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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.976300
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.976300
Nuclear repulsion energy120.468761
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/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 3310 3182 0.66      
2 A1 672 646 14.66      
3 A1 285 274 0.40      
4 B1 410i 395i 115.20      
5 B2 1206 1160 42.02      
6 B2 838 806 168.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2950.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2835.9 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 B3LYP/SDD
ABC
1.49176 0.10127 0.09483

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.705
H2 0.000 0.000 1.785
Cl3 0.000 1.543 -0.177
Cl4 0.000 -1.543 -0.177

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08001.77681.7768
H21.08002.49552.4955
Cl31.77682.49553.0856
Cl41.77682.49553.0856

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 119.740 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.519
Cl4 C1 H2 119.740
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.397      
2 H 0.291      
3 Cl 0.053      
4 Cl 0.053      


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 1.190 1.190
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.991 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.757
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.753 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.302
Polar
3z2-r26.603
x2-y2-0.137
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.450 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.440 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.990


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 107.489
(<r2>)1/2 10.368

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.977726
Energy at 298.15K-958.978443
HF Energy-958.977726
Nuclear repulsion energy120.089989
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/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' 3253 3127 3.92      
2 A' 696 669 30.22      
3 A' 513 493 26.34      
4 A' 279 268 0.47      
5 A" 1219 1172 33.28      
6 A" 794 763 193.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3377.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3246.3 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/SDD
ABC
1.42230 0.10149 0.09500

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.014 0.739 0.000
H2 -0.562 1.659 0.000
Cl3 0.014 -0.179 1.540
Cl4 0.014 -0.179 -1.540

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08511.79291.7929
H21.08512.46582.4658
Cl31.79292.46583.0799
Cl41.79292.46583.0799

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 115.721 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.393
Cl4 C1 H2 115.721
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.350      
2 H 0.276      
3 Cl 0.037      
4 Cl 0.037      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.798 1.073 0.000 1.337
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.690 -1.219 0.000
y -1.219 -29.403 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.331
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.823 -1.219 0.000
y -1.219 2.607 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.785
Polar
3z2-r2-3.570
x2-y2-2.287
xy-1.219
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.541 -0.169 0.000
y -0.169 3.089 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.563


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 107.521
(<r2>)1/2 10.369