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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-58.323760
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-58.323760
Nuclear repulsion energy84.815116
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 wB97X-D/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 3136 3136 8.23 84.92 0.20 0.34
2 A 2983 2983 60.13 140.94 0.31 0.47
3 A 1844 1844 159.63 16.92 0.42 0.59
4 A 1409 1409 16.71 3.87 0.63 0.77
5 A 1287 1287 15.67 4.12 0.68 0.81
6 A 1250 1250 14.65 8.26 0.74 0.85
7 A 1037 1037 14.04 2.56 0.50 0.67
8 A 939 939 11.71 6.10 0.62 0.77
9 A 825 825 90.90 7.90 0.68 0.81
10 A 652 652 41.16 10.71 0.08 0.14
11 A 616 616 36.30 6.69 0.50 0.67
12 A 345 345 1.63 3.48 0.21 0.34
13 A 276 276 3.78 5.44 0.64 0.78
14 A 217 217 2.92 1.54 0.71 0.83
15 A 87 87 11.71 2.03 0.72 0.84

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8452.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8452.0 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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.12246 0.08823 0.05427

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.099 -0.024 0.520
C2 -0.719 -1.294 0.187
H3 0.222 0.056 1.602
Cl4 1.748 -0.263 -0.167
Cl5 -0.678 1.462 -0.059
O6 -1.813 -1.287 -0.311
H7 -0.190 -2.228 0.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.54621.09181.80261.77442.43742.2229
C21.54622.17012.69702.76711.20251.1090
H31.09182.17012.35822.35473.09922.5836
Cl41.80262.69702.35822.97913.70852.8319
Cl51.77442.76712.35472.97912.98483.7588
O62.43741.20253.09923.70852.98482.0308
H72.22291.10902.58362.83193.75882.0308

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.463 C1 C2 H7 112.646
C2 C1 H3 109.488 C2 C1 Cl4 107.038
C2 C1 Cl5 112.696 H3 C1 Cl4 106.528
H3 C1 Cl5 108.109 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.780
O6 C2 H7 122.888
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.181      
2 C 0.074      
3 H 0.264      
4 Cl -0.064      
5 Cl -0.036      
6 O -0.217      
7 H 0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.298 -0.856 2.041 2.566
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -46.415 -2.244 -1.252
y -2.244 -40.002 -1.638
z -1.252 -1.638 -38.671
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.078 -2.244 -1.252
y -2.244 2.541 -1.638
z -1.252 -1.638 4.537
Polar
3z2-r29.074
x2-y2-6.413
xy-2.244
xz-1.252
yz-1.638


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.280 -0.722 0.179
y -0.722 7.218 -0.333
z 0.179 -0.333 4.898


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 114.431
(<r2>)1/2 10.697