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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.100519
Energy at 298.15K-538.104156
HF Energy-537.558765
Nuclear repulsion energy94.635437
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 MP3/6-311+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' 3207 3207 2.71      
2 A' 3143 3143 10.33      
3 A' 1529 1529 0.85      
4 A' 1491 1491 3.05      
5 A' 1295 1295 17.31      
6 A' 1105 1105 8.68      
7 A' 698 698 85.81      
8 A' 609 609 7.04      
9 A' 314 314 11.32      
10 A" 3321 3321 2.39      
11 A" 3207 3207 1.47      
12 A" 1286 1286 0.31      
13 A" 1089 1089 0.75      
14 A" 789 789 0.75      
15 A" 206 206 1.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11644.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11644.1 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.10005 0.19362 0.17605

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.473 0.796 0.000
C2 0.000 0.857 0.000
Cl3 0.709 -0.818 0.000
H4 -2.006 0.657 0.926
H5 -2.006 0.657 -0.926
H6 0.398 1.337 -0.888
H7 0.398 1.337 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47412.71421.07811.07812.13982.1398
C21.47411.81922.21902.21901.08431.0843
Cl32.71421.81923.22633.22632.35102.3510
H41.07812.21903.22631.85293.08742.4985
H51.07812.21903.22631.85292.49853.0874
H62.13981.08432.35103.08742.49851.7751
H72.13981.08432.35102.49853.08741.7751

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 110.572 C1 C2 H6 112.628
C1 C2 H7 112.628 C2 C1 H4 119.988
C2 C1 H5 119.988 Cl3 C2 H6 105.317
Cl3 C2 H7 105.317 H4 C1 H5 118.481
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability