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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.704491
Energy at 298.15K-613.710416
HF Energy-613.036399
Nuclear repulsion energy158.878072
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 QCISD(T)/6-311G*
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' 3820 3678        
2 A' 3093 2978        
3 A' 3003 2891        
4 A' 1551 1493        
5 A' 1513 1457        
6 A' 1485 1430        
7 A' 1344 1294        
8 A' 1262 1215        
9 A' 1095 1054        
10 A' 1048 1009        
11 A' 792 763        
12 A' 394 379        
13 A' 253 244        
14 A" 3159 3042        
15 A" 3046 2932        
16 A" 1326 1276        
17 A" 1229 1183        
18 A" 1092 1051        
19 A" 812 782        
20 A" 218 210        
21 A" 133 128        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15834.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9628) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15245.0 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 QCISD(T)/6-311G*
ABC
0.97720 0.08149 0.07744

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.970 -0.560 0.000
C2 0.000 0.611 0.000
Cl3 -1.692 0.009 0.000
O4 2.269 0.019 0.000
H5 0.798 -1.181 0.893
H6 0.798 -1.181 -0.893
H7 0.141 1.223 0.894
H8 0.141 1.223 -0.894
H9 2.916 -0.692 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51982.72171.42251.10151.10152.15992.15991.9510
C21.51981.79602.34502.15512.15511.09281.09283.1939
Cl32.72171.79603.96122.90072.90072.37382.37384.6612
O41.42252.34503.96122.09802.09802.60352.60350.9614
H51.10152.15512.90072.09801.78692.49243.06692.3501
H61.10152.15512.90072.09801.78693.06692.49242.3501
H72.15991.09282.37382.60352.49243.06691.78763.4885
H82.15991.09282.37382.60353.06692.49241.78763.4885
H91.95103.19394.66120.96142.35012.35013.48853.4885

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 110.060 C1 C2 H7 110.454
C1 C2 H8 110.454 C1 O4 H9 108.293
C2 C1 O4 105.639 C2 C1 H5 109.562
C2 C1 H6 109.562 Cl3 C2 H7 108.033
Cl3 C2 H8 108.033 O4 C1 H5 111.815
O4 C1 H6 111.815 H5 C1 H6 108.405
H7 C2 H8 109.741
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability