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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.760558
Energy at 298.15K-498.760409
HF Energy-498.760558
Nuclear repulsion energy38.109097
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 2883 2762 101.64      
2 A' 1265 1212 7.61      
3 A' 782 750 107.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2465.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2361.6 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
15.46807 0.58133 0.56028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.046 1.215 0.000
Cl2 0.046 -0.513 0.000
H3 -1.050 1.435 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.72761.1180
Cl21.72762.2351
H31.11802.2351

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.369
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.218      
2 Cl 0.051      
3 H 0.167      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.486 -0.445 0.000 1.551
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.375 -2.503 0.000
y -2.503 -19.911 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.842
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.499 -2.503 0.000
y -2.503 -1.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.801
Polar
3z2-r23.603
x2-y20.535
xy-2.503
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.343 -0.390 0.000
y -0.390 4.581 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.825


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.429
(<r2>)1/2 5.332

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.756996
Energy at 298.15K-498.756841
HF Energy-498.756996
Nuclear repulsion energy38.673492
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 989 948 2.24      
2 A' 874 837 50.30      
3 A' 3202 3067 7.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2532.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2426.1 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
25.03021 0.58475 0.57140

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.164 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.517 0.000
H3 -0.846 1.798 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.68041.0872
Cl21.68042.4772
H31.08722.4772

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.672
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.260      
2 Cl 0.061      
3 H 0.199      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.796 0.413 0.000 0.897
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.225 -1.469 0.000
y -1.469 -16.963 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.333
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.077 -1.469 0.000
y -1.469 1.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.739
Polar
3z2-r2-3.478
x2-y2-1.262
xy-1.469
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.893 -0.239 0.000
y -0.239 4.297 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.479


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.993
(<r2>)1/2 5.291