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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br (bromomethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP4/6-31G*

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 2A1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2609.115571
Energy at 298.15K-2609.119511
HF Energy-2608.866615
Nuclear repulsion energy79.915300
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 MP4/6-31G*
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' 3212 3067        
2 A' 1432 1367        
3 A' 694 662        
4 A' 396 378        
5 A" 3362 3210        
6 A" 955 912        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5025.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4798.2 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
9.02108 0.37039 0.35651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.008 1.504 0.000
Br2 -0.008 -0.372 0.000
H3 0.167 1.992 0.950
H4 0.167 1.992 -0.950

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.87511.08261.0826
Br21.87512.55332.5533
H31.08262.55331.9005
H41.08262.55331.9005

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.813 Br2 C1 H4 116.813
H3 C1 H4 122.740
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2609.115432
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2608.866334
Nuclear repulsion energy80.041038
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 MP4/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3226 3080        
2 A1 1430 1366        
3 A1 698 667        
4 B1 293i 280i        
5 B2 3381 3228        
6 B2 944 901        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4693.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4481.1 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
9.15848 0.37162 0.35713

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.499
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.371
H3 0.000 0.956 -2.004
H4 0.000 -0.956 -2.004

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.87001.08111.0811
Br21.87002.56072.5607
H31.08112.56071.9112
H41.08112.56071.9112

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.885 Br2 C1 H4 117.885
H3 C1 H4 124.229
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability