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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.755466
Energy at 298.15K-538.759034
HF Energy-538.755466
Nuclear repulsion energy92.977693
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 B3LYP/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' 3180 3054 4.16      
2 A' 3124 3000 13.25      
3 A' 1528 1467 0.40      
4 A' 1487 1428 2.96      
5 A' 1259 1209 17.74      
6 A' 1107 1063 9.73      
7 A' 675 649 77.68      
8 A' 506 486 44.83      
9 A' 299 287 15.26      
10 A" 3283 3153 7.34      
11 A" 3188 3062 3.78      
12 A" 1269 1218 0.10      
13 A" 1069 1026 0.90      
14 A" 791 760 2.03      
15 A" 247 237 0.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11506.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11049.2 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
1.08789 0.18513 0.16885

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.460 0.860 0.000
C2 0.000 0.892 0.000
Cl3 0.701 -0.863 0.000
H4 -2.007 0.742 0.930
H5 -2.007 0.742 -0.930
H6 0.429 1.341 -0.895
H7 0.429 1.341 0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46082.76411.08491.08492.14562.1456
C21.46081.88952.21692.21691.08991.0899
Cl32.76411.88953.28223.28222.39462.3946
H41.08492.21693.28221.85933.10232.5090
H51.08492.21693.28221.85932.50903.1023
H62.14561.08992.39463.10232.50901.7907
H72.14561.08992.39462.50903.10231.7907

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 110.531 C1 C2 H6 113.741
C1 C2 H7 113.741 C2 C1 H4 120.402
C2 C1 H5 120.402 Cl3 C2 H6 103.709
Cl3 C2 H7 103.709 H4 C1 H5 117.946
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.256      
2 C -0.367      
3 Cl -0.127      
4 H 0.171      
5 H 0.171      
6 H 0.204      
7 H 0.204      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.143 2.072 0.000 2.366
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.187 0.703 0.000
y 0.703 -26.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.786
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.218 0.703 0.000
y 0.703 -1.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.820
Polar
3z2-r21.640
x2-y20.838
xy0.703
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.270 -1.294 0.000
y -1.294 4.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.696


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.295
(<r2>)1/2 8.677