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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.450231
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.450231
Nuclear repulsion energy45.131528
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 BLYP/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' 3090 3073 6.00 109.74 0.08 0.16
2 A' 1374 1366 8.64 0.99 0.72 0.84
3 A' 802 797 28.87 9.06 0.12 0.21
4 A' 211 210 69.99 1.18 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3238 3220 0.01 48.68 0.75 0.86
6 A" 971 965 0.12 1.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4842.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4816.0 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.11615 0.52207 0.49379

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.124 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.588 0.000
H3 0.001 1.627 0.958
H4 0.001 1.627 -0.958

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71201.08181.0818
Cl21.71202.41302.4130
H31.08182.41301.9156
H41.08182.41301.9156

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 117.695 Br2 C1 H4 117.695
H3 C1 H4 124.610
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.278      
2 Cl -0.112      
3 H 0.195      
4 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 0.951 0.000 0.951
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.918 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 -17.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.855
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.619 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 2.144 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.475
Polar
3z2-r20.950
x2-y2-3.175
xy0.002
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.654 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.567 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.711


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.559
(<r2>)1/2 5.706

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.450231
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.450231
Nuclear repulsion energy45.135827
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 BLYP/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 A1 3089 3072 6.02 109.93 0.08 0.16
2 A1 1375 1367 8.68      
3 A1 803 798 28.78      
4 B1 218 217 69.91      
5 B2 3236 3218 0.01      
6 B2 971 965 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4845.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4818.6 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.12590 0.52215 0.49389

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.588
H3 0.000 0.957 -1.628
H4 0.000 -0.957 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71161.08191.0819
Cl21.71162.41362.4136
H31.08192.41361.9146
H41.08192.41361.9146

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 117.771 Br2 C1 H4 117.771
H3 C1 H4 124.458
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.278      
2 Cl -0.112      
3 H 0.195      
4 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.950 0.950
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.740
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.618 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.149
Polar
3z2-r24.297
x2-y2-2.058
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.654 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.567


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.558
(<r2>)1/2 5.706