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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

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 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1072.941009
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1072.941009
Nuclear repulsion energy266.548612
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 3131 3131 4.01 72.45 0.22 0.36
2 A 2961 2961 50.39 118.95 0.31 0.48
3 A 1896 1896 133.36 12.60 0.42 0.59
4 A 1407 1407 14.58 4.10 0.62 0.77
5 A 1270 1270 11.65 3.24 0.74 0.85
6 A 1225 1225 12.87 7.00 0.71 0.83
7 A 1043 1043 13.14 2.16 0.51 0.68
8 A 947 947 11.06 4.76 0.63 0.77
9 A 836 836 77.12 5.51 0.70 0.82
10 A 660 660 37.71 10.19 0.09 0.16
11 A 624 624 29.72 5.62 0.41 0.59
12 A 348 348 1.34 2.80 0.19 0.33
13 A 276 276 3.64 3.98 0.63 0.77
14 A 220 220 2.73 1.11 0.69 0.82
15 A 92 92 9.73 1.51 0.73 0.84

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8466.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8466.9 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.12479 0.08990 0.05538

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.099 -0.024 0.518
C2 -0.718 -1.281 0.191
H3 0.228 0.058 1.599
Cl4 1.731 -0.262 -0.168
Cl5 -0.669 1.448 -0.058
O6 -1.796 -1.270 -0.315
H7 -0.192 -2.211 0.487

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.53401.09111.78581.75762.41592.2060
C21.53402.16082.67592.74051.19081.1082
H31.09112.16082.34102.34053.08582.5618
Cl41.78582.67592.34102.94893.67052.8147
Cl51.75762.74052.34052.94892.95363.7295
O62.41591.19083.08583.67052.95362.0242
H72.20601.10822.56182.81473.72952.0242

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.427 C1 C2 H7 112.214
C2 C1 H3 109.650 C2 C1 Cl4 107.182
C2 C1 Cl5 112.549 H3 C1 Cl4 106.407
H3 C1 Cl5 108.208 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.651
O6 C2 H7 123.358
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 -0.134      
2 C 0.158      
3 H 0.216      
4 Cl -0.103      
5 Cl -0.079      
6 O -0.204      
7 H 0.146      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.154 -0.865 1.931 2.410
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -46.810 -1.907 -1.166
y -1.907 -40.995 -1.520
z -1.166 -1.520 -39.626
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.500 -1.907 -1.166
y -1.907 2.223 -1.520
z -1.166 -1.520 4.277
Polar
3z2-r28.554
x2-y2-5.815
xy-1.907
xz-1.166
yz-1.520


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.177 -0.633 0.155
y -0.633 7.319 -0.270
z 0.155 -0.270 5.111


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 184.497
(<r2>)1/2 13.583