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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-45.211896
Energy at 298.15K-45.217720
HF Energy-45.211896
Nuclear repulsion energy69.303219
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-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' 3784 3668 18.51      
2 A' 3089 2995 23.78      
3 A' 2999 2908 49.50      
4 A' 1532 1485 2.56      
5 A' 1500 1454 3.80      
6 A' 1451 1406 1.49      
7 A' 1304 1264 0.74      
8 A' 1229 1192 72.40      
9 A' 1047 1015 95.71      
10 A' 1008 977 11.21      
11 A' 751 728 78.27      
12 A' 377 366 1.92      
13 A' 241 234 10.94      
14 A" 3158 3061 16.82      
15 A" 3043 2950 50.88      
16 A" 1297 1258 0.08      
17 A" 1199 1162 0.49      
18 A" 1056 1024 3.48      
19 A" 798 774 0.00      
20 A" 222 215 133.72      
21 A" 121 118 17.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15603.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15126.3 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-121G*
ABC
0.96290 0.07950 0.07555

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.987 -0.552 0.000
C2 0.000 0.619 0.000
Cl3 -1.714 -0.011 0.000
O4 2.297 0.042 0.000
H5 0.824 -1.174 0.894
H6 0.824 -1.174 -0.894
H7 0.120 1.236 0.894
H8 0.120 1.236 -0.894
H9 2.951 -0.674 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53232.75511.43881.10081.10082.17882.17881.9674
C21.53231.82662.36862.16652.16651.09231.09233.2220
Cl32.75511.82664.01182.93152.93152.39162.39164.7119
O41.43882.36864.01182.10912.10912.63832.63830.9701
H51.10082.16652.93152.10911.78802.50993.08162.3603
H61.10082.16652.93152.10911.78803.08162.50992.3603
H72.17881.09232.39162.63832.50993.08161.78763.5296
H82.17881.09232.39162.63833.08162.50991.78763.5296
H91.96743.22204.71190.97012.36032.36033.52963.5296

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 109.911 C1 C2 H7 111.122
C1 C2 H8 111.122 C1 O4 H9 107.934
C2 C1 O4 105.688 C2 C1 H5 109.645
C2 C1 H6 109.645 Cl3 C2 H7 107.357
Cl3 C2 H8 107.357 O4 C1 H5 111.606
O4 C1 H6 111.606 H5 C1 H6 108.609
H7 C2 H8 109.829
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.124      
2 C -0.309      
3 Cl -0.137      
4 O -0.554      
5 H 0.151      
6 H 0.151      
7 H 0.206      
8 H 0.206      
9 H 0.409      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.825 -1.089 0.000 2.125
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.755 -4.669 0.000
y -4.669 -29.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.954
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.583 -4.669 0.000
y -4.669 1.965 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.382
Polar
3z2-r2-0.764
x2-y2-2.366
xy-4.669
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.579 0.184 0.000
y 0.184 5.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.581


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.628
(<r2>)1/2 9.881