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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G

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 PBE1PBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-496.917980
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-496.917980
Nuclear repulsion energy45.287884
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3208 3081 4.45 90.08 0.12 0.22
2 A' 1453 1395 7.61 4.43 0.60 0.75
3 A' 834 801 37.16 6.45 0.30 0.47
4 A' 293 282 120.80 0.46 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3361 3228 0.06 47.05 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1024 983 0.93 5.73 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5086.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9604) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4885.0 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G
ABC
9.19613 0.52572 0.49729

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.119 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.586 0.000
H3 0.000 1.625 0.954
H4 0.000 1.625 -0.954

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70511.07951.0795
Cl21.70512.40792.4079
H31.07952.40791.9073
H41.07952.40791.9073

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 117.945 Br2 C1 H4 117.945
H3 C1 H4 124.111
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.539      
2 Cl 0.023      
3 H 0.258      
4 H 0.258      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 1.225 0.000 1.225
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.493 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 -17.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.354
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.764 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 2.319 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.445
Polar
3z2-r20.890
x2-y2-3.389
xy0.001
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.075 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.163


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.100
(<r2>)1/2 5.666

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-496.917980
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-496.917980
Nuclear repulsion energy45.291982
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 PBE1PBE/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 A1 3208 3081 4.46 90.12 0.12 0.22
2 A1 1453 1396 7.61      
3 A1 835 802 37.10      
4 B1 295 284 120.75      
5 B2 3360 3227 0.07      
6 B2 1024 983 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5087.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9604) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4885.9 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G
ABC
9.20084 0.52580 0.49738

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.119
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.586
H3 0.000 0.953 -1.625
H4 0.000 -0.953 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70481.07961.0796
Cl21.70482.40802.4080
H31.07962.40801.9068
H41.07962.40801.9068

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 117.976 Br2 C1 H4 117.976
H3 C1 H4 124.047
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.539      
2 Cl 0.023      
3 H 0.258      
4 H 0.258      


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 -1.224 1.224
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.355 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.103
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.764 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.442 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.321
Polar
3z2-r24.643
x2-y2-2.137
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.163 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.075


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.098
(<r2>)1/2 5.666