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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.810794
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.490732
Nuclear repulsion energy44.830455
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.810795
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.490731
Nuclear repulsion energy44.845569
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
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 3173 3173        
2 A1 1417 1417        
3 A1 835 835        
4 B1 63i 63i        
5 B2 3330 3330        
6 B2 987 987        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4838.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4838.9 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
8.96560 0.51573 0.48768

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.131
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.592
H3 0.000 0.966 -1.635
H4 0.000 -0.966 -1.635

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.72291.08921.0892
Cl21.72292.42692.4269
H31.08922.42691.9317
H41.08922.42691.9317

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 117.533 Br2 C1 H4 117.533
H3 C1 H4 124.933
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability