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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.645855
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.645855
Nuclear repulsion energy124.648257
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/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 3196 3160 0.03      
2 A1 733 725 8.33      
3 A1 303 300 0.15      
4 B1 336i 333i 62.62      
5 B2 1202 1188 41.56      
6 B2 885 875 176.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2991.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2957.9 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/TZVP
ABC
1.60351 0.10847 0.10159

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

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 1.757
Cl3 0.000 1.491 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.491 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08441.71241.7124
H21.08442.43642.4364
Cl31.71242.43642.9814
Cl41.71242.43642.9814

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 119.480 Cl3 C1 Cl4 121.040
Cl4 C1 H2 119.480
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.245      
2 H 0.213      
3 Cl 0.016      
4 Cl 0.016      


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 0.825 0.825
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.064 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -30.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.045
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.234 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.381
Polar
3z2-r24.763
x2-y2-1.275
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.286 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.060


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.473
(<r2>)1/2 10.073

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.646545
Energy at 298.15K-958.647276
HF Energy-958.646545
Nuclear repulsion energy124.454555
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/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' 3155 3120 1.41      
2 A' 738 730 13.78      
3 A' 445 440 31.87      
4 A' 297 293 0.84      
5 A" 1204 1191 35.02      
6 A" 852 842 199.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3345.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3307.7 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/TZVP
ABC
1.55112 0.10880 0.10188

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.696 0.000
H2 -0.480 1.666 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.172 1.488
Cl4 0.012 -0.172 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08771.72221.7222
H21.08772.41512.4151
Cl31.72222.41512.9752
Cl41.72222.41512.9752

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 116.709 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.486
Cl4 C1 H2 116.709
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.210      
2 H 0.195      
3 Cl 0.007      
4 Cl 0.007      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.531 0.738 0.000 0.909
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.775 -0.963 0.000
y -0.963 -29.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.953
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.554 -0.963 0.000
y -0.963 1.875 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.321
Polar
3z2-r2-0.642
x2-y2-2.286
xy-0.963
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.969 -0.108 0.000
y -0.108 4.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.355


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.360
(<r2>)1/2 10.068