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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.996978
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.996978
Nuclear repulsion energy126.005872
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 wB97X-D/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 3298 3298 0.48      
2 A1 768 768 8.95      
3 A1 311 311 0.53      
4 B1 359i 359i 39.16      
5 B2 1225 1225 53.24      
6 B2 943 943 140.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3092.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3092.2 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.61033 0.11127 0.10408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
H2 0.000 0.000 1.750
Cl3 0.000 1.472 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.472 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07821.69551.6955
H21.07822.41912.4191
Cl31.69552.41912.9437
Cl41.69552.41912.9437

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 119.762 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.477
Cl4 C1 H2 119.762
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.120      
2 H 0.209      
3 Cl -0.045      
4 Cl -0.045      


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 1.007 1.007
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.437 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.641 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.429
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.902 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.610
Polar
3z2-r25.221
x2-y2-0.796
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.293


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.248
(<r2>)1/2 9.962

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.997581
Energy at 298.15K-958.998378
HF Energy-958.997581
Nuclear repulsion energy125.863869
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 wB97X-D/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' 3262 3262 1.33      
2 A' 774 774 13.58      
3 A' 478 478 23.19      
4 A' 305 305 0.68      
5 A" 1229 1229 45.66      
6 A" 917 917 161.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3482.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3482.5 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.56221 0.11167 0.10442

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.011 0.693 0.000
H2 -0.455 1.668 0.000
Cl3 0.011 -0.171 1.468
Cl4 0.011 -0.171 -1.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08121.70391.7039
H21.08122.39972.3997
Cl31.70392.39972.9368
Cl41.70392.39972.9368

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 117.236 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.035
Cl4 C1 H2 117.236
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.113      
2 H 0.208      
3 Cl -0.047      
4 Cl -0.047      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.429 0.925 0.000 1.020
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.204 -0.816 0.000
y -0.816 -28.808 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.740
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.430 -0.816 0.000
y -0.816 2.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.734
Polar
3z2-r2-1.468
x2-y2-2.396
xy-0.816
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.248 -0.159 0.000
y -0.159 4.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.085


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.080
(<r2>)1/2 9.954