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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCHO (chloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 bisecting, trans 1A
1 2 no CS eclipsed, cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (C1 bisecting, trans)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.121781
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-613.121781
Nuclear repulsion energy142.729279
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
1.16137 0.08894 0.08421

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.028 0.639 0.063
C2 1.159 -0.368 0.074
Cl3 -1.567 -0.148 -0.034
O4 2.304 -0.028 -0.087
H5 0.067 1.226 0.986
H6 0.147 1.316 -0.785
H7 0.874 -1.425 0.252

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51441.78092.37661.09401.09182.2383
C21.51442.73691.20502.13632.14391.1089
Cl31.78092.73693.87302.36572.37592.7695
O42.37661.20503.87302.77982.63532.0272
H51.09402.13632.36572.77981.77482.8661
H61.09182.14392.37592.63531.77483.0189
H72.23831.10892.76952.02722.86613.0189

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 121.420 C1 C2 H7 116.282
C2 C1 Cl3 112.054 C2 C1 H5 108.903
C2 C1 H6 109.631 Cl3 C1 H5 108.370
Cl3 C1 H6 109.234 O4 C2 H7 122.292
H5 C1 H6 108.578
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.447      
2 C 0.138      
3 Cl -0.005      
4 O -0.334      
5 H 0.243      
6 H 0.244      
7 H 0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.886 0.467 0.455 1.100
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.312 -0.649 0.613
y -0.649 -28.427 0.007
z 0.613 0.007 -29.492
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.352 -0.649 0.613
y -0.649 6.475 0.007
z 0.613 0.007 4.878
Polar
3z2-r29.755
x2-y2-11.885
xy-0.649
xz0.613
yz0.007


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.516 0.554 -0.108
y 0.554 5.142 -0.088
z -0.108 -0.088 3.949


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.199
(<r2>)1/2 11.144

Conformer 2 (CS eclipsed, cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.119897
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-613.119897
Nuclear repulsion energy146.879080
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.51205 0.12682 0.10361

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.913 0.000
C2 1.363 0.266 0.000
Cl3 -1.348 -0.229 0.000
O4 1.590 -0.914 0.000
H5 -0.076 1.558 0.882
H6 -0.076 1.558 -0.882
H7 2.185 1.016 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50821.76732.42151.09581.09582.1879
C21.50822.75601.20192.12552.12551.1130
Cl31.76732.75603.01672.36482.36483.7469
O42.42151.20193.01673.10883.10882.0197
H51.09582.12552.36483.10881.76502.4877
H61.09582.12552.36483.10881.76502.4877
H72.18791.11303.74692.01972.48772.4877

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 126.266 C1 C2 H7 112.289
C2 C1 Cl3 114.349 C2 C1 H5 108.383
C2 C1 H6 108.383 Cl3 C1 H5 109.108
Cl3 C1 H6 109.108 O4 C2 H7 121.444
H5 C1 H6 107.279
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.475      
2 C 0.181      
3 Cl 0.017      
4 O -0.321      
5 H 0.230      
6 H 0.230      
7 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.562 3.648 0.000 3.691
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.747 3.977 0.000
y 3.977 -29.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.565
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.989 3.977 0.000
y 3.977 1.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.784
Polar
3z2-r23.567
x2-y2-2.797
xy3.977
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.577 0.458 0.000
y 0.458 6.219 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.941


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 106.708
(<r2>)1/2 10.330