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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.464105
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.464105
Nuclear repulsion energy45.586846
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/cc-pCVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3185 3185 6.98      
2 A1 1419 1419 8.43      
3 A1 853 853 33.73      
4 B1 210 210 71.61      
5 B2 3336 3336 0.02      
6 B2 1001 1001 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5001.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5001.6 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/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
9.23575 0.53341 0.50429

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.111
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.582
H3 0.000 0.952 -1.613
H4 0.000 -0.952 -1.613

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69271.07611.0761
Cl21.69272.39252.3925
H31.07612.39251.9032
H41.07612.39251.9032

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 117.833 Br2 C1 H4 117.833
H3 C1 H4 124.335
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.210      
2 Cl -0.050      
3 H 0.130      
4 H 0.130      


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 -1.112 1.112
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.297 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.314 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.156
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.412 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.150
Polar
3z2-r24.300
x2-y2-1.983
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.450 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.807


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.786
(<r2>)1/2 5.638