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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.808553
Energy at 298.15K-538.812122
HF Energy-538.808553
Nuclear repulsion energy92.939496
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 B3LYP/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' 3148 3044 3.56      
2 A' 3106 3003 12.55      
3 A' 1502 1452 0.66      
4 A' 1464 1415 5.62      
5 A' 1242 1201 14.00      
6 A' 1100 1063 10.01      
7 A' 692 669 76.95      
8 A' 481 465 49.31      
9 A' 298 288 15.37      
10 A" 3255 3147 5.83      
11 A" 3171 3065 2.71      
12 A" 1255 1214 0.00      
13 A" 1057 1022 2.07      
14 A" 789 763 2.44      
15 A" 245 237 0.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11401.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11022.9 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 B3LYP/6-311G**
ABC
1.09089 0.18466 0.16853

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.455 0.865 0.000
C2 0.000 0.897 0.000
Cl3 0.698 -0.868 0.000
H4 -2.001 0.764 0.929
H5 -2.001 0.764 -0.929
H6 0.433 1.334 -0.896
H7 0.433 1.334 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45532.76391.08241.08242.14172.1417
C21.45531.89842.21042.21041.08661.0866
Cl32.76391.89843.28823.28822.39212.3921
H41.08242.21043.28821.85783.09522.5005
H51.08242.21043.28821.85782.50053.0952
H62.14171.08662.39213.09522.50051.7915
H72.14171.08662.39212.50053.09521.7915

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 110.309 C1 C2 H6 114.037
C1 C2 H7 114.037 C2 C1 H4 120.446
C2 C1 H5 120.446 Cl3 C2 H6 103.134
Cl3 C2 H7 103.134 H4 C1 H5 118.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.173      
2 C -0.307      
3 Cl -0.152      
4 H 0.137      
5 H 0.137      
6 H 0.179      
7 H 0.179      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.185 2.144 0.000 2.450
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.874 0.700 0.000
y 0.700 -26.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.397
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.193 0.700 0.000
y 0.700 -1.101 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.908
Polar
3z2-r21.816
x2-y20.863
xy0.700
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.699 -1.545 0.000
y -1.545 5.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.777


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.799
(<r2>)1/2 8.706