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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.479867
Energy at 298.15K-35.487464
Nuclear repulsion energy68.590614
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' 3076 3003 45.70      
2 A' 3041 2968 31.27      
3 A' 3002 2930 16.35      
4 A' 2965 2894 36.76      
5 A' 1534 1497 7.48      
6 A' 1514 1478 1.75      
7 A' 1501 1465 0.82      
8 A' 1451 1416 5.55      
9 A' 1405 1371 8.05      
10 A' 1324 1292 28.78      
11 A' 1132 1105 0.74      
12 A' 1044 1019 2.53      
13 A' 904 882 11.13      
14 A' 700 683 32.94      
15 A' 348 340 3.28      
16 A' 224 219 3.02      
17 A" 3136 3061 30.83      
18 A" 3076 3002 55.29      
19 A" 3053 2980 2.31      
20 A" 1524 1488 8.52      
21 A" 1325 1294 0.07      
22 A" 1270 1240 0.75      
23 A" 1102 1075 1.31      
24 A" 879 858 0.10      
25 A" 756 738 2.25      
26 A" 224 218 0.02      
27 A" 111 109 1.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20811.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20311.5 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
0.82928 0.07399 0.07070

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 0.616 0.000
C2 0.966 -0.595 0.000
C3 2.456 -0.119 0.000
Cl4 -1.810 0.033 0.000
H5 0.107 1.230 0.904
H6 0.107 1.230 -0.904
H7 0.768 -1.215 -0.890
H8 0.768 -1.215 0.890
H9 3.135 -0.988 0.000
H10 2.678 0.488 -0.895
H11 2.678 0.488 0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.54882.56421.90171.09841.09842.17642.17643.52172.82662.8266
C21.54881.56492.84602.21042.21041.10311.10312.20502.21502.2150
C32.56421.56494.26952.85632.85632.20112.20111.10241.10401.1040
Cl41.90172.84604.26952.43452.43452.99992.99995.04984.59934.5993
H51.09842.21042.85632.43451.80863.10462.53343.86113.22462.6760
H61.09842.21042.85632.43451.80862.53343.10463.86112.67603.2246
H72.17641.10312.20112.99993.10462.53341.78062.53932.55933.1204
H82.17641.10312.20112.99992.53343.10461.78062.53933.12042.5593
H93.52172.20501.10245.04983.86113.86112.53932.53931.78561.7856
H102.82662.21501.10404.59933.22462.67602.55933.12041.78561.7898
H112.82662.21501.10404.59932.67603.22463.12042.55931.78561.7898

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 110.877 C1 C2 H7 109.160
C1 C2 H8 109.160 C2 C1 Cl4 110.722
C2 C1 H5 112.110 C2 C1 H6 112.110
C2 C3 H9 110.310 C2 C3 H10 111.003
C2 C3 H11 111.003 C3 C2 H7 109.971
C3 C2 H8 109.971 Cl4 C1 H5 105.318
Cl4 C1 H6 105.318 H5 C1 H6 110.836
H7 C2 H8 107.634 H9 C3 H10 108.053
H9 C3 H11 108.053 H10 C3 H11 108.310
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.479754
Energy at 298.15K-35.487477
Nuclear repulsion energy69.696711
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 3137 3062 21.94      
2 A 3090 3016 35.90      
3 A 3072 2999 62.76      
4 A 3048 2975 24.34      
5 A 3038 2965 9.51      
6 A 2974 2903 18.07      
7 A 2968 2897 45.98      
8 A 1533 1497 7.63      
9 A 1524 1487 7.94      
10 A 1498 1462 1.81      
11 A 1494 1458 4.79      
12 A 1454 1419 6.96      
13 A 1410 1376 2.91      
14 A 1368 1335 39.04      
15 A 1294 1262 1.42      
16 A 1247 1217 0.67      
17 A 1125 1098 0.41      
18 A 1094 1068 0.85      
19 A 1067 1042 3.24      
20 A 905 883 5.21      
21 A 863 842 5.71      
22 A 795 776 12.23      
23 A 620 605 19.97      
24 A 408 398 1.75      
25 A 291 284 0.80      
26 A 210 205 1.42      
27 A 126 123 0.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20826.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20326.8 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
0.37712 0.10260 0.08868

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 0.145 0.923 0.327
C2 -1.181 0.560 -0.386
C3 -1.849 -0.743 0.155
Cl4 1.508 -0.348 -0.068
H5 0.550 1.884 -0.014
H6 0.042 0.906 1.421
H7 -1.867 1.416 -0.235
H8 -0.995 0.468 -1.470
H9 -2.798 -0.936 -0.371
H10 -1.189 -1.612 0.008
H11 -2.066 -0.648 1.234

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.54882.60381.90511.09751.09872.14602.17643.55062.88252.8600
C21.54881.56082.85542.21152.20941.10781.10352.20322.20752.2063
C32.60381.56083.38683.56192.81002.19412.19941.10251.10131.1045
Cl41.90512.85543.38682.42952.43683.81152.98244.35652.97903.8152
H51.09752.21153.56192.42951.80962.47212.55224.39293.90533.8493
H61.09872.20942.81002.43681.80962.57773.10253.83033.13882.6257
H72.14601.10782.19413.81152.47212.57771.78492.53383.11292.5413
H82.17641.10352.19942.98242.55223.10251.78492.53662.55963.1154
H93.55062.20321.10254.35654.39293.83032.53382.53661.78651.7871
H102.88252.20751.10132.97903.90533.13883.11292.55961.78651.7891
H112.86002.20631.10453.81523.84932.62572.54133.11541.78711.7891

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 113.725 C1 C2 H7 106.584
C1 C2 H8 109.127 C2 C1 Cl4 111.105
C2 C1 H5 112.252 C2 C1 H6 112.008
C2 C3 H9 110.454 C2 C3 H10 110.863
C2 C3 H11 110.579 C3 C2 H7 109.441
C3 C2 H8 110.100 Cl4 C1 H5 104.800
Cl4 C1 H6 105.253 H5 C1 H6 110.966
H7 C2 H8 107.639 H9 C3 H10 108.315
H9 C3 H11 108.136 H10 C3 H11 108.405
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability