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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.379331
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.379331
Nuclear repulsion energy45.457504
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' 3190 3066 5.66      
2 A' 1406 1351 10.83      
3 A' 858 825 32.69      
4 A' 110 106 67.04      
5 A" 3345 3216 0.03      
6 A" 990 952 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4949.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4758.3 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
9.17091 0.53050 0.50149

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 -0.000 1.114 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.583 0.000
H3 0.000 1.618 0.955
H4 0.000 1.618 -0.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69731.07971.0797
Cl21.69732.39942.3994
H31.07972.39941.9099
H41.07972.39941.9099

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.816 Br2 C1 H4 117.816
H3 C1 H4 124.368
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 -0.307      
2 Cl -0.062      
3 H 0.184      
4 H 0.184      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 1.170 0.000 1.170
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.046 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 -16.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.543 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 2.231 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.312
Polar
3z2-r20.625
x2-y2-3.183
xy0.001
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.163 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.815


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.750
(<r2>)1/2 5.635

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.379331
Energy at 298.15K-499.380037
HF Energy-499.379331
Nuclear repulsion energy45.460632
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 3189 3066 5.66      
2 A1 1405 1351 10.81      
3 A1 858 825 32.71      
4 B1 109 104 67.06      
5 B2 3346 3216 0.03      
6 B2 991 952 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4948.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4757.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.16750 0.53061 0.50158

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 -1.114
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.583
H3 0.000 0.955 -1.617
H4 0.000 -0.955 -1.617

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69721.07971.0797
Cl21.69722.39902.3990
H31.07972.39901.9103
H41.07972.39901.9103

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.796 Br2 C1 H4 117.796
H3 C1 H4 124.409
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 -0.307      
2 Cl -0.062      
3 H 0.184      
4 H 0.184      


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 -1.170 1.170
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.045 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.141 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.865
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.543 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.228
Polar
3z2-r24.457
x2-y2-1.905
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.163 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.490


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.747
(<r2>)1/2 5.634