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

using model chemistry: MP3/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 MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.846549
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-957.417494
Nuclear repulsion energy125.173045
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 MP3/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 3350 3133 0.01      
2 A1 766 717 11.04      
3 A1 317 297 0.40      
4 B1 457i 427i 51.89      
5 B2 1303 1219 59.08      
6 B2 947 886 140.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3113.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2912.1 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
1.60296 0.10956 0.10255

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.675
H2 0.000 0.000 1.747
Cl3 0.000 1.483 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.483 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07191.70711.7071
H21.07192.42392.4239
Cl31.70712.42392.9666
Cl41.70712.42392.9666

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 119.672 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.656
Cl4 C1 H2 119.672
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-957.847953
Energy at 298.15K-957.848835
HF Energy-957.419311
Nuclear repulsion energy125.021936
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 MP3/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' 3301 3087 2.03      
2 A' 776 726 17.56      
3 A' 573 536 17.00      
4 A' 311 291 0.45      
5 A" 1305 1220 52.98      
6 A" 913 854 162.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3589.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3356.7 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
1.54116 0.11014 0.10305

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.703 0.000
H2 -0.516 1.640 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.172 1.478
Cl4 0.013 -0.172 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07611.71781.7178
H21.07612.39752.3975
Cl31.71782.39752.9568
Cl41.71782.39752.9568

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 116.321 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.775
Cl4 C1 H2 116.321
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability