642.17831.09324.45683.13282.58802.53023.08151.76251.7647
H112.78642.17831.09324.45682.58803.13283.08152.53021.76251.7647

picture of Propane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (gauche)

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Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.458439
Energy at 298.15K-578.466704
Nuclear repulsion energy162.364809
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 3342 3149 17.66      
2 A 3292 3102 44.12      
3 A 3284 3094 33.99      
4 A 3269 3080 46.69      
5 A 3247 3059 6.23      
6 A 3209 3023 23.29      
7 A 3199 3014 35.88      
8 A 1651 1556 3.14      
9 A 1647 1552 5.52      
10 A 1632 1538 4.95      
11 A 1627 1533 1.67      
12 A 1572 1481 4.12      
13 A 1522 1434 1.02      
14 A 1475 1389 49.46      
15 A 1411 1330 3.22      
16 A 1355 1277 0.93      
17 A 1212 1142 0.16      
18 A 1188 1119 0.80      
19 A 1128 1063 3.70      
20 A 977 921 4.61      
21 A 925 871 8.69      
22 A 862 813 17.48      
23 A 706 665 37.04      
24 A 454 427 2.24      
25 A 316 298 0.73      
26 A 231 218 1.08      
27 A 140 132 1.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22435.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21139.1 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
0.39842 0.11076 0.09532

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.187 0.877 0.310
C2 -1.138 0.564 -0.359
C3 -1.791 -0.716 0.145
Cl4 1.439 -0.347 -0.068
H5 0.581 1.838 -0.025
H6 0.084 0.899 1.396
H7 -1.800 1.418 -0.168
H8 -0.989 0.514 -1.442
H9 -2.758 -0.874 -0.340
H10 -1.162 -1.584 -0.061
H11 -1.960 -0.668 1.225

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.51722.54571.79081.09091.09182.11392.14083.48722.83152.7994
C21.51721.52272.74852.16592.16491.09711.09462.16552.16862.1681
C32.54571.52273.25813.49012.77322.15732.16271.09281.09171.0941
Cl41.79082.74853.25812.34742.35173.68942.91924.23822.88043.6509
H51.09092.16593.49012.34741.77452.42162.49504.31283.84093.7814
H61.09182.16492.77322.35171.77452.50323.05863.77263.13732.5812
H72.11391.09712.15733.68942.42162.50321.75982.49003.07122.5135
H82.14081.09462.16272.91922.49503.05861.75982.50412.51813.0748
H93.48722.16551.09284.23824.31283.77262.49002.50411.76871.7685
H102.83152.16861.09172.88043.84093.13733.07122.51811.76871.7696
H112.79942.16811.09413.65093.78142.58122.51353.07481.76851.7696

picture of Propane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 114.355 C1 C2 H7 106.476
C1 C2 H8 109.134 C2 C1 Cl4 112.608
C2 C1 H5 111.285 C2 C1 H6 111.689
C2 C3 H9 110.413 C2 C3 H10 111.430
C2 C3 H11 111.072 C3 C2 H7 109.481
C3 C2 H8 110.299 Cl4 C1 H5 105.789
Cl4 C1 H6 106.178 H5 C1 H6 108.976
H7 C2 H8 106.763 H9 C3 H10 107.965
H9 C3 H11 107.783 H10 C3 H11 108.039
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability