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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.048498
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.048498
Nuclear repulsion energy125.594024
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 A1 3287 3144 0.00      
2 A1 763 730 9.36      
3 A1 318 304 0.20      
4 B1 363i 348i 61.29      
5 B2 1248 1194 50.51      
6 B2 931 890 173.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3091.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2957.1 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
1.60854 0.11040 0.10331

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/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 1.749
Cl3 0.000 1.478 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.478 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07681.70091.7009
H21.07682.42222.4222
Cl31.70092.42222.9552
Cl41.70092.42222.9552

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 119.689 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.622
Cl4 C1 H2 119.689
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 -0.297      
2 H 0.224      
3 Cl 0.037      
4 Cl 0.037      


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 1.004 1.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.346 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.203
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.998 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.718 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.716
Polar
3z2-r25.432
x2-y2-0.853
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.865 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.645


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.360
(<r2>)1/2 10.018

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.049129
Energy at 298.15K-959.049937
HF Energy-959.049129
Nuclear repulsion energy125.440311
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' 3255 3114 1.67      
2 A' 768 735 14.84      
3 A' 481 460 33.59      
4 A' 312 298 0.75      
5 A" 1257 1202 43.87      
6 A" 903 864 197.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3488.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3336.4 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
1.56188 0.11075 0.10362

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 0.012 0.694 0.000
H2 -0.460 1.665 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.171 1.475
Cl4 0.012 -0.171 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07981.70951.7095
H21.07982.40172.4017
Cl31.70952.40172.9490
Cl41.70952.40172.9490

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 117.073 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.211
Cl4 C1 H2 117.073
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 -0.278      
2 H 0.220      
3 Cl 0.029      
4 Cl 0.029      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.523 0.921 0.000 1.059
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.074 -0.902 0.000
y -0.902 -29.624 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.661
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.431 -0.902 0.000
y -0.902 2.244 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.812
Polar
3z2-r2-1.625
x2-y2-2.450
xy-0.902
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.284 -0.152 0.000
y -0.152 3.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.933


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.232
(<r2>)1/2 10.012