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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.460185
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.460185
Nuclear repulsion energy45.091762
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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
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 3094 3094 7.32      
2 A1 1374 1374 9.57      
3 A1 798 798 29.34      
4 B1 195 195 70.39      
5 B2 3240 3240 0.26      
6 B2 968 968 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4834.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4834.5 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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
9.11627 0.52100 0.49283

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.589
H3 0.000 0.958 -1.628
H4 0.000 -0.958 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71381.08181.0818
Cl21.71382.41482.4148
H31.08182.41481.9156
H41.08182.41481.9156

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.700 Br2 C1 H4 117.700
H3 C1 H4 124.599
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.207      
2 Cl -0.045      
3 H 0.126      
4 H 0.126      


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 -0.957 0.957
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.530 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.606 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.496
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.480 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.072
Polar
3z2-r24.145
x2-y2-1.925
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.978 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.072


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.413
(<r2>)1/2 5.693