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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-36.039928
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-36.039928
Nuclear repulsion energy30.743520
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 A1 3235 3136 0.55      
2 A1 734 711 10.65      
3 A1 299 290 0.30      
4 B1 414i 402i 60.40      
5 B2 1231 1193 58.88      
6 B2 898 871 169.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2991.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2899.6 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
1.56726 0.10674 0.09993

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.682
H2 0.000 0.000 1.766
Cl3 0.000 1.503 -0.172
Cl4 0.000 -1.503 -0.172

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08321.72881.7288
H21.08322.45242.4524
Cl31.72882.45243.0054
Cl41.72882.45243.0054

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.633 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.734
Cl4 C1 H2 119.633
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 -0.244      
2 H 0.237      
3 Cl 0.004      
4 Cl 0.004      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.959 0.959
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.544
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.168 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.603
Polar
3z2-r25.206
x2-y2-1.155
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.804 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.159 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.132


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.298
(<r2>)1/2 7.436

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-36.041252
Energy at 298.15K-36.042046
HF Energy-36.041252
Nuclear repulsion energy30.680938
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' 3191 3093 4.68      
2 A' 746 723 18.95      
3 A' 530 514 22.44      
4 A' 293 284 0.38      
5 A" 1240 1202 49.61      
6 A" 858 832 202.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3428.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3323.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
ABC
1.50083 0.10730 0.10041

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 0.014 0.713 0.000
H2 -0.540 1.649 0.000
Cl3 0.014 -0.174 1.498
Cl4 0.014 -0.174 -1.498

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08701.74111.7411
H21.08702.42362.4236
Cl31.74112.42362.9955
Cl41.74112.42362.9955

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.029 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.685
Cl4 C1 H2 116.029
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 -0.202      
2 H 0.222      
3 Cl -0.010      
4 Cl -0.010      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.585 0.860 0.000 1.040
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.355 -1.033 0.000
y -1.033 -28.101 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.813
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.398 -1.033 0.000
y -1.033 1.983 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.585
Polar
3z2-r2-1.170
x2-y2-2.254
xy-1.033
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.917 -0.170 0.000
y -0.170 4.170 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.252


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.257
(<r2>)1/2 7.434