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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCHO (chloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 bisecting, trans 1A
1 2 no CS eclipsed, cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (C1 bisecting, trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-43.343427
Energy at 298.15K-43.346694
HF Energy-42.996208
Nuclear repulsion energy56.817428
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-121G
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 3081 4.63      
2 A 3049 2976 10.95      
3 A 3006 2934 58.46      
4 A 1569 1531 57.67      
5 A 1476 1441 6.10      
6 A 1409 1375 5.43      
7 A 1322 1290 23.19      
8 A 1191 1162 8.93      
9 A 1062 1036 20.91      
10 A 1017 993 3.42      
11 A 820 800 6.54      
12 A 682 666 22.32      
13 A 441 431 11.61      
14 A 278 272 10.75      
15 A 71 70 16.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10275.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10029.1 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-121G
ABC
0.86285 0.08580 0.08225

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 0.737 0.139
C2 1.189 -0.279 0.301
Cl3 -1.587 -0.192 -0.092
O4 2.304 -0.132 -0.293
H5 -0.076 1.344 1.046
H6 0.207 1.359 -0.749
H7 1.005 -1.136 0.975

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.53831.89162.45891.09901.09572.2650
C21.53832.80481.27202.18882.17901.1065
Cl31.89162.80483.89682.43682.46052.9577
O42.45891.27203.89683.10492.61352.0750
H51.09902.18882.43683.10491.81712.7069
H61.09572.17902.46052.61351.81713.1362
H72.26501.10652.95772.07502.70693.1362

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 121.785 C1 C2 H7 116.882
C2 C1 Cl3 109.284 C2 C1 H5 111.089
C2 C1 H6 110.511 Cl3 C1 H5 106.085
Cl3 C1 H6 107.916 O4 C2 H7 121.323
H5 C1 H6 111.783
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS eclipsed, cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-43.340226
Energy at 298.15K-43.343574
HF Energy-42.991979
Nuclear repulsion energy57.705238
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-121G
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' 3029 2957 22.75      
2 A' 2943 2872 83.48      
3 A' 1589 1551 58.69      
4 A' 1476 1440 20.61      
5 A' 1408 1374 13.57      
6 A' 1325 1293 19.90      
7 A' 951 928 4.52      
8 A' 741 723 3.76      
9 A' 585 571 37.08      
10 A' 208 203 2.24      
11 A" 3115 3040 6.45      
12 A" 1194 1165 6.45      
13 A" 1028 1003 0.21      
14 A" 716 699 2.86      
15 A" 128 125 1.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10215.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9970.7 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-121G
ABC
0.46371 0.11925 0.09663

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.974 0.000
C2 1.402 0.332 0.000
Cl3 -1.389 -0.284 0.000
O4 1.653 -0.909 0.000
H5 -0.122 1.595 0.900
H6 -0.122 1.595 -0.900
H7 2.227 1.078 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.54201.87462.50561.10031.10032.2293
C21.54202.85851.26622.17412.17411.1119
Cl31.87462.85853.10542.43912.43913.8641
O42.50561.26623.10543.19823.19822.0679
H51.10032.17412.43913.19821.80082.5678
H61.10032.17412.43913.19821.80082.5678
H72.22931.11193.86412.06792.56782.5678

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 126.034 C1 C2 H7 113.285
C2 C1 Cl3 113.215 C2 C1 H5 109.595
C2 C1 H6 109.595 Cl3 C1 H5 107.267
Cl3 C1 H6 107.267 O4 C2 H7 120.681
H5 C1 H6 109.829
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability