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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.754260
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.466257
Nuclear repulsion energy45.228034
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 CCSD(T)/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' 3243 3112        
2 A' 1477 1417        
3 A' 859 824        
4 A' 85 81        
5 A" 3394 3257        
6 A" 1031 989        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5043.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4840.2 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 CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
9.24283 0.52361 0.49560

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.003 1.122 0.000
Cl2 -0.003 -0.587 0.000
H3 0.035 1.626 0.951
H4 0.035 1.626 -0.951

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70891.07701.0770
Cl21.70892.40942.4094
H31.07702.40941.9013
H41.07702.40941.9013

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.944 Br2 C1 H4 117.944
H3 C1 H4 123.938
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.754259
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.466236
Nuclear repulsion energy45.235906
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 CCSD(T)/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 3241 3110        
2 A1 1478 1418        
3 A1 860 825        
4 B1 52i 50i        
5 B2 3393 3255        
6 B2 1031 990        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4975.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4774.9 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 CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
9.25113 0.52383 0.49576

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.121
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.587
H3 0.000 0.951 -1.627
H4 0.000 -0.951 -1.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70831.07711.0771
Cl21.70832.40982.4098
H31.07712.40981.9016
H41.07712.40981.9016

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 118.021 Br2 C1 H4 118.021
H3 C1 H4 123.957
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability