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All results from a given calculation for C2Cl2 (dichloroacetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Σg
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-995.252399
Energy at 298.15K-995.250976
HF Energy-994.611357
Nuclear repulsion energy153.690691
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 2273 2147 0.00      
2 Σg 485 458 0.00      
3 Σu 1027 970 51.54      
4 Πg 326 307 0.00      
4 Πg 326 307 0.00      
5 Πu 181 171 0.93      
5 Πu 181 171 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2398.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2265.8 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.04676

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.607
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.607
Cl3 0.000 0.000 2.242
Cl4 0.000 0.000 -2.242

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.21461.63512.8497
C21.21462.84971.6351
Cl31.63512.84974.4847
Cl42.84971.63514.4847

picture of dichloroacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 180.000 C2 C1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability