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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.704858
Energy at 298.15K-498.704713
HF Energy-498.704858
Nuclear repulsion energy38.453725
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 M06-2X/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' 2957 2810 92.47      
2 A' 1259 1196 9.43      
3 A' 791 752 128.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2503.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2379.0 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
15.60357 0.59249 0.57081

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 1.203 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.508 0.000
H3 -1.046 1.423 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.71101.1133
Cl21.71102.2180
H31.11332.2180

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.390
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.176      
2 Cl 0.037      
3 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.504 -0.372 0.000 1.549
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.395 -2.524 0.000
y -2.524 -19.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.901
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.480 -2.524 0.000
y -2.524 -1.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.761
Polar
3z2-r23.522
x2-y20.533
xy-2.524
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.350 -0.387 0.000
y -0.387 4.542 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.848


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.151
(<r2>)1/2 5.306

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.702998
Energy at 298.15K-498.702857
HF Energy-498.702998
Nuclear repulsion energy38.810667
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 M06-2X/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' 1008 958 1.09      
2 A' 907 862 51.69      
3 A' 3284 3121 7.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2599.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2470.3 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
25.39678 0.58867 0.57533

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.160 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.515 0.000
H3 -0.840 1.793 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.67461.0819
Cl21.67462.4692
H31.08192.4692

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.853
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.216      
2 Cl 0.037      
3 H 0.179      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.737 0.641 0.000 0.977
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.285 -1.400 0.000
y -1.400 -16.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.384
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.182 -1.400 0.000
y -1.400 2.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.831
Polar
3z2-r2-3.662
x2-y2-1.463
xy-1.400
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.888 -0.261 0.000
y -0.261 4.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.874
(<r2>)1/2 5.280