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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.580681
Energy at 298.15K-28.584284
HF Energy-28.580681
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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/CEP-31G*
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' 3187 3187 10.17      
2 A' 3152 3152 32.78      
3 A' 1519 1519 1.25      
4 A' 1465 1465 3.54      
5 A' 1277 1277 25.45      
6 A' 1102 1102 8.80      
7 A' 670 670 147.54      
8 A' 574 574 13.49      
9 A' 295 295 16.01      
10 A" 3293 3293 22.93      
11 A" 3220 3220 9.72      
12 A" 1256 1256 0.00      
13 A" 1069 1069 1.18      
14 A" 781 781 3.42      
15 A" 249 249 1.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11553.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11553.4 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
ABC
1.05708 0.18781 0.17049

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.488 0.812 0.000
C2 0.000 0.885 0.000
Cl3 0.716 -0.837 0.000
H4 -2.026 0.662 0.939
H5 -2.026 0.662 -0.939
H6 0.406 1.357 -0.901
H7 0.406 1.357 0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49002.75271.09241.09242.16712.1671
C21.49001.86432.24402.24401.09511.0951
Cl32.75271.86433.26283.26282.39172.3917
H41.09242.24403.26281.87813.12752.5294
H51.09242.24403.26281.87812.52943.1275
H62.16711.09512.39173.12752.52941.8014
H72.16711.09512.39172.52943.12751.8014

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 109.793 C1 C2 H6 113.033
C1 C2 H7 113.033 C2 C1 H4 119.881
C2 C1 H5 119.881 Cl3 C2 H6 104.832
Cl3 C2 H7 104.832 H4 C1 H5 118.552
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.395      
2 C -0.215      
3 Cl -0.187      
4 H 0.208      
5 H 0.208      
6 H 0.190      
7 H 0.190      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.110 1.930 0.000 2.226
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.818 1.071 0.000
y 1.071 -25.421 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.782
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.216 1.071 0.000
y 1.071 -1.121 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.337
Polar
3z2-r22.674
x2-y20.603
xy1.071
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.195 -1.259 0.000
y -1.259 5.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.334


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.014
(<r2>)1/2 7.417