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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

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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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-577.742356
Energy at 298.15K-577.750083
Nuclear repulsion energy158.233571
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 QCISD/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' 3146 2996 29.15      
2 A' 3115 2966 24.17      
3 A' 3082 2935 11.43      
4 A' 3064 2918 20.95      
5 A' 1560 1486 5.50      
6 A' 1545 1471 0.91      
7 A' 1541 1467 2.24      
8 A' 1468 1398 1.75      
9 A' 1430 1362 12.15      
10 A' 1335 1271 21.24      
11 A' 1155 1100 0.66      
12 A' 1083 1031 1.65      
13 A' 937 893 11.21      
14 A' 779 741 30.88      
15 A' 375 357 2.40      
16 A' 244 232 2.03      
17 A" 3175 3023 23.33      
18 A" 3140 2990 34.56      
19 A" 3118 2969 0.14      
20 A" 1550 1476 7.71      
21 A" 1356 1291 0.03      
22 A" 1291 1229 0.40      
23 A" 1143 1088 1.16      
24 A" 898 855 0.08      
25 A" 769 732 2.85      
26 A" 244 233 0.01      
27 A" 126 120 1.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21331.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20314.4 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.86234 0.07884 0.07530

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.587 0.000
C2 0.898 -0.641 0.000
C3 2.377 -0.244 0.000
Cl4 -1.741 0.136 0.000
H5 0.168 1.203 0.889
H6 0.168 1.203 -0.889
H7 0.669 -1.254 -0.882
H8 0.669 -1.254 0.882
H9 3.018 -1.134 0.000
H10 2.628 0.351 -0.888
H11 2.628 0.351 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52192.51791.79851.09411.09412.14822.14823.47382.78392.7839
C21.52191.53112.75142.17342.17341.09751.09752.17582.18282.1828
C32.51791.53114.13532.78602.78602.17062.17061.09641.09771.0977
Cl41.79852.75144.13532.36032.36032.91892.91894.92514.46344.4634
H51.09412.17342.78602.36031.77793.06922.50703.79063.15182.6034
H61.09412.17342.78602.36031.77792.50703.06923.79062.60343.1518
H72.14821.09752.17062.91893.06922.50701.76332.51102.53193.0888
H82.14821.09752.17062.91892.50703.06921.76332.51103.08882.5319
H93.47382.17581.09644.92513.79063.79062.51102.51101.77291.7729
H102.78392.18281.09774.46343.15182.60342.53193.08881.77291.7753
H112.78392.18281.09774.46342.60343.15183.08882.53191.77291.7753

picture of Propane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.126 C1 C2 H7 109.117
C1 C2 H8 109.117 C2 C1 Cl4 111.648
C2 C1 H5 111.314 C2 C1 H6 111.314
C2 C3 H9 110.725 C2 C3 H10 111.203
C2 C3 H11 111.203 C3 C2 H7 110.243
C3 C2 H8 110.243 Cl4 C1 H5 106.831
Cl4 C1 H6 106.831 H5 C1 H6 108.681
H7 C2 H8 106.890 H9 C3 H10 107.815
H9 C3 H11 107.815 H10 C3 H11 107.931
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-577.742121
Energy at 298.15K-577.749957
Nuclear repulsion energy162.215486
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 QCISD/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 3175 3023 15.50      
2 A 3160 3009 22.57      
3 A 3141 2991 36.91      
4 A 3118 2970 26.03      
5 A 3106 2958 3.87      
6 A 3069 2923 17.61      
7 A 3059 2913 23.37      
8 A 1557 1483 6.15      
9 A 1551 1477 5.70      
10 A 1535 1462 1.34      
11 A 1534 1461 6.24      
12 A 1472 1402 6.11      
13 A 1428 1360 0.32      
14 A 1387 1321 32.56      
15 A 1327 1264 1.72      
16 A 1278 1217 0.57      
17 A 1151 1096 0.40      
18 A 1125 1072 1.25      
19 A 1089 1037 2.22      
20 A 931 887 6.88      
21 A 894 851 4.44      
22 A 821 782 15.58      
23 A 692 659 15.58      
24 A 435 414 1.21      
25 A 304 290 0.54      
26 A 226 216 1.00      
27 A 138 132 0.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21351.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20333.2 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.39670 0.10925 0.09418

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.187 0.879 0.311
C2 -1.143 0.564 -0.360
C3 -1.806 -0.717 0.146
Cl4 1.449 -0.348 -0.068
H5 0.582 1.842 -0.024
H6 0.086 0.899 1.401
H7 -1.805 1.423 -0.174
H8 -0.992 0.511 -1.447
H9 -2.775 -0.870 -0.344
H10 -1.179 -1.592 -0.057
H11 -1.980 -0.666 1.229

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52292.55821.80061.09341.09442.12102.14833.50142.84742.8145
C21.52291.52832.76332.17292.17371.10061.09802.17242.17752.1766
C32.55821.52833.28283.50372.78632.16372.16951.09651.09541.0980
Cl41.80062.76333.28282.35582.36013.70622.93184.26492.90823.6796
H51.09342.17293.50372.35581.77902.42762.50444.32713.85943.7970
H61.09442.17372.78632.36011.77902.51613.06933.78913.15102.5967
H72.12101.10062.16373.70622.42762.51611.76442.49593.08172.5223
H82.14831.09802.16952.93182.50443.06931.76442.51052.52793.0853
H93.50142.17241.09654.26494.32713.78912.49592.51051.77451.7744
H102.84742.17751.09542.90823.85943.15103.08172.52791.77451.7752
H112.81452.17661.09803.67963.79702.59672.52233.08531.77441.7752

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 113.950 C1 C2 H7 106.787
C1 C2 H8 109.029 C2 C1 Cl4 112.224
C2 C1 H5 111.246 C2 C1 H6 111.248
C2 C3 H9 110.638 C2 C3 H10 111.116
C2 C3 H11 110.884 C3 C2 H7 109.712
C3 C2 H8 110.320 Cl4 C1 H5 106.404
Cl4 C1 H6 106.661 H5 C1 H6 108.811
H7 C2 H8 106.741 H9 C3 H10 108.109
H9 C3 H11 107.911 H10 C3 H11 108.061
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability