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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.124863
Energy at 298.15K-538.128471
HF Energy-537.558517
Nuclear repulsion energy94.261720
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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3157 3116        
2 A' 3098 3057        
3 A' 1511 1491        
4 A' 1472 1453        
5 A' 1266 1249        
6 A' 1093 1079        
7 A' 668 659        
8 A' 588 581        
9 A' 306 302        
10 A" 3270 3227        
11 A" 3162 3121        
12 A" 1266 1250        
13 A" 1071 1057        
14 A" 780 770        
15 A" 219 216        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11463.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9869) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11312.8 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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.08807 0.19243 0.17487

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.471 0.802 0.000
C2 0.000 0.868 0.000
Cl3 0.708 -0.825 0.000
H4 -2.007 0.665 0.930
H5 -2.007 0.665 -0.930
H6 0.403 1.341 -0.892
H7 0.403 1.341 0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47222.71911.08181.08182.14422.1442
C21.47221.83482.22082.22081.08771.0877
Cl32.71911.83483.23333.23332.36292.3629
H41.08182.22083.23331.85963.09562.5028
H51.08182.22083.23331.85962.50283.0956
H62.14421.08772.36293.09562.50281.7846
H72.14421.08772.36292.50283.09561.7846

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.135 C1 C2 H6 112.917
C1 C2 H7 112.917 C2 C1 H4 120.032
C2 C1 H5 120.032 Cl3 C2 H6 105.015
Cl3 C2 H7 105.015 H4 C1 H5 118.514
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability