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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/TZVP

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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.864171
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-957.417461
Nuclear repulsion energy124.714104
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(T)/TZVP
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 3291 3168        
2 A1 750 722        
3 A1 311 300        
4 B1 437i 421i        
5 B2 1280 1232        
6 B2 923 888        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3059.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2944.4 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(T)/TZVP
ABC
1.59296 0.10872 0.10177

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.677
H2 0.000 0.000 1.753
Cl3 0.000 1.489 -0.171
Cl4 0.000 -1.489 -0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07601.71331.7133
H21.07602.43262.4326
Cl31.71332.43262.9780
Cl41.71332.43262.9780

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 119.651 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.699
Cl4 C1 H2 119.651
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.865479
Energy at 298.15K-957.866329
HF Energy-957.419265
Nuclear repulsion energy124.587586
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(T)/TZVP
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' 3247 3125        
2 A' 760 732        
3 A' 554 533        
4 A' 305 294        
5 A" 1281 1233        
6 A" 890 857        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3518.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3386.9 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 CCSD(T)/TZVP
ABC
1.53149 0.10935 0.10232

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.705 0.000
H2 -0.518 1.645 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.173 1.484
Cl4 0.013 -0.173 -1.484

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07991.72371.7237
H21.07992.40582.4058
Cl31.72372.40582.9673
Cl41.72372.40582.9673

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 116.320 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.801
Cl4 C1 H2 116.320
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability