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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.041078
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.041078
Nuclear repulsion energy125.080472
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 TPSSh/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 A1 3282 3146 0.03      
2 A1 752 721 11.06      
3 A1 311 299 0.41      
4 B1 384i 368i 58.22      
5 B2 1252 1201 56.13      
6 B2 920 882 166.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3066.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2940.1 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
1.60944 0.10929 0.10234

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
H2 0.000 0.000 1.751
Cl3 0.000 1.485 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.485 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07931.70701.7070
H21.07932.42812.4281
Cl31.70702.42812.9702
Cl41.70702.42812.9702

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.544 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.913
Cl4 C1 H2 119.544
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.340      
2 H 0.215      
3 Cl 0.063      
4 Cl 0.063      


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 1.018 1.018
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.254 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.617 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.671


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.722
(<r2>)1/2 10.036

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.042019
Energy at 298.15K-959.042817
HF Energy-959.042019
Nuclear repulsion energy124.879223
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 TPSSh/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' 3237 3103 2.36      
2 A' 759 727 18.21      
3 A' 499 479 27.50      
4 A' 305 292 0.58      
5 A" 1257 1205 45.56      
6 A" 883 846 195.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3469.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3326.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
1.55170 0.10969 0.10268

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.698 0.000
H2 -0.499 1.652 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.172 1.481
Cl4 0.012 -0.172 -1.481

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08271.71761.7176
H21.08272.40462.4046
Cl31.71762.40462.9629
Cl41.71762.40462.9629

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.496 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.197
Cl4 C1 H2 116.496
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.317      
2 H 0.211      
3 Cl 0.053      
4 Cl 0.053      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.548 0.921 0.000 1.072
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.364 -0.208 0.000
y -0.208 3.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.711


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.585
(<r2>)1/2 10.029