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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2CH3 (Propane, 1-chloro-)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes anti 1A'
1 2 no gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (anti)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.732822
Energy at 298.15K-35.740506
Nuclear repulsion energy69.663502
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 MP2/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' 3184 3023 34.05      
2 A' 3130 2972 40.46      
3 A' 3116 2958 11.17      
4 A' 3084 2928 29.61      
5 A' 1534 1456 6.85      
6 A' 1520 1444 0.50      
7 A' 1518 1441 2.25      
8 A' 1448 1375 1.41      
9 A' 1410 1339 17.41      
10 A' 1315 1249 22.81      
11 A' 1148 1090 0.87      
12 A' 1077 1023 1.89      
13 A' 930 883 14.63      
14 A' 782 742 31.69      
15 A' 369 350 2.60      
16 A' 236 224 2.15      
17 A" 3212 3050 43.74      
18 A" 3188 3026 32.02      
19 A" 3170 3009 3.89      
20 A" 1528 1451 9.79      
21 A" 1347 1279 0.17      
22 A" 1271 1206 0.29      
23 A" 1124 1067 1.43      
24 A" 888 843 0.12      
25 A" 764 725 4.51      
26 A" 238 226 0.01      
27 A" 125 119 1.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21327.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20248.7 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.84466 0.07793 0.07440

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.592 0.000
C2 0.903 -0.652 0.000
C3 2.392 -0.236 0.000
Cl4 -1.751 0.134 0.000
H5 0.167 1.208 0.899
H6 0.167 1.208 -0.899
H7 0.675 -1.263 -0.891
H8 0.675 -1.263 0.891
H9 3.042 -1.128 0.000
H10 2.637 0.365 -0.895
H11 2.637 0.365 0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.53622.53141.81001.10241.10242.16572.16573.49492.79412.7941
C21.53621.54682.76772.19242.19241.10421.10422.19232.20092.2009
C32.53141.54684.16012.80082.80082.19022.19021.10421.10541.1054
Cl41.81002.76774.16012.37492.37492.93862.93864.95714.48484.4848
H51.10242.19242.80082.37491.79713.09322.52313.81243.16682.6101
H61.10242.19242.80082.37491.79712.52313.09323.81242.61013.1668
H72.16571.10422.19022.93863.09322.52311.78152.53262.54983.1128
H82.16571.10422.19022.93862.52313.09321.78152.53263.11282.5498
H93.49492.19231.10424.95713.81243.81242.53262.53261.78761.7876
H102.79412.20091.10544.48483.16682.61012.54983.11281.78761.7894
H112.79412.20091.10544.48482.61013.16683.11282.54981.78761.7894

picture of Propane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 110.385 C1 C2 H7 109.116
C1 C2 H8 109.116 C2 C1 Cl4 111.343
C2 C1 H5 111.317 C2 C1 H6 111.317
C2 C3 H9 110.472 C2 C3 H10 111.078
C2 C3 H11 111.078 C3 C2 H7 110.307
C3 C2 H8 110.307 Cl4 C1 H5 106.729
Cl4 C1 H6 106.729 H5 C1 H6 109.191
H7 C2 H8 107.551 H9 C3 H10 108.007
H9 C3 H11 108.007 H10 C3 H11 108.078
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.732394
Energy at 298.15K-35.740181
Nuclear repulsion energy70.762164
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 MP2/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 3211 3048 24.65      
2 A 3199 3037 30.01      
3 A 3183 3022 44.33      
4 A 3163 3003 10.57      
5 A 3129 2971 32.44      
6 A 3094 2937 21.47      
7 A 3090 2933 35.36      
8 A 1534 1456 7.42      
9 A 1527 1450 6.95      
10 A 1511 1434 3.66      
11 A 1504 1428 5.08      
12 A 1451 1378 5.98      
13 A 1406 1335 1.54      
14 A 1371 1302 35.93      
15 A 1310 1244 2.02      
16 A 1260 1196 0.79      
17 A 1138 1080 0.78      
18 A 1113 1057 1.88      
19 A 1075 1021 2.25      
20 A 923 877 9.07      
21 A 888 843 4.63      
22 A 812 771 20.47      
23 A 696 661 13.59      
24 A 427 405 1.07      
25 A 299 284 0.62      
26 A 222 211 0.92      
27 A 132 125 0.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21333.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20254.2 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.38712 0.10869 0.09339

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.189 0.892 0.315
C2 -1.153 0.574 -0.365
C3 -1.806 -0.729 0.148
Cl4 1.452 -0.351 -0.070
H5 0.594 1.857 -0.028
H6 0.089 0.905 1.413
H7 -1.822 1.432 -0.158
H8 -1.002 0.526 -1.458
H9 -2.790 -0.881 -0.331
H10 -1.172 -1.603 -0.077
H11 -1.959 -0.684 1.242

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.53792.57591.81261.10171.10232.13582.16753.52632.86892.8208
C21.53791.54462.77932.19322.19381.10811.10432.19012.19562.1942
C32.57591.54463.28673.53212.80382.18232.19091.10451.10301.1057
Cl41.81262.77933.28672.36952.37373.72872.95254.28222.90723.6691
H51.10172.19323.53212.36951.79942.45602.52224.36293.88493.8192
H61.10232.19382.80382.37371.79942.52913.09463.81033.17842.5979
H72.13581.10812.18233.72872.45602.52911.78412.51333.10482.5411
H82.16751.10432.19092.95252.52223.09461.78412.53882.54353.1098
H93.52632.19011.10454.28224.36293.81032.51332.53881.78931.7900
H102.86892.19561.10302.90723.88493.17843.10482.54351.78931.7895
H112.82082.19421.10573.66913.81922.59792.54113.10981.79001.7895

picture of Propane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 113.364 C1 C2 H7 106.511
C1 C2 H8 109.130 C2 C1 Cl4 111.831
C2 C1 H5 111.301 C2 C1 H6 111.314
C2 C3 H9 110.420 C2 C3 H10 110.944
C2 C3 H11 110.678 C3 C2 H7 109.610
C3 C2 H8 110.499 Cl4 C1 H5 106.215
Cl4 C1 H6 106.483 H5 C1 H6 109.455
H7 C2 H8 107.492 H9 C3 H10 108.301
H9 C3 H11 108.165 H10 C3 H11 108.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability