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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1071.778220
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1070.818393
Nuclear repulsion energy267.653732
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 MP3/6-311+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 3157 3157 5.33      
2 A 3027 3027 35.41      
3 A 1904 1904 128.69      
4 A 1429 1429 14.63      
5 A 1306 1306 8.61      
6 A 1255 1255 12.47      
7 A 1063 1063 14.32      
8 A 967 967 5.68      
9 A 861 861 66.30      
10 A 672 672 30.41      
11 A 637 637 28.36      
12 A 354 354 1.16      
13 A 285 285 3.44      
14 A 225 225 3.35      
15 A 87 87 10.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8614.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8614.4 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.12538 0.09091 0.05590

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.098 -0.025 0.518
C2 -0.723 -1.272 0.196
H3 0.224 0.053 1.594
Cl4 1.718 -0.272 -0.168
Cl5 -0.653 1.448 -0.057
O6 -1.795 -1.256 -0.318
H7 -0.219 -2.204 0.495

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.52811.08641.77691.75012.40812.2026
C21.52812.14702.66362.73271.18861.1012
H31.08642.14702.33302.33273.07382.5492
Cl41.77692.66362.33302.93213.65162.8151
Cl51.75012.73272.33272.93212.94663.7189
O62.40811.18863.07383.65162.94662.0111
H72.20261.10122.54922.81513.71892.0111

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.377 C1 C2 H7 112.790
C2 C1 H3 109.248 C2 C1 Cl4 107.159
C2 C1 Cl5 112.762 H3 C1 Cl4 106.633
H3 C1 Cl5 108.368 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.462
O6 C2 H7 122.833
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability