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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3/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 MP3/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1071.784590
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1070.822446
Nuclear repulsion energy267.472174
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 MP3/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 3178 3178 4.76      
2 A 3036 3036 39.56      
3 A 1899 1899 125.30      
4 A 1433 1433 14.41      
5 A 1301 1301 9.50      
6 A 1249 1249 12.76      
7 A 1065 1065 13.39      
8 A 966 966 5.88      
9 A 854 854 66.09      
10 A 667 667 30.87      
11 A 637 637 31.15      
12 A 351 351 1.22      
13 A 280 280 3.58      
14 A 224 224 3.08      
15 A 88 88 10.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8613.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8613.0 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 MP3/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.12511 0.09082 0.05583

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.098 -0.021 0.520
C2 -0.707 -1.278 0.199
H3 0.225 0.060 1.593
Cl4 1.722 -0.257 -0.169
Cl5 -0.673 1.443 -0.058
O6 -1.778 -1.278 -0.320
H7 -0.191 -2.201 0.500

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.52611.08361.78011.75232.40892.1984
C21.52612.14542.66052.73261.19011.0991
H31.08362.14542.33322.33263.07602.5455
Cl41.78012.66052.33322.93903.64962.8084
Cl51.75232.73262.33262.93902.94823.7169
O62.40891.19013.07603.64962.94822.0102
H72.19841.09912.54552.80843.71692.0102

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.502 C1 C2 H7 112.724
C2 C1 H3 109.418 C2 C1 Cl4 106.914
C2 C1 Cl5 112.743 H3 C1 Cl4 106.585
H3 C1 Cl5 108.365 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.609
O6 C2 H7 122.775
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability