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

using model chemistry: ROHF/Def2TZVPP

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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 ROHF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.504205
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.504205
Nuclear repulsion energy45.261284
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 ROHF/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' 3300 3300 14.52      
2 A' 1531 1531 17.01      
3 A' 861 861 44.37      
4 A' 635 635 37.79      
5 A" 3443 3443 0.89      
6 A" 1084 1084 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5427.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5427.5 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 ROHF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.16802 0.52298 0.49737

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.019 1.128 0.000
Cl2 -0.019 -0.586 0.000
H3 0.219 1.595 0.932
H4 0.219 1.595 -0.932

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71421.06891.0689
Cl21.71422.38362.3836
H31.06892.38361.8632
H41.06892.38361.8632

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 115.897 Br2 C1 H4 115.897
H3 C1 H4 121.284
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.075      
2 Cl -0.100      
3 H 0.088      
4 H 0.088      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.383 1.468 0.000 1.517
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.365 0.674 -0.000
y 0.674 -17.313 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 -18.639
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.389 0.674 -0.000
y 0.674 2.189 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 0.200
Polar
3z2-r20.400
x2-y2-3.052
xy0.674
xz-0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.128
(<r2>)1/2 5.668

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.503489
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.503489
Nuclear repulsion energy45.391999
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 ROHF/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 3332 3332 9.68      
2 A1 1529 1529 18.74      
3 A1 869 869 38.44      
4 B1 498i 498i 67.30      
5 B2 3487 3487 0.02      
6 B2 1064 1064 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4891.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4891.3 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 ROHF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.41523 0.52630 0.49844

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.120
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.586
H3 0.000 0.942 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.942 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70571.06571.0657
Cl21.70572.39632.3963
H31.06572.39631.8850
H41.06572.39631.8850

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 117.825 Br2 C1 H4 117.825
H3 C1 H4 124.351
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.083      
2 Cl -0.088      
3 H 0.086      
4 H 0.086      


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 -1.465 1.465
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.511 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.528 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 -17.159
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.667 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.307 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 2.361
Polar
3z2-r24.721
x2-y2-1.983
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz-0.001


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.067
(<r2>)1/2 5.663