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All results from a given calculation for CHBr2 (dibromomethyl radical)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5181.531550
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-5181.531550
Nuclear repulsion energy340.692098
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 PBEPBE/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' 3164 3131 0.69 85.88 0.28 0.44
2 A' 629 623 4.56 6.23 0.12 0.21
3 A' 343 340 25.33 8.29 0.12 0.21
4 A' 188 186 0.19 3.00 0.43 0.60
5 A" 1155 1143 44.47 1.42 0.75 0.86
6 A" 803 794 110.60 0.90 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3141.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3108.7 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.29648 0.04172 0.04045

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.005 0.820 0.000
H2 -0.417 1.824 0.000
Br3 0.005 -0.096 1.600
Br4 0.005 -0.096 -1.600

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Br3 Br4
C11.08931.84371.8437
H21.08932.53512.5351
Br31.84372.53513.1993
Br41.84372.53513.1993

picture of dibromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 Br3 117.274 H2 C1 Br4 117.274
Br3 C1 Br4 120.366
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.403      
2 H 0.176      
3 Br 0.114      
4 Br 0.114      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.351 0.592 0.000 0.688
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.607 -0.781 0.000
y -0.781 -39.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.727
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.276 -0.781 0.000
y -0.781 1.732 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.545
Polar
3z2-r21.090
x2-y2-2.672
xy-0.781
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.232 -0.138 0.000
y -0.138 6.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.928


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 212.980
(<r2>)1/2 14.594