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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.721565
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.460807
Nuclear repulsion energy45.257917
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' 3260 3060 7.34      
2 A' 1487 1396 14.42      
3 A' 875 822 35.57      
4 A' 294 276 76.68      
5 A" 3406 3197 0.24      
6 A" 1049 984 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5185.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4866.7 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
9.17254 0.52466 0.49695

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 -0.010 1.121 0.000
Cl2 -0.010 -0.586 0.000
H3 0.112 1.621 0.949
H4 0.112 1.621 -0.949

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70731.07911.0791
Cl21.70732.40522.4052
H31.07912.40521.8977
H41.07912.40521.8977

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.571 Br2 C1 H4 117.571
H3 C1 H4 123.114
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.721531
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.460649
Nuclear repulsion energy45.284069
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 A1 3269 3068 6.06      
2 A1 1486 1394 14.84      
3 A1 878 824 34.32      
4 B1 214i 201i 87.94      
5 B2 3418 3208 0.06      
6 B2 1043 979 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4940.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4636.6 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
9.23436 0.52530 0.49703

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.119
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.586
H3 0.000 0.952 -1.626
H4 0.000 -0.952 -1.626

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70561.07821.0782
Cl21.70562.40842.4084
H31.07822.40841.9033
H41.07822.40841.9033

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 118.035 Br2 C1 H4 118.035
H3 C1 H4 123.931
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability