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

using model chemistry: HF/TZVP

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.500232
Energy at 298.15K-498.501406
HF Energy-498.500232
Nuclear repulsion energy44.957141
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 HF/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' 3306 3003 11.44      
2 A' 1524 1384 22.61      
3 A' 848 771 49.11      
4 A' 466 423 52.36      
5 A" 3459 3143 0.50      
6 A" 1074 976 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5337.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4849.8 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 HF/TZVP
ABC
9.18431 0.51523 0.48937

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.015 1.137 0.000
Cl2 -0.015 -0.591 0.000
H3 0.169 1.612 0.940
H4 0.169 1.612 -0.940

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.72741.06951.0695
Cl21.72742.40192.4019
H31.06952.40191.8806
H41.06952.40191.8806

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 116.379 Br2 C1 H4 116.379
H3 C1 H4 123.098
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.137      
2 Cl -0.122      
3 H 0.130      
4 H 0.130      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.326 1.603 0.000 1.635
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.479 0.554 0.000
y 0.554 -17.261 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.600
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.548 0.554 0.000
y 0.554 2.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.270
Polar
3z2-r20.539
x2-y2-3.218
xy0.554
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.006 0.069 0.000
y 0.069 4.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.432


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.440
(<r2>)1/2 5.696

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.500023
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.500023
Nuclear repulsion energy45.012289
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 HF/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 3317 3014 8.48 108.68 0.13 0.23
2 A1 1521 1382 23.52      
3 A1 853 775 45.36      
4 B1 343i 311i 77.59      
5 B2 3479 3161 0.02      
6 B2 1061 964 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4943.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4491.9 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 HF/TZVP
ABC
9.32155 0.51667 0.48953

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.591
H3 0.000 0.947 -1.626
H4 0.000 -0.947 -1.626

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.72321.06801.0680
Cl21.72322.41052.4105
H31.06802.41051.8944
H41.06802.41051.8944

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 117.515 Br2 C1 H4 117.515
H3 C1 H4 124.971
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.160      
2 Cl -0.115      
3 H 0.137      
4 H 0.137      


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 -1.601 1.601
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.570 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.145
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.733 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.328 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.405
Polar
3z2-r24.810
x2-y2-2.041
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.986 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.179


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.418
(<r2>)1/2 5.694