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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

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 B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.141042
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-948.119562
Nuclear repulsion energy120.542272
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 3506 3506 8.50      
2 A1 778 778 22.30      
3 A1 293 293 3.28      
4 B1 569i 569i 35.61      
5 B2 1295 1295 99.81      
6 B2 1020 1020 72.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3161.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3161.2 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 B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
1.49095 0.10149 0.09503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.702
H2 0.000 0.000 1.800
Cl3 0.000 1.541 -0.177
Cl4 0.000 -1.541 -0.177

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.09881.77391.7739
H21.09882.50692.5069
Cl31.77392.50693.0821
Cl41.77392.50693.0821

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 119.685 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.630
Cl4 C1 H2 119.685
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.144829
Energy at 298.15K-948.145629
HF Energy-948.122727
Nuclear repulsion energy120.482249
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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' 3435 3435 3.61      
2 A' 805 805 28.34      
3 A' 677 677 2.43      
4 A' 289 289 2.55      
5 A" 1305 1305 62.41      
6 A" 980 980 109.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3745.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3745.3 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 B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
1.39002 0.10290 0.09619

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.017 0.752 0.000
H2 -0.667 1.623 0.000
Cl3 0.017 -0.180 1.529
Cl4 0.017 -0.180 -1.529

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.10741.79061.7906
H21.10742.46102.4610
Cl31.79062.46103.0578
Cl41.79062.46103.0578

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 114.171 Cl3 C1 Cl4 117.268
Cl4 C1 H2 114.171
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability