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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-614.648179
Energy at 298.15K-614.654001
HF Energy-614.648179
Nuclear repulsion energy158.643074
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3834 3700 30.41      
2 A' 3097 2989 14.71      
3 A' 2993 2888 36.74      
4 A' 1527 1474 2.08      
5 A' 1490 1438 3.46      
6 A' 1457 1406 4.50      
7 A' 1295 1249 1.67      
8 A' 1231 1188 51.83      
9 A' 1075 1037 82.30      
10 A' 1017 981 18.06      
11 A' 764 737 68.11      
12 A' 385 372 1.49      
13 A' 245 237 8.37      
14 A" 3161 3050 7.47      
15 A" 3029 2923 40.57      
16 A" 1296 1251 0.03      
17 A" 1202 1160 1.02      
18 A" 1053 1016 2.27      
19 A" 798 770 0.07      
20 A" 203 196 106.50      
21 A" 118 114 16.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15635.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15087.8 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.97974 0.08102 0.07701

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.980 -0.553 0.000
C2 0.000 0.611 0.000
Cl3 -1.698 0.000 0.000
O4 2.274 0.028 0.000
H5 0.807 -1.176 0.889
H6 0.807 -1.176 -0.889
H7 0.125 1.228 0.890
H8 0.125 1.228 -0.890
H9 2.923 -0.682 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52152.73431.41781.09951.09952.16662.16661.9468
C21.52151.80412.34742.15302.15301.09001.09003.1960
Cl32.73431.80413.97152.90622.90622.37072.37074.6704
O41.41782.34743.97152.09572.09572.61732.61730.9617
H51.09952.15302.90622.09571.77732.49923.06742.3476
H61.09952.15302.90622.09571.77733.06742.49922.3476
H72.16661.09002.37072.61732.49923.06741.77983.5026
H82.16661.09002.37072.61733.06742.49921.77983.5026
H91.94683.19604.67040.96172.34762.34763.50263.5026

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.323 C1 C2 H7 111.044
C1 C2 H8 111.044 C1 O4 H9 108.275
C2 C1 O4 105.948 C2 C1 H5 109.408
C2 C1 H6 109.408 Cl3 C2 H7 107.422
Cl3 C2 H8 107.422 O4 C1 H5 112.096
O4 C1 H6 112.096 H5 C1 H6 107.845
H7 C2 H8 109.453
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.055      
2 C -0.161      
3 Cl -0.186      
4 O -0.422      
5 H 0.108      
6 H 0.108      
7 H 0.157      
8 H 0.157      
9 H 0.294      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.885 -0.877 0.000 2.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.799 -3.982 0.000
y -3.982 -29.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.122
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.425 -3.982 0.000
y -3.982 1.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.410
Polar
3z2-r2-0.819
x2-y2-2.173
xy-3.982
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.352 0.083 0.000
y 0.083 5.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.598


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 138.751
(<r2>)1/2 11.779