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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.487194
Energy at 298.15K-538.490701
HF Energy-538.487194
Nuclear repulsion energy92.824698
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 PBEPBE/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' 3087 3059 3.56      
2 A' 3037 3009 11.84      
3 A' 1451 1438 0.76      
4 A' 1413 1400 6.38      
5 A' 1195 1184 9.51      
6 A' 1097 1087 8.74      
7 A' 681 675 72.72      
8 A' 475 471 43.92      
9 A' 287 284 15.43      
10 A" 3194 3165 5.29      
11 A" 3102 3074 2.57      
12 A" 1213 1202 0.00      
13 A" 1022 1013 1.97      
14 A" 765 758 3.00      
15 A" 235 233 0.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11127.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11026.2 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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
ABC
1.07923 0.18505 0.16874

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.455 0.859 0.000
C2 0.000 0.899 0.000
Cl3 0.698 -0.867 0.000
H4 -2.006 0.753 0.935
H5 -2.006 0.753 -0.935
H6 0.436 1.340 -0.903
H7 0.436 1.340 0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45542.75961.09061.09062.14992.1499
C21.45541.89862.21772.21771.09551.0955
Cl32.75961.89863.28763.28762.39902.3990
H41.09062.21773.28761.87083.11212.5114
H51.09062.21773.28761.87082.51143.1121
H62.14991.09552.39903.11212.51141.8056
H72.14991.09552.39902.51143.11211.8056

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.026 C1 C2 H6 114.129
C1 C2 H7 114.129 C2 C1 H4 120.486
C2 C1 H5 120.486 Cl3 C2 H6 103.206
Cl3 C2 H7 103.206 H4 C1 H5 118.110
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.178      
2 C -0.369      
3 Cl -0.132      
4 H 0.145      
5 H 0.145      
6 H 0.195      
7 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.145 2.047 0.000 2.346
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.761 0.661 0.000
y 0.661 -26.707 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.359
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.272 0.661 0.000
y 0.661 -1.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.875
Polar
3z2-r21.750
x2-y20.946
xy0.661
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.004 -1.610 0.000
y -1.610 5.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.875


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.771
(<r2>)1/2 8.705