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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/SDD

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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 wB97X-D/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.926033
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.926033
Nuclear repulsion energy121.361613
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/SDD
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 3346 3346 0.41      
2 A1 702 702 16.62      
3 A1 293 293 0.68      
4 B1 419i 419i 111.61      
5 B2 1224 1224 44.64      
6 B2 886 886 160.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3015.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3015.9 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 wB97X-D/SDD
ABC
1.49852 0.10302 0.09639

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/SDD

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.703
H2 0.000 0.000 1.781
Cl3 0.000 1.530 -0.176
Cl4 0.000 -1.530 -0.176

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07821.76441.7644
H21.07822.48432.4843
Cl31.76442.48433.0592
Cl41.76442.48433.0592

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 119.894 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.213
Cl4 C1 H2 119.894
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.399      
2 H 0.304      
3 Cl 0.048      
4 Cl 0.048      


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 1.308 1.308
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.104 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.384 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.673
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.575 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.571
Polar
3z2-r27.142
x2-y20.280
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.430 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.142
(<r2>)1/2 10.303

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.927305
Energy at 298.15K-958.928062
HF Energy-958.927305
Nuclear repulsion energy121.096767
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/SDD
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' 3294 3294 3.15      
2 A' 717 717 29.78      
3 A' 515 515 28.50      
4 A' 288 288 0.86      
5 A" 1245 1245 36.58      
6 A" 847 847 183.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3452.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3452.9 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 wB97X-D/SDD
ABC
1.43574 0.10339 0.09670

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.734 0.000
H2 -0.540 1.665 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.178 1.526
Cl4 0.013 -0.178 -1.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08261.77781.7778
H21.08262.45582.4558
Cl31.77782.45583.0516
Cl41.77782.45583.0516

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 116.182 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.241
Cl4 C1 H2 116.182
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.354      
2 H 0.289      
3 Cl 0.033      
4 Cl 0.033      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.768 1.207 0.000 1.431
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.691 -1.193 0.000
y -1.193 -29.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.707
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.700 -1.193 0.000
y -1.193 2.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.225
Polar
3z2-r2-4.449
x2-y2-2.416
xy-1.193
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.511 -0.159 0.000
y -0.159 3.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.231


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.040
(<r2>)1/2 10.298