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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1072.730912
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1072.424354
Nuclear repulsion energy266.430438
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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3127 3127 5.08 79.81 0.17 0.30
2 A 2970 2970 51.47 138.43 0.28 0.44
3 A 1805 1805 131.11 15.78 0.42 0.59
4 A 1403 1403 11.70 4.00 0.38 0.56
5 A 1272 1272 11.44 2.95 0.73 0.84
6 A 1224 1224 10.83 5.13 0.72 0.84
7 A 1033 1033 14.35 1.75 0.41 0.58
8 A 939 939 9.13 3.63 0.65 0.78
9 A 807 807 71.17 6.03 0.72 0.84
10 A 647 647 33.97 10.34 0.10 0.17
11 A 617 617 35.66 6.72 0.47 0.64
12 A 343 343 1.77 2.58 0.17 0.29
13 A 274 274 3.46 4.29 0.62 0.77
14 A 218 218 2.71 1.27 0.70 0.83
15 A 87 87 9.98 1.61 0.72 0.84

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8383.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8383.2 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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.12390 0.09021 0.05543

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.096 -0.018 0.523
C2 -0.702 -1.282 0.205
H3 0.230 0.071 1.597
Cl4 1.729 -0.252 -0.170
Cl5 -0.683 1.446 -0.058
O6 -1.776 -1.296 -0.325
H7 -0.179 -2.200 0.521

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.52891.08631.78911.75702.42012.2000
C21.52892.15302.66692.74111.19751.1029
H31.08632.15302.34022.33763.09552.5458
Cl41.78912.66692.34022.95223.66022.8131
Cl51.75702.74112.33762.95222.96363.7264
O62.42011.19753.09553.66022.96362.0209
H72.20001.10292.54582.81313.72642.0209

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.711 C1 C2 H7 112.419
C2 C1 H3 109.664 C2 C1 Cl4 106.720
C2 C1 Cl5 112.883 H3 C1 Cl4 106.366
H3 C1 Cl5 108.282 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.711
O6 C2 H7 122.870
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.069      
2 C 0.096      
3 H 0.129      
4 Cl -0.093      
5 Cl -0.057      
6 O -0.221      
7 H 0.078      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.306 -0.656 1.926 2.418
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.595 -2.238 -1.323
y -2.238 -41.894 -1.633
z -1.323 -1.633 -40.376
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.460 -2.238 -1.323
y -2.238 2.092 -1.633
z -1.323 -1.633 4.368
Polar
3z2-r28.735
x2-y2-5.701
xy-2.238
xz-1.323
yz-1.633


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.805 -0.607 0.196
y -0.607 7.746 -0.288
z 0.196 -0.288 5.597


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 185.005
(<r2>)1/2 13.602