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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.179202
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.179202
Nuclear repulsion energy45.094622
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 PBEPBE/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' 3131 3088 5.88      
2 A' 1386 1367 10.55      
3 A' 839 828 34.37      
4 A' 136 134 89.73      
5 A" 3282 3237 0.24      
6 A" 981 968 0.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4877.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4810.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
9.02545 0.52203 0.49349

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.123 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.588 0.000
H3 0.000 1.630 0.963
H4 0.000 1.630 -0.963

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71121.08801.0880
Cl21.71122.41802.4180
H31.08802.41801.9252
H41.08802.41801.9252

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.773 Br2 C1 H4 117.773
H3 C1 H4 124.454
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.367      
2 Cl 0.026      
3 H 0.171      
4 H 0.171      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 1.093 0.000 1.093
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.214 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 -17.094 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.240
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.547 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 2.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.414
Polar
3z2-r20.828
x2-y2-3.120
xy0.002
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.401


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.180
(<r2>)1/2 5.673

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.179202
Energy at 298.15K-499.179945
HF Energy-499.179202
Nuclear repulsion energy45.091657
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 PBEPBE/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 3130 3087 5.88      
2 A1 1386 1367 10.55      
3 A1 839 827 34.39      
4 B1 137 135 89.73      
5 B2 3281 3236 0.23      
6 B2 981 968 0.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4876.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4809.9 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
9.02309 0.52197 0.49343

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.123
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.588
H3 0.000 0.963 -1.630
H4 0.000 -0.963 -1.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71141.08801.0880
Cl21.71142.41812.4181
H31.08802.41811.9255
H41.08802.41811.9255

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 117.763 Br2 C1 H4 117.763
H3 C1 H4 124.475
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.367      
2 Cl 0.026      
3 H 0.171      
4 H 0.171      


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 -1.094 1.094
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.239 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.094
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.547 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.415 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.132
Polar
3z2-r24.265
x2-y2-1.975
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.401 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.400


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.183
(<r2>)1/2 5.673