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

using model chemistry: MP3/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

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 MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.789432
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.500077
Nuclear repulsion energy45.145103
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' 3251 3040 8.14      
2 A' 1478 1382 16.31      
3 A' 851 795 39.04      
4 A' 291 273 73.90      
5 A" 3405 3184 0.23      
6 A" 1039 972 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5157.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4822.8 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
9.21445 0.52097 0.49376

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 -0.010 1.127 0.000
Cl2 -0.010 -0.588 0.000
H3 0.112 1.619 0.947
H4 0.112 1.619 -0.947

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71501.07401.0740
Cl21.71502.40512.4051
H31.07402.40511.8933
H41.07402.40511.8933

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 117.301 Br2 C1 H4 117.301
H3 C1 H4 123.627
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.789397
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.499938
Nuclear repulsion energy45.168563
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 3258 3047 7.04      
2 A1 1478 1383 16.64      
3 A1 853 798 37.83      
4 B1 209i 195i 87.40      
5 B2 3415 3194 0.05      
6 B2 1035 967 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4915.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4596.5 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
9.27698 0.52156 0.49379

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 -1.125
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.588
H3 0.000 0.949 -1.625
H4 0.000 -0.949 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71331.07331.0733
Cl21.71332.40872.4087
H31.07332.40871.8990
H41.07332.40871.8990

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 117.789 Br2 C1 H4 117.789
H3 C1 H4 124.423
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability