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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-577.732964
Energy at 298.15K-577.740713
Nuclear repulsion energy158.518673
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 MP3/6-31G*
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' 3187 2991 24.87      
2 A' 3151 2958 22.12      
3 A' 3119 2927 10.71      
4 A' 3101 2911 18.31      
5 A' 1571 1475 6.40      
6 A' 1556 1460 0.89      
7 A' 1552 1457 2.49      
8 A' 1477 1387 1.99      
9 A' 1441 1353 13.19      
10 A' 1345 1262 19.85      
11 A' 1162 1091 0.72      
12 A' 1091 1024 1.75      
13 A' 945 887 11.94      
14 A' 792 744 29.40      
15 A' 378 355 2.27      
16 A' 245 230 2.06      
17 A" 3212 3015 20.31      
18 A" 3179 2984 30.67      
19 A" 3157 2963 0.28      
20 A" 1560 1464 8.46      
21 A" 1365 1281 0.04      
22 A" 1299 1220 0.39      
23 A" 1151 1080 1.25      
24 A" 904 848 0.10      
25 A" 774 726 3.21      
26 A" 245 230 0.01      
27 A" 126 118 1.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21541.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20219.2 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.86553 0.07910 0.07555

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.587 0.000
C2 0.895 -0.643 0.000
C3 2.373 -0.249 0.000
Cl4 -1.738 0.140 0.000
H5 0.171 1.200 0.887
H6 0.171 1.200 -0.887
H7 0.665 -1.253 -0.880
H8 0.665 -1.253 0.880
H9 3.010 -1.138 0.000
H10 2.624 0.344 -0.886
H11 2.624 0.344 0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52052.51571.79391.09151.09152.14462.14463.46882.78042.7804
C21.52051.52962.74652.16902.16901.09501.09502.17202.17922.1792
C32.51571.52964.12892.78082.78082.16782.16781.09361.09501.0950
Cl41.79392.74654.12892.35612.35612.91322.91324.91644.45564.4556
H51.09152.16902.78082.35611.77343.06252.50183.78273.14522.5983
H61.09152.16902.78082.35611.77342.50183.06253.78272.59833.1452
H72.14461.09502.16782.91323.06252.50181.75912.50702.52793.0832
H82.14461.09502.16782.91322.50183.06251.75912.50703.08322.5279
H93.46882.17201.09364.91643.78273.78272.50702.50701.76901.7690
H102.78042.17921.09504.45563.14522.59832.52793.08321.76901.7712
H112.78042.17921.09504.45562.59833.14523.08322.52791.76901.7712

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 111.139 C1 C2 H7 109.077
C1 C2 H8 109.077 C2 C1 Cl4 111.659
C2 C1 H5 111.218 C2 C1 H6 111.218
C2 C3 H9 110.688 C2 C3 H10 111.179
C2 C3 H11 111.179 C3 C2 H7 110.276
C3 C2 H8 110.276 Cl4 C1 H5 106.947
Cl4 C1 H6 106.947 H5 C1 H6 108.645
H7 C2 H8 106.889 H9 C3 H10 107.851
H9 C3 H11 107.851 H10 C3 H11 107.949
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-577.732717
Energy at 298.15K-577.740578
Nuclear repulsion energy162.418863
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3213 3016 12.98      
2 A 3199 3002 19.54      
3 A 3181 2986 32.06      
4 A 3156 2962 23.76      
5 A 3144 2951 3.16      
6 A 3106 2915 16.25      
7 A 3097 2906 20.33      
8 A 1568 1472 6.70      
9 A 1561 1465 6.43      
10 A 1545 1450 2.31      
11 A 1544 1449 6.08      
12 A 1481 1390 6.86      
13 A 1437 1349 0.38      
14 A 1398 1312 31.89      
15 A 1336 1254 1.44      
16 A 1286 1207 0.60      
17 A 1159 1088 0.42      
18 A 1133 1063 1.39      
19 A 1096 1029 2.20      
20 A 937 880 7.39      
21 A 900 845 4.56      
22 A 827 776 16.47      
23 A 702 659 14.05      
24 A 438 411 1.19      
25 A 306 287 0.55      
26 A 228 214 1.02      
27 A 140 131 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21557.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20233.8 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.39789 0.10944 0.09435

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.188 0.878 0.311
C2 -1.142 0.564 -0.360
C3 -1.806 -0.715 0.146
Cl4 1.448 -0.347 -0.068
H5 0.582 1.838 -0.024
H6 0.087 0.897 1.398
H7 -1.801 1.421 -0.173
H8 -0.991 0.511 -1.444
H9 -2.771 -0.868 -0.345
H10 -1.179 -1.588 -0.056
H11 -1.980 -0.663 1.226

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52202.55731.79791.09081.09182.11802.14543.49772.84342.8130
C21.52201.52732.76042.16972.17071.09791.09542.16912.17362.1735
C32.55731.52733.28103.50002.78422.16042.16631.09391.09281.0954
Cl41.79792.76043.28102.35112.35593.70062.92804.25972.90533.6775
H51.09082.16973.50002.35111.77562.42392.50004.32073.85263.7928
H61.09182.17072.78422.35591.77562.51183.06373.78493.14562.5961
H72.11801.09792.16043.70062.42392.51181.76082.49223.07532.5172
H82.14541.09542.16632.92802.50003.06371.76082.50532.52323.0796
H93.49772.16911.09394.25974.32073.78492.49222.50531.77091.7709
H102.84342.17361.09282.90533.85263.14563.07532.52321.77091.7715
H112.81302.17351.09543.67753.79282.59612.51723.07961.77091.7715

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 113.995 C1 C2 H7 106.769
C1 C2 H8 109.015 C2 C1 Cl4 112.234
C2 C1 H5 111.212 C2 C1 H6 111.229
C2 C3 H9 110.604 C2 C3 H10 111.021
C2 C3 H11 110.861 C3 C2 H7 109.676
C3 C2 H8 110.291 Cl4 C1 H5 106.374
Cl4 C1 H6 106.663 H5 C1 H6 108.886
H7 C2 H8 106.797 H9 C3 H10 108.162
H9 C3 H11 107.979 H10 C3 H11 108.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability