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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.690141
Energy at 298.15K-498.690002
HF Energy-498.690141
Nuclear repulsion energy38.383667
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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' 2884 2764 98.12      
2 A' 1247 1195 8.99      
3 A' 810 777 106.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2470.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2367.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
15.45135 0.59071 0.56896

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.046 1.205 0.000
Cl2 0.046 -0.509 0.000
H3 -1.051 1.425 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.71361.1187
Cl21.71362.2234
H31.11872.2234

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.367
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.212      
2 Cl 0.066      
3 H 0.146      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.501 -0.515 0.000 1.587
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.313 -2.525 0.000
y -2.525 -19.909 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.794
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.462 -2.525 0.000
y -2.525 -1.355 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.817
Polar
3z2-r23.635
x2-y20.596
xy-2.525
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.367 -0.386 0.000
y -0.386 4.568 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.839


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.164
(<r2>)1/2 5.307

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.692526
Energy at 298.15K-498.692379
HF Energy-498.692526
Nuclear repulsion energy38.865552
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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' 984 943 1.70      
2 A' 899 862 51.07      
3 A' 3223 3089 7.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2552.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2446.6 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
25.42827 0.59058 0.57717

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.157 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.514 0.000
H3 -0.840 1.797 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.67091.0859
Cl21.67092.4722
H31.08592.4722

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 126.148
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.243      
2 Cl 0.063      
3 H 0.180      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.785 0.462 0.000 0.911
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.185 -1.478 0.000
y -1.478 -16.847 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.294
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.115 -1.478 0.000
y -1.478 1.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.777
Polar
3z2-r2-3.555
x2-y2-1.338
xy-1.478
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.896 -0.234 0.000
y -0.234 4.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.496


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.801
(<r2>)1/2 5.273