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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/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 B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.447288
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-948.447288
Nuclear repulsion energy120.857884
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 B3PW91/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 3485 3084 10.85      
2 A1 776 687 23.37      
3 A1 294 260 2.96      
4 B1 533i 472i 39.95      
5 B2 1277 1130 90.99      
6 B2 1014 897 87.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3156.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.885) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2793.3 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 B3PW91/STO-3G
ABC
1.50528 0.10194 0.09548

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.697
H2 0.000 0.000 1.796
Cl3 0.000 1.538 -0.176
Cl4 0.000 -1.538 -0.176

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.09881.76841.7684
H21.09882.50082.5008
Cl31.76842.50083.0753
Cl41.76842.50083.0753

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 119.596 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.808
Cl4 C1 H2 119.596
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.026      
2 H 0.137      
3 Cl -0.056      
4 Cl -0.056      


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 1.405 1.405
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.134 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.924
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.294
Polar
3z2-r26.589
x2-y22.169
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.493


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.777
(<r2>)1/2 10.285

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.450723
Energy at 298.15K-948.451505
HF Energy-948.450723
Nuclear repulsion energy120.723250
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 B3PW91/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' 3408 3016 4.91      
2 A' 802 710 31.14      
3 A' 651 576 3.41      
4 A' 289 256 2.24      
5 A" 1286 1138 55.58      
6 A" 972 860 124.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3704.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.885) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3278.1 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 B3PW91/STO-3G
ABC
1.40304 0.10319 0.09651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.017 0.747 0.000
H2 -0.669 1.618 0.000
Cl3 0.017 -0.179 1.527
Cl4 0.017 -0.179 -1.527

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.10781.78601.7860
H21.10782.45572.4557
Cl31.78602.45573.0533
Cl41.78602.45573.0533

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 114.060 Cl3 C1 Cl4 117.475
Cl4 C1 H2 114.060
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.000      
2 H 0.134      
3 Cl -0.067      
4 Cl -0.067      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.590 1.325 0.000 1.451
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.740 -0.807 0.000
y -0.807 -27.479 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.516
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.757 -0.807 0.000
y -0.807 2.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.406
Polar
3z2-r2-6.812
x2-y2-1.261
xy-0.807
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.549 -0.201 0.000
y -0.201 1.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.988


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.032
(<r2>)1/2 10.249