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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1072.727343
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1072.421147
Nuclear repulsion energy266.545763
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 B2PLYP/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 3114 5.45 77.23 0.16 0.27
2 A 2965 2965 45.76 130.71 0.28 0.44
3 A 1810 1810 133.69 18.17 0.39 0.56
4 A 1401 1401 11.87 3.22 0.34 0.50
5 A 1273 1273 10.23 2.07 0.74 0.85
6 A 1224 1224 10.90 4.33 0.68 0.81
7 A 1032 1032 15.15 2.00 0.37 0.54
8 A 940 940 8.84 3.07 0.57 0.73
9 A 809 809 71.97 5.70 0.71 0.83
10 A 649 649 33.96 12.97 0.07 0.13
11 A 617 617 32.72 5.93 0.42 0.60
12 A 344 344 1.75 3.39 0.12 0.21
13 A 277 277 3.33 3.17 0.61 0.76
14 A 218 218 2.91 1.00 0.63 0.77
15 A 87 87 10.09 1.36 0.73 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8378.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8378.6 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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.12402 0.09028 0.05546

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.096 -0.020 0.521
C2 -0.713 -1.278 0.204
H3 0.229 0.066 1.597
Cl4 1.727 -0.263 -0.170
Cl5 -0.670 1.450 -0.058
O6 -1.787 -1.282 -0.324
H7 -0.198 -2.202 0.519

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.52951.08741.78771.75552.41932.2019
C21.52952.15302.66872.74111.19661.1036
H31.08742.15302.33962.33723.09372.5470
Cl41.78772.66872.33962.94783.66142.8173
Cl51.75552.74112.33722.94782.96343.7272
O62.41931.19663.09373.66142.96342.0205
H72.20191.10362.54702.81733.72722.0205

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.662 C1 C2 H7 112.487
C2 C1 H3 109.555 C2 C1 Cl4 106.868
C2 C1 Cl5 112.933 H3 C1 Cl4 106.367
H3 C1 Cl5 108.294 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.602
O6 C2 H7 122.851
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.234      
2 C 0.714      
3 H 0.227      
4 Cl -0.165      
5 Cl -0.177      
6 O -0.530      
7 H 0.165      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.316 -0.704 1.929 2.440
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.062 -2.174 -1.390
y -2.174 -42.120 -1.671
z -1.390 -1.671 -40.787
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.609 -2.174 -1.390
y -2.174 2.305 -1.671
z -1.390 -1.671 4.304
Polar
3z2-r28.608
x2-y2-5.942
xy-2.174
xz-1.390
yz-1.671


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.660 -0.528 0.216
y -0.528 8.672 -0.219
z 0.216 -0.219 6.519


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 185.123
(<r2>)1/2 13.606