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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.039348
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.039348
Nuclear repulsion energy124.851901
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3275 3152 0.38      
2 A1 745 717 8.59      
3 A1 311 300 0.27      
4 B1 346i 333i 57.31      
5 B2 1252 1205 52.82      
6 B2 908 874 172.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3071.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2957.2 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
1.60725 0.10883 0.10193

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
H2 0.000 0.000 1.752
Cl3 0.000 1.488 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.488 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07961.71011.7101
H21.07962.43082.4308
Cl31.71012.43082.9764
Cl41.71012.43082.9764

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 119.511 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.978
Cl4 C1 H2 119.511
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.336      
2 H 0.218      
3 Cl 0.059      
4 Cl 0.059      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.981 0.981
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.460 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.290
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.929 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.663 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.592
Polar
3z2-r25.184
x2-y2-0.844
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.360 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.437


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.439
(<r2>)1/2 10.072

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.040028
Energy at 298.15K-959.040793
HF Energy-959.040028
Nuclear repulsion energy124.664131
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3116 0.88      
2 A' 751 723 14.07      
3 A' 462 445 29.20      
4 A' 305 293 0.71      
5 A" 1256 1209 45.10      
6 A" 876 844 198.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3443.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3314.7 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
1.55602 0.10916 0.10221

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.695 0.000
H2 -0.468 1.665 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.172 1.485
Cl4 0.012 -0.172 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08261.71951.7195
H21.08262.41062.4106
Cl31.71952.41062.9703
Cl41.71952.41062.9703

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 116.859 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.470
Cl4 C1 H2 116.859
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.315      
2 H 0.213      
3 Cl 0.051      
4 Cl 0.051      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.511 0.902 0.000 1.037
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.027 -0.955 0.000
y -0.955 -29.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.615
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.363 -0.955 0.000
y -0.955 2.107 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.745
Polar
3z2-r2-1.489
x2-y2-2.313
xy-0.955
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.467 -0.080 0.000
y -0.080 4.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.464


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.327
(<r2>)1/2 10.066