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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.041980
Energy at 298.15K-21.041826
HF Energy-21.041980
Nuclear repulsion energy12.008115
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 B3LYP/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' 2913 2813 131.64      
2 A' 1231 1189 14.60      
3 A' 777 750 113.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2460.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2375.9 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
15.16019 0.56905 0.54846

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.046 1.229 0.000
Cl2 0.046 -0.518 0.000
H3 -1.060 1.437 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.74751.1257
Cl21.74752.2469
H31.12572.2469

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 100.662
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.153      
2 Cl -0.010      
3 H 0.162      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.726 -0.452 0.000 1.784
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.780 -2.934 0.000
y -2.934 -19.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.425
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.354 -2.934 0.000
y -2.934 -1.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.679
Polar
3z2-r23.358
x2-y20.648
xy-2.934
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.090 -0.289 0.000
y -0.289 4.968 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.896


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 22.719
(<r2>)1/2 4.766

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.036679
Energy at 298.15K-21.036515
HF Energy-21.036679
Nuclear repulsion energy12.092885
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 B3LYP/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' 3164 3056 10.09      
2 A' 968 935 0.95      
3 A' 857 828 57.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2494.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2409.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
24.12676 0.56859 0.55550

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.181 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.524 0.000
H3 -0.862 1.815 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.70521.0996
Cl21.70522.5053
H31.09962.5053

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.159
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.221      
2 Cl -0.006      
3 H 0.227      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.977 0.427 0.000 1.067
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.700 -1.835 0.000
y -1.835 -16.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.032
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.048 -1.835 0.000
y -1.835 2.093 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.045
Polar
3z2-r2-4.091
x2-y2-1.427
xy-1.835
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.699 -0.134 0.000
y -0.134 4.634 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.453


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 22.589
(<r2>)1/2 4.753