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

using model chemistry: BLYP/TZVP

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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 BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.049127
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.049127
Nuclear repulsion energy123.452431
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 BLYP/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 3186 3178 0.00      
2 A1 703 701 8.42      
3 A1 296 295 0.13      
4 B1 373i 372i 62.39      
5 B2 1197 1194 42.58      
6 B2 835 833 181.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2922.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2914.8 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
1.57899 0.10627 0.09957

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.679
H2 0.000 0.000 1.762
Cl3 0.000 1.506 -0.172
Cl4 0.000 -1.506 -0.172

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08211.72991.7299
H21.08212.45062.4506
Cl31.72992.45063.0121
Cl41.72992.45063.0121

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 119.472 Cl3 C1 Cl4 121.056
Cl4 C1 H2 119.472
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.233      
2 H 0.205      
3 Cl 0.014      
4 Cl 0.014      


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 0.835 0.835
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.231 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.041 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.254
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.083 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.298 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.381
Polar
3z2-r24.763
x2-y2-1.190
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.925 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.106


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 103.256
(<r2>)1/2 10.161

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.050140
Energy at 298.15K-959.050863
HF Energy-959.050140
Nuclear repulsion energy123.164361
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 BLYP/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' 3139 3131 1.97      
2 A' 715 713 16.31      
3 A' 480 478 26.30      
4 A' 289 289 0.33      
5 A" 1201 1198 34.40      
6 A" 794 792 208.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3308.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3300.2 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
1.51553 0.10656 0.09981

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.708 0.000
H2 -0.524 1.653 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.174 1.503
Cl4 0.013 -0.174 -1.503

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08601.74271.7427
H21.08602.42532.4253
Cl31.74272.42533.0059
Cl41.74272.42533.0059

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 116.107 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.183
Cl4 C1 H2 116.107
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.193      
2 H 0.185      
3 Cl 0.004      
4 Cl 0.004      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.573 0.738 0.000 0.935
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.898 -1.012 0.000
y -1.012 -29.766 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.245
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.392 -1.012 0.000
y -1.012 1.805 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.412
Polar
3z2-r2-0.825
x2-y2-2.132
xy-1.012
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.011 -0.119 0.000
y -0.119 4.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.573


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 103.195
(<r2>)1/2 10.158