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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-993.663981
Energy at 298.15K-993.668517
Nuclear repulsion energy201.598980
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 PBEPBE/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' 3133 3105 1.55      
2 A' 3095 3067 0.75      
3 A' 3001 2973 1.36      
4 A' 1494 1480 10.73      
5 A' 1421 1408 21.62      
6 A' 1276 1265 17.98      
7 A' 1088 1078 8.33      
8 A' 981 972 27.57      
9 A' 589 584 17.09      
10 A' 376 373 7.25      
11 A' 243 241 1.41      
12 A" 3075 3047 2.50      
13 A" 1500 1487 4.26      
14 A" 1187 1176 49.71      
15 A" 1070 1060 41.64      
16 A" 614 608 137.52      
17 A" 310 308 1.53      
18 A" 275 272 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12363.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12251.2 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
ABC
0.20535 0.09706 0.06995

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.218 0.562 0.000
C2 -1.003 1.450 0.000
H3 1.185 1.077 0.000
Cl4 0.218 -0.534 1.534
Cl5 0.218 -0.534 -1.534
H6 -1.918 0.838 0.000
H7 -0.992 2.088 0.900
H8 -0.992 2.088 -0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51021.09491.88551.88552.15462.14602.1460
C21.51022.21942.78952.78951.10101.10361.1036
H31.09492.21942.42542.42543.11232.56352.5635
Cl41.88552.78952.42543.06882.96692.95683.7772
Cl51.88552.78952.42543.06882.96693.77722.9568
H62.15461.10103.11232.96692.96691.79771.7977
H72.14601.10362.56352.95683.77721.79771.8003
H82.14601.10362.56353.77722.95681.79771.8003

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.227 C1 C2 H7 109.389
C1 C2 H8 109.389 C2 C1 H3 115.933
C2 C1 Cl4 109.978 C2 C1 Cl5 109.978
H3 C1 Cl4 105.863 H3 C1 Cl5 105.863
Cl4 C1 Cl5 108.940 H6 C2 H7 109.259
H6 C2 H8 109.259 H7 C2 H8 109.302
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.582      
2 C -0.576      
3 H 0.320      
4 Cl 0.042      
5 Cl 0.042      
6 H 0.259      
7 H 0.248      
8 H 0.248      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.430 2.725 0.000 2.758
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.379 -0.044 0.000
y -0.044 -36.696 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.068
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.004 -0.044 0.000
y -0.044 3.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.031
Polar
3z2-r2-10.062
x2-y2-0.682
xy-0.044
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.939 -0.580 0.000
y -0.580 5.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.856


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 155.629
(<r2>)1/2 12.475