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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHClCH3 (Propane, 2-chloro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.648991
Energy at 298.15K-578.656681
HF Energy-578.648991
Nuclear repulsion energy165.486803
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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' 3165 3028 25.22      
2 A' 3143 3007 35.19      
3 A' 3112 2978 3.36      
4 A' 3065 2932 20.04      
5 A' 1531 1465 8.47      
6 A' 1517 1451 7.79      
7 A' 1442 1380 6.69      
8 A' 1310 1253 38.14      
9 A' 1198 1146 16.77      
10 A' 1095 1048 18.50      
11 A' 907 868 10.63      
12 A' 631 604 31.70      
13 A' 422 404 2.37      
14 A' 338 324 1.93      
15 A' 274 262 0.18      
16 A" 3161 3024 12.01      
17 A" 3137 3001 2.76      
18 A" 3060 2928 12.44      
19 A" 1509 1444 0.68      
20 A" 1504 1439 1.98      
21 A" 1428 1366 12.69      
22 A" 1374 1314 1.43      
23 A" 1164 1114 3.22      
24 A" 961 920 0.07      
25 A" 949 908 1.95      
26 A" 323 309 1.93      
27 A" 244 233 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20981.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20073.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.26872 0.15047 0.10592

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 -0.889 1.024 0.000
C2 0.569 -0.072 0.000
C3 0.569 -0.906 1.270
C4 0.569 -0.906 -1.270
H5 1.420 0.615 0.000
H6 1.470 -1.530 1.296
H7 1.470 -1.530 -1.296
H8 0.562 -0.273 2.162
H9 0.562 -0.273 -2.162
H10 -0.307 -1.563 1.304
H11 -0.307 -1.563 -1.304

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
Cl11.82382.73152.73152.34493.71093.71092.90842.90842.95502.9550
C21.82381.51891.51891.09392.14912.14912.17082.17082.16522.1652
C32.73151.51892.53962.15601.09722.79031.09363.48921.09492.7968
C42.73151.51892.53962.15602.79031.09723.48921.09362.79681.0949
H52.34491.09392.15602.15602.50652.50652.48912.48913.06953.0695
H63.71092.14911.09722.79032.50652.59181.77653.78961.77713.1492
H73.71092.14912.79031.09722.50652.59183.78961.77653.14921.7771
H82.90842.17081.09363.48922.48911.77653.78964.32311.77593.7985
H92.90842.17083.48921.09362.48913.78961.77654.32313.79851.7759
H102.95502.16521.09492.79683.06951.77713.14921.77593.79852.6081
H112.95502.16522.79681.09493.06953.14921.77713.79851.77592.6081

picture of Propane, 2-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 C3 109.266 Cl1 C2 C4 109.266
Cl1 C3 H5 55.855 C2 C3 H6 109.415
C2 C3 H8 111.351 C2 C3 H10 110.816
C2 C4 H7 109.415 C2 C4 H9 111.351
C2 C4 H11 110.816 C3 C2 C4 113.439
C3 C2 H5 110.149 C4 C2 H5 110.149
H6 C3 H8 108.372 H6 C3 H10 108.326
H7 C4 H9 108.372 H7 C4 H11 108.326
H8 C3 H10 108.477 H9 C4 H11 108.477
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl -0.093      
2 C -0.247      
3 C -0.495      
4 C -0.495      
5 H 0.214      
6 H 0.176      
7 H 0.176      
8 H 0.193      
9 H 0.193      
10 H 0.189      
11 H 0.189      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.789 -1.515 0.000 2.344
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.523 0.721 0.000
y 0.721 -33.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.112
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.239 0.721 0.000
y 0.721 -1.096 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.857
Polar
3z2-r21.713
x2-y20.890
xy0.721
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.442 -1.205 0.000
y -1.205 6.436 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.947


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 120.077
(<r2>)1/2 10.958