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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.004056
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.508067
Nuclear repulsion energy45.581446
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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' 3194 3194        
2 A' 1434 1434        
3 A' 865 865        
4 A' 137 137        
5 A" 3341 3341        
6 A" 1005 1005        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4987.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4987.7 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.27209 0.53303 0.50405

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 1.111 0.000
Cl2 0.000 -0.582 0.000
H3 -0.001 1.616 0.950
H4 -0.001 1.616 -0.950

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69281.07571.0757
Cl21.69282.39432.3943
H31.07572.39431.8995
H41.07572.39431.8995

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 118.005 Br2 C1 H4 118.005
H3 C1 H4 123.989
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.004056
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.508067
Nuclear repulsion energy45.576577
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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 3194 3194        
2 A1 1435 1435        
3 A1 865 865        
4 B1 142 142        
5 B2 3340 3340        
6 B2 1006 1006        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4991.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4991.3 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.26690 0.53292 0.50394

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.111
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.582
H3 0.000 0.950 -1.616
H4 0.000 -0.950 -1.616

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69311.07581.0758
Cl21.69312.39442.3944
H31.07582.39441.9000
H41.07582.39441.9000

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 117.983 Br2 C1 H4 117.983
H3 C1 H4 124.034
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability