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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1071.784857
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1070.817736
Nuclear repulsion energy267.195092
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.12517 0.09052 0.05570

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.100 -0.025 0.518
C2 -0.732 -1.269 0.194
H3 0.225 0.050 1.597
Cl4 1.719 -0.283 -0.168
Cl5 -0.643 1.453 -0.057
O6 -1.813 -1.246 -0.316
H7 -0.230 -2.206 0.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.53071.08881.77771.75152.41772.2056
C21.53072.15032.66682.73491.19551.1034
H31.08882.15032.33672.33593.08122.5546
Cl41.77772.66682.33672.93353.66432.8155
Cl51.75152.73492.33592.93352.95353.7225
O62.41771.19553.08123.66432.95352.0187
H72.20561.10342.55462.81553.72252.0187

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.500 C1 C2 H7 112.710
C2 C1 H3 109.181 C2 C1 Cl4 107.195
C2 C1 Cl5 112.694 H3 C1 Cl4 106.735
H3 C1 Cl5 108.389 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.446
O6 C2 H7 122.789
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability