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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.738072
Energy at 298.15K-498.737909
HF Energy-498.738072
Nuclear repulsion energy37.900934
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 BLYP/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' 2775 2759 84.67      
2 A' 1207 1200 3.36      
3 A' 748 744 79.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2364.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2351.5 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
15.05954 0.57567 0.55447

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.046 1.223 0.000
Cl2 0.046 -0.515 0.000
H3 -1.063 1.424 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.73791.1277
Cl21.73792.2340
H31.12772.2340

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 100.273
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.156      
2 Cl 0.007      
3 H 0.149      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.249 -0.521 0.000 1.353
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.240 -2.232 0.000
y -2.232 -19.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.888
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.505 -2.232 0.000
y -2.232 -1.019 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.524
Polar
3z2-r23.048
x2-y20.343
xy-2.232
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.848 -0.352 0.000
y -0.352 4.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.311


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.496
(<r2>)1/2 5.338

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.727718
Energy at 298.15K-498.727544
HF Energy-498.727718
Nuclear repulsion energy38.593352
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 BLYP/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' 927 922 6.05      
2 A' 841 837 36.18      
3 A' 3093 3076 6.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2430.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2417.2 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
24.69316 0.58272 0.56929

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.166 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.517 0.000
H3 -0.852 1.803 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.68301.0943
Cl21.68302.4852
H31.09432.4852

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.637
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.160      
2 Cl -0.005      
3 H 0.165      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.714 0.259 0.000 0.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.166 -1.393 0.000
y -1.393 -16.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.245
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.092 -1.393 0.000
y -1.393 1.802 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.710
Polar
3z2-r2-3.421
x2-y2-1.263
xy-1.393
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.443 -0.247 0.000
y -0.247 4.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.099


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.019
(<r2>)1/2 5.293