return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for CH2BrCH2Cl (1-bromo-2-chloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3108.288488
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.632188
Nuclear repulsion energy291.633753
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3164 2989 6.21 2.17 0.11 0.20
2 A' 3156 2981 0.40 119.58 0.06 0.12
3 A' 1510 1426 4.28 4.54 0.75 0.86
4 A' 1506 1423 2.31 9.11 0.75 0.86
5 A' 1337 1263 2.69 9.42 0.43 0.60
6 A' 1248 1178 33.68 1.38 0.28 0.44
7 A' 1093 1032 1.38 4.68 0.70 0.83
8 A' 793 749 25.55 35.35 0.26 0.41
9 A' 706 666 39.46 8.53 0.20 0.34
10 A' 261 246 0.73 3.50 0.27 0.42
11 A' 202 191 6.27 0.08 0.16 0.28
12 A" 3245 3065 0.02 0.35 0.75 0.86
13 A" 3225 3046 0.07 76.19 0.75 0.86
14 A" 1309 1237 0.06 6.73 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1150 1086 2.10 0.15 0.75 0.86
16 A" 997 942 0.13 4.04 0.75 0.86
17 A" 774 731 3.02 0.00 0.75 0.86
18 A" 119 112 5.35 0.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12896.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12180.6 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.95981 0.03347 0.03274

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.641 0.000
C2 1.209 -0.269 0.000
Br3 -1.584 -0.439 0.000
Cl4 2.692 0.728 0.000
H5 -0.020 1.269 0.888
H6 -0.020 1.269 -0.888
H7 1.232 -0.897 0.889
H8 1.232 -0.897 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51331.91702.69301.08821.08822.16182.1618
C21.51332.79821.78672.16002.16001.08841.0884
Br31.91702.79824.43192.48072.48072.98852.9885
Cl42.69301.78674.43192.90392.90392.35802.3580
H51.08822.16002.48072.90391.77622.50213.0688
H61.08822.16002.48072.90391.77623.06882.5021
H72.16181.08842.98852.35802.50213.06881.7776
H82.16181.08842.98852.35803.06882.50211.7776

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 109.104 C1 C2 H7 111.343
C1 C2 H8 111.343 C2 C1 Br3 108.749
C2 C1 Cl4 38.824 C2 C1 H6 111.211
Br3 C1 H5 108.081 Br3 C1 H6 108.081
Cl4 C2 H7 107.711 Cl4 C2 H8 107.711
H5 C1 H6 109.401 H7 C2 H8 109.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3108.286393
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.628855
Nuclear repulsion energy309.191526
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3223 3044 0.43 24.75 0.75 0.85
2 A 3211 3033 0.19 79.94 0.74 0.85
3 A 3144 2969 9.61 142.30 0.03 0.05
4 A 3138 2963 3.86 51.27 0.39 0.56
5 A 1496 1413 3.90 7.83 0.73 0.85
6 A 1487 1405 7.02 10.04 0.75 0.86
7 A 1350 1275 19.36 1.87 0.73 0.85
8 A 1315 1242 34.64 1.17 0.32 0.49
9 A 1231 1163 1.51 9.44 0.72 0.84
10 A 1166 1101 1.12 3.47 0.73 0.84
11 A 1065 1006 1.70 2.57 0.75 0.85
12 A 962 909 7.48 3.72 0.35 0.52
13 A 893 844 17.32 1.20 0.69 0.82
14 A 718 678 13.76 7.70 0.34 0.51
15 A 632 597 6.56 13.16 0.14 0.24
16 A 398 376 5.59 1.61 0.71 0.83
17 A 250 236 1.02 0.71 0.28 0.44
18 A 108 102 0.54 0.87 0.70 0.82

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12892.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12176.9 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.29340 0.05175 0.04600

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.014 1.106 -0.381
C2 1.266 0.907 0.400
Br3 -1.320 -0.227 0.037
Cl4 2.115 -0.579 -0.088
H5 -0.445 2.075 -0.127
H6 0.173 1.065 -1.453
H7 1.944 1.740 0.209
H8 1.069 0.836 1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51341.91202.73121.09061.08872.14182.1608
C21.51342.84741.77972.13802.15771.09081.0889
Br31.91202.84743.45552.46792.47363.81512.9813
Cl42.73121.77973.45553.68782.88822.34442.3495
H51.09062.13802.46793.68781.77722.43602.5246
H61.08872.15772.47362.88821.77722.52123.0648
H72.14181.09083.81512.34442.43602.52121.7803
H82.16081.08892.98132.34952.52463.06481.7803

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 111.812 C1 C2 H7 109.587
C1 C2 H8 111.214 C2 C1 Br3 111.933
C2 C1 Cl4 37.227 C2 C1 H6 110.982
Br3 C1 H5 107.376 Br3 C1 H6 107.872
Cl4 C2 H7 107.060 Cl4 C2 H8 107.525
H5 C1 H6 109.276 H7 C2 H8 109.525
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability