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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-536.084655
Energy at 298.15K-536.088286
HF Energy-536.084655
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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/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' 3201 3201 1.06      
2 A' 3183 3183 3.53      
3 A' 1555 1555 2.27      
4 A' 1513 1513 10.95      
5 A' 1238 1238 2.42      
6 A' 1116 1116 8.75      
7 A' 723 723 80.57      
8 A' 420 420 51.11      
9 A' 299 299 15.65      
10 A" 3315 3315 1.78      
11 A" 3261 3261 0.01      
12 A" 1294 1294 0.11      
13 A" 1061 1061 0.14      
14 A" 825 825 5.23      
15 A" 312 312 0.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11657.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11657.4 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 wB97X-D/3-21G
ABC
1.03315 0.17944 0.16295

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.441 0.890 0.000
C2 0.000 0.964 0.000
Cl3 0.688 -0.906 0.000
H4 -1.980 0.777 0.932
H5 -1.980 0.777 -0.932
H6 0.451 1.360 -0.906
H7 0.451 1.360 0.906

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.44272.78521.08291.08292.14942.1494
C21.44271.99262.19682.19681.08641.0864
Cl32.78521.99263.29013.29012.45152.4515
H41.08292.19683.29011.86423.10302.5004
H51.08292.19683.29011.86422.50043.1030
H62.14941.08642.45153.10302.50041.8112
H72.14941.08642.45152.50043.10301.8112

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 107.260 C1 C2 H6 115.684
C1 C2 H7 115.684 C2 C1 H4 120.202
C2 C1 H5 120.202 Cl3 C2 H6 101.446
Cl3 C2 H7 101.446 H4 C1 H5 118.799
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.343      
2 C -0.585      
3 Cl -0.128      
4 H 0.242      
5 H 0.242      
6 H 0.286      
7 H 0.286      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.441 2.617 0.000 2.987
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.028 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 -26.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.765
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.708 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 -1.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.101
Polar
3z2-r22.203
x2-y21.678
xy0.979
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.936 -1.618 0.000
y -1.618 4.961 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.109


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.250
(<r2>)1/2 8.789