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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.476677
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.476677
Nuclear repulsion energy45.450276
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 B97D3/6-311+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' 3114 3074 9.13 112.30 0.08 0.15
2 A' 1384 1366 8.31 1.04 0.73 0.84
3 A' 824 813 29.05 8.33 0.10 0.18
4 A' 192 189 66.53 0.82 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3262 3220 0.19 48.95 0.75 0.86
6 A" 982 969 0.08 1.11 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4879.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4815.8 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.16093 0.53041 0.50138

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.114 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.000 1.618 0.955
H4 0.000 1.618 -0.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69741.08031.0803
Cl21.69742.40002.4000
H31.08032.40001.9110
H41.08032.40001.9110

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 117.817 Br2 C1 H4 117.817
H3 C1 H4 124.365
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 Cl -0.114      
3 H 0.183      
4 H 0.183      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 0.994 0.000 0.994
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.569 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 -17.419 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.559
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.580 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 2.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.435
Polar
3z2-r20.870
x2-y2-3.151
xy0.002
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.560 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.672


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.068
(<r2>)1/2 5.663

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.476677
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.476677
Nuclear repulsion energy45.459645
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 B97D3/6-311+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 3114 3073 9.16 112.37 0.08 0.15
2 A1 1385 1367 8.31      
3 A1 825 814 29.00      
4 B1 195 193 66.51      
5 B2 3262 3219 0.20      
6 B2 982 970 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4881.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4817.7 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
9.16419 0.53065 0.50160

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.114
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.583
H3 0.000 0.955 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.955 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69691.08041.0804
Cl21.69692.39992.3999
H31.08042.39991.9106
H41.08042.39991.9106

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 117.843 Br2 C1 H4 117.843
H3 C1 H4 124.313
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 Cl -0.113      
3 H 0.183      
4 H 0.183      


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 -0.993 0.993
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.568 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.560 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.419
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.579 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.145
Polar
3z2-r24.290
x2-y2-2.008
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.560 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.433


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.061
(<r2>)1/2 5.662