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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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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-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.044250
Energy at 298.15K-21.044098
HF Energy-21.044250
Nuclear repulsion energy12.031626
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' 2872 2784 116.33      
2 A' 1232 1194 8.18      
3 A' 774 750 117.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2439.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2364.3 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
15.37416 0.57040 0.55000

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 0.046 1.227 0.000
Cl2 0.046 -0.518 0.000
H3 -1.053 1.441 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.74481.1196
Cl21.74482.2463
H31.11962.2463

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.035
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 -0.161      
2 Cl 0.003      
3 H 0.158      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.592 -0.491 0.000 1.666
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.965 -2.799 0.000
y -2.799 -19.503 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.416
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.506 -2.799 0.000
y -2.799 -1.313 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.818
Polar
3z2-r23.637
x2-y20.538
xy-2.799
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.730 -0.305 0.000
y -0.305 5.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.127


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 22.743
(<r2>)1/2 4.769

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.039572
Energy at 298.15K-21.039411
HF Energy-21.039572
Nuclear repulsion energy12.126811
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' 3137 3041 7.71      
2 A' 978 949 1.34      
3 A' 853 827 57.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2484.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2408.3 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
24.46212 0.57093 0.55791

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 0.037 1.179 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.523 0.000
H3 -0.855 1.809 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.70201.0926
Cl21.70202.4969
H31.09262.4969

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.207
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 -0.210      
2 Cl 0.016      
3 H 0.194      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.847 0.377 0.000 0.927
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.809 -1.598 0.000
y -1.598 -16.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.043
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.081 -1.598 0.000
y -1.598 2.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.931
Polar
3z2-r2-3.863
x2-y2-1.396
xy-1.598
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.235 -0.178 0.000
y -0.178 4.742 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.902


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 22.585
(<r2>)1/2 4.752