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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.677329
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.543349
Nuclear repulsion energy125.413273
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A1 3320 3157 0.38      
2 A1 763 726 8.58      
3 A1 317 302 0.31      
4 B1 380i 362i 57.02      
5 B2 1279 1216 56.42      
6 B2 936 890 163.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3117.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2964.3 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
1.61473 0.10992 0.10291

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.671
H2 0.000 0.000 1.747
Cl3 0.000 1.481 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.481 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07601.70281.7028
H21.07602.42202.4220
Cl31.70282.42202.9617
Cl41.70282.42202.9617

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.581 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.837
Cl4 C1 H2 119.581
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.678157
Energy at 298.15K-958.678974
HF Energy-958.544184
Nuclear repulsion energy125.241411
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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' 3279 3118 1.04      
2 A' 770 732 14.20      
3 A' 498 473 26.86      
4 A' 311 296 0.55      
5 A" 1284 1221 48.43      
6 A" 904 859 189.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3522.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3349.7 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
1.56324 0.11029 0.10324

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.694 0.000
H2 -0.476 1.657 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.171 1.478
Cl4 0.012 -0.171 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07931.71211.7121
H21.07932.40052.4005
Cl31.71212.40052.9550
Cl41.71212.40052.9550

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.794 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.301
Cl4 C1 H2 116.794
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability