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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.456075
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.456075
Nuclear repulsion energy44.961819
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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3114 3114 9.34 125.04 0.08 0.14
2 A' 1368 1368 10.41 0.82 0.73 0.84
3 A' 815 815 32.38 9.75 0.11 0.20
4 A' 129 129 67.17 0.69 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3278 3278 0.29 51.81 0.75 0.86
6 A" 971 971 0.06 1.25 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4837.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4837.7 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
8.93422 0.51905 0.49055

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.128 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.590 0.000
H3 0.001 1.629 0.968
H4 0.001 1.629 -0.968

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71761.08941.0894
Cl21.71762.42002.4200
H31.08942.42001.9351
H41.08942.42001.9351

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.357 Br2 C1 H4 117.357
H3 C1 H4 125.287
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.352      
2 Cl 0.005      
3 H -0.178      
4 H -0.178      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.002 1.069 0.000 1.069
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.629 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 -17.443 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.549
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.633 0.003 0.000
y 0.003 2.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.487
Polar
3z2-r20.975
x2-y2-3.185
xy0.003
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.694


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.510
(<r2>)1/2 5.702

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.456075
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.456075
Nuclear repulsion energy44.959868
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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3114 3114 9.33 125.05 0.08 0.14
2 A1 1368 1368 10.42      
3 A1 815 815 32.38      
4 B1 129 129 67.16      
5 B2 3278 3278 0.29      
6 B2 971 971 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4837.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4837.7 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
8.93455 0.51900 0.49051

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.128
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.590
H3 0.000 0.968 -1.629
H4 0.000 -0.968 -1.629

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71771.08941.0894
Cl21.71772.42022.4202
H31.08942.42021.9350
H41.08942.42021.9350

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.359 Br2 C1 H4 117.359
H3 C1 H4 125.281
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.352      
2 Cl 0.005      
3 H -0.178      
4 H -0.178      


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 -1.070 1.070
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.549 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.443
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.633 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.146
Polar
3z2-r24.292
x2-y2-2.080
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.694 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.551


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.512
(<r2>)1/2 5.702