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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"
2 2 no C*V 3Σ

State 1 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.764162
Energy at 298.15K-498.764028
HF Energy-498.764162
Nuclear repulsion energy38.515898
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 wB97X-D/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' 2928 2800 80.04      
2 A' 1239 1185 7.22      
3 A' 821 786 115.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2494.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2385.7 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
15.68293 0.59438 0.57268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 1.198 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.506 0.000
H3 -1.045 1.408 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.70361.1101
Cl21.70362.2024
H31.11012.2024

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 100.912
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.184      
2 Cl 0.039      
3 H 0.145      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.627 -0.510 0.000 1.705
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.681 -2.706 0.000
y -2.706 -20.327 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.153
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.441 -2.706 0.000
y -2.706 -1.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.851
Polar
3z2-r23.702
x2-y20.646
xy-2.706
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.302 -0.324 0.000
y -0.324 4.870 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.883


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.300
(<r2>)1/2 5.320

State 1 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.764162
Energy at 298.15K-498.764028
HF Energy-498.764162
Nuclear repulsion energy38.515898
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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
15.68293 0.59438 0.57268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.761620
Energy at 298.15K-498.761469
HF Energy-498.761620
Nuclear repulsion energy38.809304
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 wB97X-D/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' 3195 3056 5.16      
2 A' 975 933 2.33      
3 A' 879 841 55.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2524.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2414.8 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
25.21375 0.58894 0.57550

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.161 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.516 0.000
H3 -0.844 1.795 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.67691.0855
Cl21.67692.4732
H31.08552.4732

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.737
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.228      
2 Cl 0.039      
3 H 0.189      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.831 0.443 0.000 0.942
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.573 -1.546 0.000
y -1.546 -17.243 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.771
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.066 -1.546 0.000
y -1.546 1.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.863
Polar
3z2-r2-3.726
x2-y2-1.330
xy-1.546
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.891 -0.180 0.000
y -0.180 4.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.575


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.103
(<r2>)1/2 5.301

State 2 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.738545
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.738545
Nuclear repulsion energy39.319096
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 wB97X-D/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 Σ 3406 3258 70.21      
2 Σ 951 909 19.14      
3 Π 1081i 1034i 119.60      
3 Π 1081i 1034i 119.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1097.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1049.9 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
25.21375 0.58894 0.57550

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.092
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.513
H3 0.000 0.000 -2.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.60491.0667
Cl21.60492.6716
H31.06672.6716

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 Cl 0.062      
3 H 0.222      


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 -0.657 0.657
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.650 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.091
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.280 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.560
Polar
3z2-r29.119
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.616 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.225


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.142
(<r2>)1/2 5.305