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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br (bromomethyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
1 2 no C2V 2A1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.889095
Energy at 298.15K-51.892858
HF Energy-51.889095
Nuclear repulsion energy20.535573
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 HF/LANL2DZ
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' 3353 3017 16.18      
2 A' 1474 1326 47.77      
3 A' 642 578 20.08      
4 A' 255 229 96.41      
5 A" 3533 3180 2.14      
6 A" 989 890 2.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5122.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8999) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4609.9 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 HF/LANL2DZ
ABC
9.20990 0.34849 0.33604

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/LANL2DZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.005 1.555 0.000
Br2 -0.005 -0.383 0.000
H3 0.103 2.037 0.948
H4 0.103 2.037 -0.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.93781.06921.0692
Br21.93782.60152.6015
H31.06922.60151.8961
H41.06922.60151.8961

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.818 Br2 C1 H4 116.818
H3 C1 H4 124.917
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.460      
2 Br -0.014      
3 H 0.237      
4 H 0.237      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.234 1.850 0.000 1.865
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.622 0.482 0.000
y 0.482 -18.433 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.447
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.682 0.482 0.000
y 0.482 4.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.420
Polar
3z2-r2-0.841
x2-y2-5.189
xy0.482
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.853 0.050 0.000
y 0.050 5.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.715


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.871
(<r2>)1/2 6.235

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-51.889074
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-51.889074
Nuclear repulsion energy20.548090
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 HF/LANL2DZ
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 3355 3019 15.45 149.68 0.12 0.22
2 A1 1471 1324 49.35 0.70 0.47 0.64
3 A1 643 579 19.02 28.71 0.35 0.52
4 B1 181i 163i 109.38 0.08 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3539 3185 1.64 51.92 0.75 0.86
6 B2 985 886 3.18 6.46 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4906.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8999) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4415.0 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 HF/LANL2DZ
ABC
9.26016 0.34905 0.33637

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/LANL2DZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.553
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.383
H3 0.000 0.950 -2.042
H4 0.000 -0.950 -2.042

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.93541.06881.0688
Br21.93542.60412.6041
H31.06882.60411.9007
H41.06882.60411.9007

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.231 Br2 C1 H4 117.231
H3 C1 H4 125.538
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.468      
2 Br -0.011      
3 H 0.239      
4 H 0.239      


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 -1.841 1.841
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.658 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.424 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.389
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.152
Polar
3z2-r28.304
x2-y2-2.234
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.842 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.266


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.847
(<r2>)1/2 6.233