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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.892587
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509058
Nuclear repulsion energy45.462148
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 QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
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' 3190 3190        
2 A' 1440 1440        
3 A' 852 852        
4 A' 139 139        
5 A" 3339 3339        
6 A" 1007 1007        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4983.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4983.2 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 QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.25256 0.52990 0.50119

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.115 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.001 1.618 0.951
H4 0.001 1.618 -0.951

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69841.07601.0760
Cl21.69842.39872.3987
H31.07602.39871.9015
H41.07602.39871.9015

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 117.921 Br2 C1 H4 117.921
H3 C1 H4 124.158
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.892587
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509057
Nuclear repulsion energy45.462308
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 QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
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 3189 3189        
2 A1 1440 1440        
3 A1 852 852        
4 B1 137 137        
5 B2 3338 3338        
6 B2 1007 1007        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4981.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4981.3 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 QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.25130 0.52993 0.50122

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.115
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.584
H3 0.000 0.951 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.951 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69831.07601.0760
Cl21.69832.39862.3986
H31.07602.39861.9016
H41.07602.39861.9016

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 117.918 Br2 C1 H4 117.918
H3 C1 H4 124.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability