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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.051219
Energy at 298.15K-613.057339
HF Energy-613.051219
Nuclear repulsion energy159.812510
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/6-311G**
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' 4187 3804 74.26      
2 A' 3262 2963 22.74      
3 A' 3169 2879 42.25      
4 A' 1656 1505 1.54      
5 A' 1624 1475 8.15      
6 A' 1590 1445 1.84      
7 A' 1427 1296 1.74      
8 A' 1336 1214 101.40      
9 A' 1188 1079 97.46      
10 A' 1095 995 8.49      
11 A' 815 741 108.89      
12 A' 416 378 1.19      
13 A' 270 245 10.90      
14 A" 3327 3023 13.70      
15 A" 3208 2914 50.68      
16 A" 1422 1292 0.41      
17 A" 1320 1200 1.86      
18 A" 1159 1053 5.09      
19 A" 864 785 0.01      
20 A" 253 230 145.63      
21 A" 142 129 14.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16864.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15321.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.99839 0.08196 0.07793

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.980 -0.547 0.000
C2 0.000 0.608 0.000
Cl3 -1.689 -0.003 0.000
O4 2.256 0.028 0.000
H5 0.820 -1.162 0.881
H6 0.820 -1.162 -0.881
H7 0.120 1.216 0.882
H8 0.120 1.216 -0.882
H9 2.911 -0.647 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51432.72381.40021.08661.08662.15072.15071.9335
C21.51431.79632.32972.14042.14041.07811.07813.1695
Cl32.72381.79633.94582.90102.90102.35272.35274.6447
O41.40022.32973.94582.06322.06322.59922.59920.9400
H51.08662.14042.90102.06321.76242.47913.04232.3267
H61.08662.14042.90102.06321.76243.04232.47912.3267
H72.15071.07812.35272.59922.47913.04231.76423.4697
H82.15071.07812.35272.59923.04232.47911.76423.4697
H91.93353.16954.64470.94002.32672.32673.46973.4697

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.438 C1 C2 H7 111.005
C1 C2 H8 111.005 C1 O4 H9 109.865
C2 C1 O4 106.071 C2 C1 H5 109.670
C2 C1 H6 109.670 Cl3 C2 H7 107.218
Cl3 C2 H8 107.218 O4 C1 H5 111.510
O4 C1 H6 111.510 H5 C1 H6 108.384
H7 C2 H8 109.814
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.116      
2 C -0.220      
3 Cl -0.165      
4 O -0.478      
5 H 0.090      
6 H 0.090      
7 H 0.155      
8 H 0.155      
9 H 0.257      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.116 -1.066 0.000 2.370
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.335 -4.527 0.000
y -4.527 -30.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.685
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.395 -4.527 0.000
y -4.527 2.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.080
Polar
3z2-r20.160
x2-y2-3.140
xy-4.527
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.893 0.277 0.000
y 0.277 4.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.938


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 137.872
(<r2>)1/2 11.742