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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 no anti 1A'
1 2 yes gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (anti)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.779383
Energy at 298.15K-35.787076
Nuclear repulsion energy69.991876
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' 3165 3015 30.96      
2 A' 3111 2964 33.37      
3 A' 3092 2946 10.05      
4 A' 3063 2919 26.28      
5 A' 1545 1472 8.06      
6 A' 1529 1457 0.34      
7 A' 1525 1453 1.88      
8 A' 1449 1381 2.76      
9 A' 1412 1345 14.96      
10 A' 1318 1256 22.65      
11 A' 1140 1086 0.52      
12 A' 1069 1018 1.46      
13 A' 923 879 13.81      
14 A' 780 743 32.46      
15 A' 370 353 2.44      
16 A' 239 227 2.40      
17 A" 3190 3040 31.72      
18 A" 3162 3013 31.05      
19 A" 3143 2995 0.58      
20 A" 1538 1465 9.48      
21 A" 1343 1280 0.00      
22 A" 1273 1213 0.86      
23 A" 1125 1072 1.14      
24 A" 883 842 0.07      
25 A" 757 721 2.32      
26 A" 238 227 0.01      
27 A" 121 115 1.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21250.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20247.9 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
0.85581 0.07836 0.07482

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 0.594 0.000
C2 0.902 -0.640 0.000
C3 2.387 -0.233 0.000
Cl4 -1.747 0.127 0.000
H5 0.162 1.205 0.892
H6 0.162 1.205 -0.892
H7 0.675 -1.247 -0.883
H8 0.675 -1.247 0.883
H9 3.029 -1.119 0.000
H10 2.633 0.361 -0.887
H11 2.633 0.361 0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52862.52581.80861.09341.09342.15062.15063.47982.78812.7881
C21.52861.53932.75852.17912.17911.09561.09562.17982.18752.1875
C32.52581.53934.14972.79522.79522.17692.17691.09471.09591.0959
Cl41.80862.75854.14972.36692.36692.92182.92184.93614.47534.4753
H51.09342.17912.79522.36691.78423.07062.50533.79713.15992.6111
H61.09342.17912.79522.36691.78422.50533.07063.79712.61113.1599
H72.15061.09562.17692.92183.07062.50531.76652.51722.53373.0911
H82.15061.09562.17692.92182.50533.07061.76652.51723.09112.5337
H93.47982.17981.09474.93613.79713.79712.51722.51721.77101.7710
H102.78812.18751.09594.47533.15992.61112.53373.09111.77101.7749
H112.78812.18751.09594.47532.61113.15993.09112.53371.77101.7749

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 110.831 C1 C2 H7 108.956
C1 C2 H8 108.956 C2 C1 Cl4 111.223
C2 C1 H5 111.336 C2 C1 H6 111.336
C2 C3 H9 110.566 C2 C3 H10 111.101
C2 C3 H11 111.101 C3 C2 H7 110.282
C3 C2 H8 110.282 Cl4 C1 H5 106.692
Cl4 C1 H6 106.692 H5 C1 H6 109.347
H7 C2 H8 107.454 H9 C3 H10 107.895
H9 C3 H11 107.895 H10 C3 H11 108.153
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-35.779578
Energy at 298.15K-35.787392
Nuclear repulsion energy71.138006
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 3189 3038 18.95      
2 A 3181 3031 23.23      
3 A 3161 3012 40.21      
4 A 3134 2987 13.73      
5 A 3111 2964 22.52      
6 A 3070 2925 15.13      
7 A 3067 2922 34.62      
8 A 1545 1472 8.89      
9 A 1538 1465 6.34      
10 A 1519 1448 4.00      
11 A 1515 1443 4.97      
12 A 1454 1385 7.21      
13 A 1407 1341 0.93      
14 A 1371 1307 35.90      
15 A 1307 1246 2.23      
16 A 1259 1200 0.88      
17 A 1136 1082 0.52      
18 A 1111 1058 1.22      
19 A 1069 1018 2.75      
20 A 916 873 7.92      
21 A 883 842 4.21      
22 A 807 769 17.13      
23 A 694 661 14.47      
24 A 431 410 1.42      
25 A 302 288 0.48      
26 A 227 216 1.15      
27 A 132 125 0.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21267.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20263.9 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
0.38974 0.10978 0.09420

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 0.186 0.894 0.312
C2 -1.148 0.569 -0.363
C3 -1.796 -0.727 0.147
Cl4 1.446 -0.350 -0.069
H5 0.586 1.850 -0.033
H6 0.085 0.913 1.401
H7 -1.816 1.420 -0.166
H8 -0.994 0.516 -1.447
H9 -2.772 -0.880 -0.324
H10 -1.169 -1.594 -0.077
H11 -1.946 -0.683 1.232

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52942.56551.81121.09261.09382.12372.15123.50702.85912.8070
C21.52941.53642.76722.18072.17941.09921.09602.17692.18192.1796
C32.56551.53643.27053.51402.79272.16982.17491.09481.09321.0963
Cl41.81122.76723.27052.36302.36763.71192.93304.25852.89493.6480
H51.09262.18073.51402.36301.78502.44322.50484.33743.86563.7988
H61.09382.17942.79272.36761.78502.51533.07113.78863.16832.5888
H72.12371.09922.16983.71192.44322.51531.76942.49553.08362.5290
H82.15121.09602.17492.93302.50483.07111.76942.52402.52213.0860
H93.50702.17691.09484.25854.33743.78862.49552.52401.77271.7730
H102.85912.18191.09322.89493.86563.16833.08362.52211.77271.7742
H112.80702.17961.09633.64803.79882.58882.52903.08601.77301.7742

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 113.609 C1 C2 H7 106.640
C1 C2 H8 108.923 C2 C1 Cl4 111.583
C2 C1 H5 111.457 C2 C1 H6 111.279
C2 C3 H9 110.532 C2 C3 H10 111.025
C2 C3 H11 110.650 C3 C2 H7 109.709
C3 C2 H8 110.303 Cl4 C1 H5 106.280
Cl4 C1 H6 106.548 H5 C1 H6 109.454
H7 C2 H8 107.418 H9 C3 H10 108.236
H9 C3 H11 108.040 H10 C3 H11 108.255
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability