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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

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-998.883637
Energy at 298.15K-998.888342
Nuclear repulsion energy207.986017
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' 3182 3044 8.68      
2 A' 3163 3026 0.20      
3 A' 3078 2945 6.26      
4 A' 1505 1440 8.19      
5 A' 1436 1373 11.25      
6 A' 1326 1269 14.45      
7 A' 1117 1068 4.04      
8 A' 1004 960 16.81      
9 A' 655 627 14.00      
10 A' 407 390 5.36      
11 A' 278 266 1.34      
12 A" 3161 3024 7.35      
13 A" 1509 1444 2.29      
14 A" 1287 1231 43.70      
15 A" 1087 1040 46.45      
16 A" 697 667 126.18      
17 A" 322 308 0.94      
18 A" 274 262 0.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12744.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12192.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.21416 0.10486 0.07456

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)
C1 0.000 0.542 0.000
C2 -1.455 0.954 0.000
H3 0.675 1.398 0.000
Cl4 0.397 -0.399 1.476
Cl5 0.397 -0.399 -1.476
H6 -2.105 0.075 0.000
H7 -1.666 1.553 0.891
H8 -1.666 1.553 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51191.08981.79491.79492.15562.14322.1432
C21.51192.17482.72712.72711.09301.09451.0945
H31.08982.17482.34172.34173.07762.50942.5094
Cl41.79492.72712.34172.95302.94302.89983.6975
Cl51.79492.72712.34172.95302.94303.69752.8998
H62.15561.09303.07762.94302.94301.78071.7807
H72.14321.09452.50942.89983.69751.78071.7821
H82.14321.09452.50943.69752.89981.78071.7821

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.659 C1 C2 H7 109.595
C1 C2 H8 109.595 C2 C1 H3 112.411
C2 C1 Cl4 110.829 C2 C1 Cl5 110.829
H3 C1 Cl4 105.940 H3 C1 Cl5 105.940
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.693 H6 C2 H7 108.981
H6 C2 H8 108.981 H7 C2 H8 109.001
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 C -0.361     -0.147
2 C -0.498     -0.273
3 H 0.263     0.216
4 Cl -0.013     -0.091
5 Cl -0.013     -0.091
6 H 0.214     0.139
7 H 0.204     0.123
8 H 0.204     0.123


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.136 1.958 0.000 2.264
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -1.118 2.059 0.000 2.343


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.013 -0.238 0.000
y -0.238 -36.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.380
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.350 -0.238 0.000
y -0.238 2.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.701
Polar
3z2-r2-7.401
x2-y2-0.667
xy-0.238
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 147.282
(<r2>)1/2 12.136