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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.766966
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.600407
Nuclear repulsion energy125.434076
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A1 3296 3296 0.00      
2 A1 758 758 8.44      
3 A1 318 318 0.16      
4 B1 378i 378i 58.83      
5 B2 1273 1273 51.21      
6 B2 925 925 171.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3096.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3096.2 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
1.61185 0.11000 0.10297

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
H2 0.000 0.000 1.747
Cl3 0.000 1.480 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.480 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07501.70291.7029
H21.07502.42172.4217
Cl31.70292.42172.9606
Cl41.70292.42172.9606

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 119.623 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.754
Cl4 C1 H2 119.623
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.767822
Energy at 298.15K-958.768642
HF Energy-958.601335
Nuclear repulsion energy125.228642
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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' 3258 3258 2.02      
2 A' 765 765 14.36      
3 A' 497 497 29.90      
4 A' 313 313 0.51      
5 A" 1279 1279 43.63      
6 A" 892 892 198.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3501.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3501.4 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
1.56086 0.11029 0.10324

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.695 0.000
H2 -0.483 1.653 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.171 1.477
Cl4 0.012 -0.171 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07821.71271.7127
H21.07822.39912.3991
Cl31.71272.39912.9549
Cl41.71272.39912.9549

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 116.707 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.226
Cl4 C1 H2 116.707
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability