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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3108.041257
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.463184
Nuclear repulsion energy288.124142
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 QCISD/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' 195 185 7.00      
2 A' 256 242 0.54      
3 A' 668 632 49.00      
4 A' 785 742 22.52      
5 A' 1104 1043 1.01      
6 A' 1283 1213 58.34      
7 A' 1391 1315 2.28      
8 A' 1535 1451 4.69      
9 A' 1538 1454 0.96      
10 A' 3170 2997 3.62      
11 A' 3180 3006 9.04      
12 A" 140 132 5.80      
13 A" 790 747 1.83      
14 A" 1022 967 0.33      
15 A" 1166 1102 2.55      
16 A" 1329 1256 0.09      
17 A" 3234 3057 0.70      
18 A" 3258 3080 1.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13021.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12310.4 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.96370 0.03256 0.03188

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.635 0.000
C2 1.251 -0.218 0.000
Br3 -1.590 -0.512 0.000
Cl4 2.686 0.859 0.000
H5 -0.064 1.254 0.890
H6 -0.064 1.254 -0.890
H7 1.302 -0.843 0.888
H8 1.302 -0.843 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51401.96032.69491.08601.08602.16072.1607
C21.51402.85541.79452.16532.16531.08671.0867
Br31.96032.85544.48982.49812.49813.04323.0432
Cl42.69491.79454.48982.91682.91682.36602.3660
H51.08602.16532.49812.91681.77942.50313.0700
H61.08602.16532.49812.91681.77943.07002.5031
H72.16071.08673.04322.36602.50313.07001.7757
H82.16071.08673.04322.36603.07002.50311.7757

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 108.792 C1 C2 H7 111.302
C1 C2 H8 111.302 C2 C1 Br3 109.874
C2 C1 Cl4 39.078 C2 C1 H6 111.722
Br3 C1 H5 106.624 Br3 C1 H6 106.624
Cl4 C2 H7 107.872 Cl4 C2 H8 107.872
H5 C1 H6 110.022 H7 C2 H8 109.573
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3108.037702
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.458977
Nuclear repulsion energy302.781999
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 QCISD/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 3237 3060 1.60      
2 A 3217 3041 1.98      
3 A 3162 2989 14.42      
4 A 3144 2972 10.56      
5 A 1523 1440 0.07      
6 A 1517 1435 10.21      
7 A 1395 1319 30.99      
8 A 1348 1275 57.74      
9 A 1255 1187 2.28      
10 A 1181 1116 2.24      
11 A 1088 1028 0.80      
12 A 968 915 6.96      
13 A 913 863 15.70      
14 A 708 669 18.42      
15 A 584 552 11.74      
16 A 399 378 5.99      
17 A 252 239 1.10      
18 A 93 88 0.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12992.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12283.0 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.30393 0.04780 0.04317

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.024 1.078 -0.399
C2 1.283 0.880 0.419
Br3 -1.377 -0.221 0.036
Cl4 2.208 -0.564 -0.087
H5 -0.403 2.054 -0.178
H6 0.217 0.990 -1.464
H7 1.933 1.742 0.270
H8 1.055 0.781 1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51431.95922.75011.08821.08652.12912.1613
C21.51432.90391.78792.13972.16711.08991.0871
Br31.95922.90393.60352.48432.50143.85532.9992
Cl42.75011.78793.60353.69882.87682.34922.3635
H51.08822.13972.48433.69881.78092.39932.5472
H61.08652.16712.50142.87681.78092.55343.0660
H72.12911.08993.85532.34922.39932.55341.7753
H82.16131.08712.99922.36352.54723.06601.7753

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 112.518 C1 C2 H7 108.589
C1 C2 H8 111.310 C2 C1 Br3 112.818
C2 C1 Cl4 36.908 C2 C1 H6 111.809
Br3 C1 H5 105.629 Br3 C1 H6 106.903
Cl4 C2 H7 106.919 Cl4 C2 H8 108.102
H5 C1 H6 109.952 H7 C2 H8 109.271
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability