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

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

19 10 17 12 22

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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.227629
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.227629
Nuclear repulsion energy45.472741
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 3099 3099 6.14 113.01 0.08 0.14
2 A' 1365 1365 6.41 1.19 0.75 0.86
3 A' 842 842 27.47 7.78 0.10 0.18
4 A' 246 246 70.59 1.04 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3244 3244 0.05 48.66 0.75 0.86
6 A" 969 969 0.16 1.13 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4882.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4882.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.10197 0.53166 0.50232

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.112 0.000
Cl2 0.000 -0.583 0.000
H3 -0.001 1.619 0.959
H4 -0.001 1.619 -0.959

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69471.08451.0845
Cl21.69472.40162.4016
H31.08452.40161.9171
H41.08452.40161.9171

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 117.887 Br2 C1 H4 117.887
H3 C1 H4 124.226
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.222      
2 Cl -0.113      
3 H 0.167      
4 H 0.167      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.001 0.936 0.000 0.936
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.789 -0.003 0.000
y -0.003 -17.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.684
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.656 -0.003 0.000
y -0.003 2.154 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.502
Polar
3z2-r21.004
x2-y2-3.207
xy-0.003
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.687


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.152
(<r2>)1/2 5.670

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.227629
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.227629
Nuclear repulsion energy45.474748
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3100 3100 6.13 112.90 0.08 0.14
2 A1 1364 1364 6.38      
3 A1 842 842 27.51      
4 B1 243 243 70.64      
5 B2 3245 3245 0.05      
6 B2 969 969 0.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4881.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4881.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.09532 0.53175 0.50238

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.112
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.583
H3 0.000 0.959 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.959 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69471.08441.0844
Cl21.69472.40092.4009
H31.08442.40091.9178
H41.08442.40091.9178

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 117.839 Br2 C1 H4 117.839
H3 C1 H4 124.323
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.222      
2 Cl -0.113      
3 H 0.167      
4 H 0.167      


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 -0.936 0.936
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.586
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.656 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.507 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.149
Polar
3z2-r24.298
x2-y2-2.108
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.485


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.149
(<r2>)1/2 5.670