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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G*

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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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.046650
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.046650
Nuclear repulsion energy125.568442
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 wB97X-D/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 A1 3286 3286 0.20      
2 A1 763 763 9.38      
3 A1 318 318 0.20      
4 B1 374i 374i 64.04      
5 B2 1260 1260 50.60      
6 B2 932 932 172.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3092.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3092.3 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
1.61340 0.11028 0.10322

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

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 1.748
Cl3 0.000 1.478 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.478 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07741.70081.7008
H21.07742.42182.4218
Cl31.70082.42182.9569
Cl41.70082.42182.9569

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 119.627 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.746
Cl4 C1 H2 119.627
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.398      
2 H 0.312      
3 Cl 0.043      
4 Cl 0.043      


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 1.018 1.018
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.391 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.501 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.162
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.784
Polar
3z2-r25.568
x2-y2-0.890
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.857 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.620


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.428
(<r2>)1/2 10.021

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.047413
Energy at 298.15K-959.048230
HF Energy-959.047413
Nuclear repulsion energy125.408298
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 wB97X-D/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' 3253 3253 2.85      
2 A' 770 770 15.69      
3 A' 498 498 33.14      
4 A' 312 312 0.68      
5 A" 1271 1271 43.50      
6 A" 902 902 198.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3503.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3503.1 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
1.56164 0.11068 0.10357

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.694 0.000
H2 -0.477 1.658 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.171 1.475
Cl4 0.012 -0.171 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08041.71011.7101
H21.08042.39982.3998
Cl31.71012.39982.9498
Cl41.71012.39982.9498

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 116.827 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.190
Cl4 C1 H2 116.827
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.377      
2 H 0.305      
3 Cl 0.036      
4 Cl 0.036      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.550 0.924 0.000 1.075
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.086 -0.956 0.000
y -0.956 -29.632 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.681
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.430 -0.956 0.000
y -0.956 2.252 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.822
Polar
3z2-r2-1.643
x2-y2-2.455
xy-0.956
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.265 -0.159 0.000
y -0.159 3.648 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.928


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.275
(<r2>)1/2 10.014