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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ

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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Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.005336
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.522230
Nuclear repulsion energy45.630952
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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.005347
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.522201
Nuclear repulsion energy45.637188
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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
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 3221 3221 5.94      
2 A1 1448 1448 10.43      
3 A1 868 868 30.10      
4 B1 177 177 66.06      
5 B2 3369 3369 0.28      
6 B2 1012 1012 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5047.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5047.1 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 CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
9.33259 0.53388 0.50500

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVQZ

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 0.947 -1.612
H4 0.000 -0.947 -1.612

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69211.07121.0712
Cl21.69212.38902.3890
H31.07122.38901.8933
H41.07122.38901.8933

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 117.902 Br2 C1 H4 117.902
H3 C1 H4 124.196
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability