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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

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 2A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-537.902346
Energy at 298.15K-537.906015
HF Energy-537.508634
Nuclear repulsion energy94.531132
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' 3265 3071 4.40      
2 A' 3184 2994 13.77      
3 A' 1548 1456 0.02      
4 A' 1518 1428 3.48      
5 A' 1339 1260 29.53      
6 A' 1125 1058 8.74      
7 A' 713 671 104.56      
8 A' 627 589 7.22      
9 A' 318 299 12.23      
10 A" 3386 3185 3.71      
11 A" 3257 3064 2.96      
12 A" 1306 1228 0.00      
13 A" 1119 1053 1.25      
14 A" 805 757 1.06      
15 A" 208 196 2.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11858.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11153.9 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
1.10663 0.19258 0.17534

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 -1.473 0.806 0.000
C2 0.000 0.854 0.000
Cl3 0.710 -0.821 0.000
H4 -2.007 0.660 0.925
H5 -2.007 0.660 -0.925
H6 0.393 1.342 -0.887
H7 0.393 1.342 0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47382.72291.07841.07842.13432.1343
C21.47381.81972.21872.21871.08601.0860
Cl32.72291.81973.22993.22992.35942.3594
H41.07842.21873.22991.85083.08382.4950
H51.07842.21873.22991.85082.49503.0838
H62.13431.08602.35943.08382.49501.7750
H72.13431.08602.35942.49503.08381.7750

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 111.095 C1 C2 H6 112.086
C1 C2 H7 112.086 C2 C1 H4 119.957
C2 C1 H5 119.957 Cl3 C2 H6 105.795
Cl3 C2 H7 105.795 H4 C1 H5 118.209
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability