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All results from a given calculation for CH2BrCH2Cl (1-bromo-2-chloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3107.995828
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.463204
Nuclear repulsion energy289.260396
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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' 3190 3000 8.80 12.15 0.07 0.13
2 A' 3181 2992 1.47 130.67 0.07 0.14
3 A' 1534 1443 1.51 9.15 0.66 0.80
4 A' 1531 1440 4.76 3.04 0.68 0.81
5 A' 1387 1305 2.49 15.50 0.40 0.57
6 A' 1283 1207 52.84 3.05 0.28 0.44
7 A' 1108 1042 1.11 7.24 0.75 0.86
8 A' 798 750 23.02 44.90 0.26 0.42
9 A' 683 642 45.33 14.28 0.23 0.37
10 A' 259 244 0.55 4.87 0.28 0.43
11 A' 196 184 7.15 0.14 0.21 0.35
12 A" 3274 3080 0.55 3.45 0.75 0.86
13 A" 3252 3059 0.38 83.56 0.75 0.86
14 A" 1329 1250 0.10 8.71 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1168 1098 2.94 0.30 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1025 964 0.34 4.49 0.75 0.86
17 A" 794 746 2.23 0.03 0.75 0.86
18 A" 143 134 5.72 0.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13066.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12289.9 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.96656 0.03285 0.03216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.633 0.000
C2 1.245 -0.223 0.000
Br3 -1.584 -0.505 0.000
Cl4 2.677 0.847 0.000
H5 -0.060 1.254 0.889
H6 -0.060 1.254 -0.889
H7 1.293 -0.847 0.888
H8 1.293 -0.847 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51061.95042.68511.08611.08612.15662.1566
C21.51062.84311.78722.16142.16141.08651.0865
Br31.95042.84314.47002.49152.49153.03033.0303
Cl42.68511.78724.47002.90552.90552.36082.3608
H51.08612.16142.49152.90551.77862.49863.0661
H61.08612.16142.49152.90551.77863.06612.4986
H72.15661.08653.03032.36082.49863.06611.7754
H82.15661.08653.03032.36083.06612.49861.7754

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 108.735 C1 C2 H7 111.227
C1 C2 H8 111.227 C2 C1 Br3 109.815
C2 C1 Cl4 39.073 C2 C1 H6 111.644
Br3 C1 H5 106.792 Br3 C1 H6 106.792
Cl4 C2 H7 107.982 Cl4 C2 H8 107.982
H5 C1 H6 109.923 H7 C2 H8 109.573
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3107.992283
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.458953
Nuclear repulsion energy304.414111
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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 3059 0.70 34.91 0.75 0.86
2 A 3235 3043 1.07 78.24 0.75 0.86
3 A 3170 2982 12.07 140.75 0.04 0.08
4 A 3157 2969 9.46 90.58 0.20 0.33
5 A 1517 1427 0.16 4.43 0.73 0.84
6 A 1512 1422 12.09 12.95 0.73 0.85
7 A 1394 1311 29.30 2.75 0.75 0.86
8 A 1347 1267 53.24 2.72 0.27 0.43
9 A 1256 1182 2.41 11.23 0.70 0.82
10 A 1183 1113 2.37 3.10 0.71 0.83
11 A 1091 1026 0.91 2.89 0.75 0.86
12 A 973 915 7.56 6.27 0.21 0.35
13 A 914 859 17.55 1.54 0.74 0.85
14 A 721 679 16.41 9.21 0.37 0.54
15 A 598 563 10.52 16.77 0.17 0.29
16 A 403 379 5.82 1.95 0.70 0.82
17 A 254 239 1.07 1.57 0.21 0.35
18 A 94 89 0.63 1.01 0.74 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13035.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12261.0 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.30314 0.04864 0.04381

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.020 1.081 -0.394
C2 1.281 0.882 0.413
Br3 -1.365 -0.221 0.036
Cl4 2.186 -0.567 -0.087
H5 -0.406 2.056 -0.163
H6 0.210 1.004 -1.461
H7 1.934 1.739 0.252
H8 1.059 0.795 1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51031.94912.73901.08841.08672.12432.1558
C21.51032.89151.77982.13482.16181.08971.0870
Br31.94912.89153.57012.47842.49453.84352.9955
Cl42.73901.77983.57013.68832.87402.34442.3578
H51.08842.13482.47843.68831.78032.39762.5329
H61.08672.16182.49452.87401.78032.53863.0618
H72.12431.08973.84352.34442.39762.53861.7752
H82.15581.08702.99552.35782.53293.06181.7752

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 112.454 C1 C2 H7 108.496
C1 C2 H8 111.156 C2 C1 Br3 112.797
C2 C1 Cl4 36.908 C2 C1 H6 111.661
Br3 C1 H5 105.859 Br3 C1 H6 107.062
Cl4 C2 H7 107.110 Cl4 C2 H8 108.222
H5 C1 H6 109.875 H7 C2 H8 109.288
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability