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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.926137
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.926137
Nuclear repulsion energy126.056777
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 3275 3149 0.42      
2 A1 762 732 8.32      
3 A1 309 298 0.45      
4 B1 334i 321i 37.97      
5 B2 1226 1178 50.36      
6 B2 935 899 144.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3086.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2967.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.62450 0.11117 0.10405

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.668
H2 0.000 0.000 1.747
Cl3 0.000 1.472 -0.169
Cl4 0.000 -1.472 -0.169

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07891.69371.6937
H21.07892.41642.4164
Cl31.69372.41642.9449
Cl41.69372.41642.9449

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 119.615 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.770
Cl4 C1 H2 119.615
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.135      
2 H 0.205      
3 Cl -0.035      
4 Cl -0.035      


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 0.967 0.967
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.403 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.454
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.909 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.607 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.515
Polar
3z2-r25.031
x2-y2-0.868
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.178 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.124 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.305


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.235
(<r2>)1/2 9.962

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.926711
Energy at 298.15K-958.927474
HF Energy-958.926711
Nuclear repulsion energy125.902667
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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' 3239 3114 1.20      
2 A' 767 738 12.47      
3 A' 447 430 23.67      
4 A' 302 291 0.84      
5 A" 1229 1182 42.85      
6 A" 908 873 165.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3445.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3312.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.57491 0.11156 0.10438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.011 0.689 0.000
H2 -0.453 1.667 0.000
Cl3 0.011 -0.171 1.469
Cl4 0.011 -0.171 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08201.70231.7023
H21.08202.39782.3978
Cl31.70232.39782.9383
Cl41.70232.39782.9383

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 117.151 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.319
Cl4 C1 H2 117.151
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 H 0.204      
3 Cl -0.037      
4 Cl -0.037      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.422 0.885 0.000 0.981
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.176 -0.802 0.000
y -0.802 -28.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.630
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.449 -0.802 0.000
y -0.802 2.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.631
Polar
3z2-r2-1.262
x2-y2-2.352
xy-0.802
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.251 -0.159 0.000
y -0.159 4.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.192


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.081
(<r2>)1/2 9.954