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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

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

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.371586
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-957.371586
Nuclear repulsion energy125.792183
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 HF/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 A1 3418 3095 0.31      
2 A1 782 708 12.29      
3 A1 323 293 0.88      
4 B1 490i 444i 30.69      
5 B2 1329 1203 71.11      
6 B2 980 887 121.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3170.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2870.8 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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.60357 0.11087 0.10370

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.675
H2 0.000 0.000 1.743
Cl3 0.000 1.474 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.474 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.06761.69981.6998
H21.06762.41552.4155
Cl31.69982.41552.9490
Cl41.69982.41552.9490

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.835 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.329
Cl4 C1 H2 119.835
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.109      
2 H 0.220      
3 Cl -0.055      
4 Cl -0.055      


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 1.211 1.211
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.879 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.770
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.674 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.990
Polar
3z2-r25.979
x2-y2-0.239
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.134 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.451 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.157


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.893
(<r2>)1/2 9.995

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.373241
Energy at 298.15K-957.374168
HF Energy-957.373241
Nuclear repulsion energy125.666394
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 HF/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' 3382 3062 2.22      
2 A' 799 723 19.08      
3 A' 610 553 11.21      
4 A' 319 289 0.59      
5 A" 1338 1212 57.58      
6 A" 947 858 154.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3697.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3347.7 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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.53876 0.11157 0.10429

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.704 0.000
H2 -0.523 1.632 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.172 1.469
Cl4 0.013 -0.172 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07101.71061.7106
H21.07102.38732.3873
Cl31.71062.38732.9377
Cl41.71062.38732.9377

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.343 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.332
Cl4 C1 H2 116.343
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.087      
2 H 0.215      
3 Cl -0.064      
4 Cl -0.064      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.451 1.130 0.000 1.217
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.578 -0.862 0.000
y -0.862 -29.237 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.814
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.053 -0.862 0.000
y -0.862 2.459 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.407
Polar
3z2-r2-2.814
x2-y2-2.341
xy-0.862
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.227 -0.180 0.000
y -0.180 4.156 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.543


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.570
(<r2>)1/2 9.978