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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1073.044123
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1073.044123
Nuclear repulsion energy267.123523
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 wB97X-D/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 3113 3113 5.98 72.56 0.15 0.27
2 A 2953 2953 45.70 123.18 0.28 0.44
3 A 1880 1880 160.04 17.84 0.39 0.56
4 A 1404 1404 12.77 2.71 0.37 0.54
5 A 1276 1276 9.46 1.97 0.75 0.86
6 A 1226 1226 11.11 4.14 0.68 0.81
7 A 1041 1041 15.11 1.85 0.41 0.58
8 A 947 947 9.89 2.95 0.55 0.71
9 A 830 830 72.09 5.33 0.69 0.82
10 A 659 659 38.56 11.83 0.08 0.14
11 A 622 622 27.15 5.29 0.37 0.54
12 A 348 348 1.46 3.20 0.12 0.21
13 A 280 280 3.55 2.83 0.63 0.77
14 A 218 218 3.13 0.96 0.62 0.76
15 A 87 87 10.66 1.30 0.73 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8441.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8441.6 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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.12472 0.09054 0.05557

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.096 -0.023 0.514
C2 -0.727 -1.272 0.192
H3 0.221 0.053 1.593
Cl4 1.722 -0.277 -0.166
Cl5 -0.652 1.454 -0.057
O6 -1.803 -1.261 -0.314
H7 -0.214 -2.205 0.490

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.52981.08881.78111.75122.41242.2038
C21.52982.14882.66852.73821.18841.1058
H31.08882.14882.33582.33393.07512.5502
Cl41.78112.66852.33582.93973.66282.8110
Cl51.75122.73822.33392.93972.95933.7254
O62.41241.18843.07513.66282.95932.0154
H72.20381.10582.55022.81103.72542.0154

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.643 C1 C2 H7 112.479
C2 C1 H3 109.123 C2 C1 Cl4 107.161
C2 C1 Cl5 112.964 H3 C1 Cl4 106.446
H3 C1 Cl5 108.261 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.650
O6 C2 H7 122.877
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.263      
2 C 0.677      
3 H 0.238      
4 Cl -0.150      
5 Cl -0.169      
6 O -0.500      
7 H 0.168      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.359 -0.737 1.920 2.465
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.688 -2.159 -1.381
y -2.159 -41.475 -1.631
z -1.381 -1.631 -40.321
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.790 -2.159 -1.381
y -2.159 2.529 -1.631
z -1.381 -1.631 4.260
Polar
3z2-r28.521
x2-y2-6.213
xy-2.159
xz-1.381
yz-1.631


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.540 -0.523 0.208
y -0.523 8.609 -0.208
z 0.208 -0.208 6.512


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 184.341
(<r2>)1/2 13.577