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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.843984
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509098
Nuclear repulsion energy45.648078
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 CID/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' 3273 3273 6.48      
2 A' 1483 1483 12.91      
3 A' 873 873 34.73      
4 A' 88 88 70.05      
5 A" 3424 3424 0.16      
6 A" 1035 1035 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5087.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5087.8 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 CID/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.38160 0.53379 0.50506

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.110 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.582 0.000
H3 0.000 1.613 0.944
H4 0.000 1.613 -0.944

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69201.06961.0696
Cl21.69202.38912.3891
H31.06962.38911.8883
H41.06962.38911.8883

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 118.026 Br2 C1 H4 118.026
H3 C1 H4 123.949
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.843984
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.509101
Nuclear repulsion energy45.643711
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 CID/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 3274 3274 6.47      
2 A1 1482 1482 12.92      
3 A1 873 873 34.77      
4 B1 81 81 70.07      
5 B2 3424 3424 0.16      
6 B2 1035 1035 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5084.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5084.3 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 CID/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.37776 0.53369 0.50495

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.111
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.582
H3 0.000 0.944 -1.613
H4 0.000 -0.944 -1.613

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69231.06961.0696
Cl21.69232.38902.3890
H31.06962.38901.8887
H41.06962.38901.8887

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 117.999 Br2 C1 H4 117.999
H3 C1 H4 124.002
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability