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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.594332
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-948.594332
Nuclear repulsion energy120.409899
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 TPSSh/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 3461 3461 9.59      
2 A1 764 764 23.27      
3 A1 290 290 2.87      
4 B1 564i 564i 40.11      
5 B2 1268 1268 94.31      
6 B2 998 998 88.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3108.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3108.4 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 TPSSh/STO-3G
ABC
1.49896 0.10111 0.09472

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.699
H2 0.000 0.000 1.800
Cl3 0.000 1.544 -0.176
Cl4 0.000 -1.544 -0.176

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.10081.77481.7748
H21.10082.50772.5077
Cl31.77482.50773.0879
Cl41.77482.50773.0879

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 119.549 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.903
Cl4 C1 H2 119.549
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.016      
2 H 0.129      
3 Cl -0.057      
4 Cl -0.057      


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 1.383 1.383
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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 3.939 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.523


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.463
(<r2>)1/2 10.318

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-948.598491
Energy at 298.15K-948.599270
HF Energy-948.598491
Nuclear repulsion energy120.256879
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 TPSSh/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' 3379 3379 3.56      
2 A' 800 800 30.49      
3 A' 670 670 3.28      
4 A' 284 284 2.11      
5 A" 1279 1279 55.00      
6 A" 951 951 128.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3681.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3681.4 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 TPSSh/STO-3G
ABC
1.38710 0.10247 0.09584

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.017 0.754 0.000
H2 -0.696 1.606 0.000
Cl3 0.017 -0.180 1.532
Cl4 0.017 -0.180 -1.532

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.11061.79431.7943
H21.11062.45852.4585
Cl31.79432.45853.0638
Cl41.79432.45853.0638

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 113.530 Cl3 C1 Cl4 117.245
Cl4 C1 H2 113.530
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.012      
2 H 0.125      
3 Cl -0.069      
4 Cl -0.069      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.600 1.300 0.000 1.432
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.565 -0.211 0.000
y -0.211 1.559 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.088


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.646
(<r2>)1/2 10.278