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

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

19 10 17 12 22

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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.051955
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.051955
Nuclear repulsion energy125.568998
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 TPSSh/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 3265 3151 0.26      
2 A1 750 723 8.90      
3 A1 304 294 0.48      
4 B1 391i 378i 38.27      
5 B2 1221 1178 52.30      
6 B2 918 886 150.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3033.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2927.2 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.61019 0.11033 0.10325

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/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 1.478 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.478 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07861.70091.7009
H21.07862.42322.4232
Cl31.70092.42322.9562
Cl41.70092.42322.9562

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 119.656 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.688
Cl4 C1 H2 119.656
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.132      
2 H 0.205      
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
  0.000 0.000 0.988 0.988
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.191 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.323


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.873
(<r2>)1/2 9.994

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.052959
Energy at 298.15K-959.053753
HF Energy-959.052959
Nuclear repulsion energy125.363548
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 TPSSh/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' 3219 3106 1.79      
2 A' 759 732 15.03      
3 A' 505 488 19.72      
4 A' 298 288 0.45      
5 A" 1226 1183 42.30      
6 A" 881 850 177.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3443.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3323.0 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.54731 0.11081 0.10365

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.699 0.000
H2 -0.508 1.648 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.172 1.474
Cl4 0.013 -0.172 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08241.71211.7121
H21.08242.39922.3992
Cl31.71212.39922.9478
Cl41.71212.39922.9478

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 116.490 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.831
Cl4 C1 H2 116.490
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.125      
2 H 0.205      
3 Cl -0.040      
4 Cl -0.040      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.469 0.888 0.000 1.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.270 -0.178 0.000
y -0.178 4.338 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.288


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.685
(<r2>)1/2 9.984