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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2Cl (Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-992.503143
Energy at 298.15K-992.507739
HF Energy-992.227397
Nuclear repulsion energy187.420423
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3181 3036 0.00      
2 Ag 1573 1501 0.00      
3 Ag 1366 1304 0.00      
4 Ag 1061 1013 0.00      
5 Ag 707 675 0.00      
6 Ag 283 271 0.00      
7 Au 3273 3124 0.60      
8 Au 1168 1115 0.61      
9 Au 802 766 4.58      
10 Au 115 110 9.58      
11 Bg 3253 3105 0.00      
12 Bg 1361 1299 0.00      
13 Bg 995 950 0.00      
14 Bu 3190 3045 3.69      
15 Bu 1573 1502 12.24      
16 Bu 1291 1233 33.90      
17 Bu 661 630 79.54      
18 Bu 207 198 12.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13029.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12437.0 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.93575 0.04618 0.04477

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.758 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.758 0.000
Cl3 -1.825 1.329 0.000
Cl4 1.825 -1.329 0.000
H5 0.444 1.177 0.900
H6 0.444 1.177 -0.900
H7 -0.444 -1.177 0.900
H8 -0.444 -1.177 -0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51661.91192.77221.08691.08692.17952.1795
C21.51662.77221.91192.17952.17951.08691.0869
Cl31.91192.77224.51452.44522.44522.99872.9987
Cl42.77221.91194.51452.99872.99872.44522.4452
H51.08692.17952.44522.99871.79942.51493.0924
H61.08692.17952.44522.99871.79943.09242.5149
H72.17951.08692.99872.44522.51493.09241.7994
H82.17951.08692.99872.44523.09242.51491.7994

picture of Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 107.352 C1 C2 H7 112.632
C1 C2 H8 112.632 C2 C1 Cl3 107.352
C2 C1 H5 112.632 C2 C1 H6 112.632
Cl3 C1 H5 105.957 Cl3 C1 H6 105.957
Cl4 C2 H7 105.957 Cl4 C2 H8 105.957
H5 C1 H6 111.746 H7 C2 H8 111.746
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at MP2/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.487     -0.128
2 C -0.487     -0.127
3 Cl -0.046     -0.198
4 Cl -0.046     -0.198
5 H 0.267     0.163
6 H 0.267     0.163
7 H 0.267     0.163
8 H 0.267     0.163


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.001 0.001 0.000 0.002


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.969 5.647 0.000
y 5.647 -41.617 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.692
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.815 5.647 0.000
y 5.647 0.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.101
Polar
3z2-r210.202
x2-y2-4.352
xy5.647
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.686 -2.417 0.000
y -2.417 4.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.418


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 216.287
(<r2>)1/2 14.707

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-992.499648
Energy at 298.15K-992.504392
HF Energy-992.223254
Nuclear repulsion energy195.451208
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 MP2/3-21G
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 3233 3086 0.01      
2 A 3162 3019 7.18      
3 A 1554 1483 0.29      
4 A 1381 1318 16.24      
5 A 1248 1191 0.75      
6 A 1050 1002 1.61      
7 A 955 911 10.47      
8 A 607 579 17.34      
9 A 262 250 1.26      
10 A 108 103 1.29      
11 B 3245 3097 0.41      
12 B 3157 3014 1.64      
13 B 1557 1486 14.26      
14 B 1363 1301 37.46      
15 B 1192 1137 0.68      
16 B 900 859 16.83      
17 B 636 607 21.16      
18 B 401 383 9.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13005.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12413.4 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.30045 0.07045 0.06074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.319 0.688 0.957
C2 -0.319 -0.688 0.957
Cl3 -0.319 1.735 -0.497
Cl4 0.319 -1.735 -0.497
H5 0.035 1.243 1.852
H6 1.400 0.647 0.845
H7 -0.035 -1.243 1.852
H8 -1.400 -0.647 0.845

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51631.90172.82551.09041.08762.15722.1789
C21.51632.82551.90172.15722.17891.09041.0876
Cl31.90172.82553.52762.42512.43633.80302.9394
Cl42.82551.90173.52763.80302.93942.42512.4363
H51.09042.15722.42513.80301.79822.48712.5775
H61.08762.17892.43632.93941.79822.57753.0840
H72.15721.09043.80302.42512.48712.57751.7982
H82.17891.08762.93942.43632.57753.08401.7982

picture of Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 111.011 C1 C2 H7 110.634
C1 C2 H8 112.562 C2 C1 Cl3 111.011
C2 C1 H5 110.634 C2 C1 H6 112.562
Cl3 C1 H5 105.039 Cl3 C1 H6 105.943
Cl4 C2 H7 105.039 Cl4 C2 H8 105.943
H5 C1 H6 111.298 H7 C2 H8 111.298
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability