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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-947.078376
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-947.078376
Nuclear repulsion energy121.380438
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 HF/STO-3G
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 3693 3015 13.27      
2 A1 823 672 26.44      
3 A1 308 252 5.05      
4 B1 565i 461i 20.57      
5 B2 1385 1131 123.70      
6 B2 1090 890 47.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3367.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2749.3 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
1.50274 0.10303 0.09642

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.700
H2 0.000 0.000 1.788
Cl3 0.000 1.530 -0.176
Cl4 0.000 -1.530 -0.176

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08811.76271.7627
H21.08812.48952.4895
Cl31.76272.48953.0591
Cl41.76272.48953.0591

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.804 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.392
Cl4 C1 H2 119.804
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.036      
2 H 0.130      
3 Cl -0.083      
4 Cl -0.083      


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 1.693 1.693
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.130 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.956
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.372 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.816
Polar
3z2-r27.632
x2-y23.286
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.380 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.427


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.161
(<r2>)1/2 10.255

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-947.081441
Energy at 298.15K-947.082316
HF Energy-947.081441
Nuclear repulsion energy121.616057
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 HF/STO-3G
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' 3663 2991 8.05      
2 A' 845 690 31.84      
3 A' 705 576 0.68      
4 A' 306 250 4.28      
5 A" 1401 1144 87.96      
6 A" 1072 875 83.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3996.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3262.8 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
1.42184 0.10475 0.09789

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.015 0.740 0.000
H2 -0.608 1.638 0.000
Cl3 0.015 -0.179 1.516
Cl4 0.015 -0.179 -1.516

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.09311.77251.7725
H21.09312.44702.4470
Cl31.77252.44703.0312
Cl41.77252.44703.0312

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 115.219 Cl3 C1 Cl4 117.536
Cl4 C1 H2 115.219
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.065      
2 H 0.125      
3 Cl -0.095      
4 Cl -0.095      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.434 1.686 0.000 1.741
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.824 -0.650 0.000
y -0.650 -27.367 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.638
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.179 -0.650 0.000
y -0.650 3.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.542
Polar
3z2-r2-9.085
x2-y2-1.457
xy-0.650
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.464 -0.230 0.000
y -0.230 1.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.510


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 104.029
(<r2>)1/2 10.199