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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CID/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1071.607097
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1070.823005
Nuclear repulsion energy269.024288
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 3252 3252 5.51      
2 A 3116 3116 41.15      
3 A 1963 1963 161.62      
4 A 1477 1477 16.85      
5 A 1355 1355 9.13      
6 A 1300 1300 14.87      
7 A 1111 1111 11.99      
8 A 1005 1005 7.64      
9 A 892 892 73.09      
10 A 691 691 36.19      
11 A 658 658 30.53      
12 A 366 366 1.17      
13 A 291 291 3.87      
14 A 231 231 3.49      
15 A 90 90 12.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8899.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8899.4 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
0.12647 0.09184 0.05637

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.097 -0.025 0.511
C2 -0.724 -1.263 0.191
H3 0.217 0.047 1.579
Cl4 1.710 -0.277 -0.165
Cl5 -0.645 1.445 -0.057
O6 -1.792 -1.248 -0.312
H7 -0.222 -2.188 0.483

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.51931.07761.76691.74152.39622.1863
C21.51932.12902.65012.72001.18051.0927
H31.07762.12902.31872.31783.04892.5284
Cl41.76692.65012.31872.91833.63702.7938
Cl51.74152.72002.31782.91832.93853.6969
O62.39621.18053.04893.63702.93851.9953
H72.18631.09272.52842.79383.69691.9953

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.663 C1 C2 H7 112.630
C2 C1 H3 108.948 C2 C1 Cl4 107.256
C2 C1 Cl5 112.875 H3 C1 Cl4 106.683
H3 C1 Cl5 108.292 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.563
O6 C2 H7 122.706
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability