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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.436495
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.436495
Nuclear repulsion energy44.729935
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 BLYP/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' 3091 3084 10.54      
2 A' 1382 1378 11.15      
3 A' 786 784 36.73      
4 A' 131 131 95.26      
5 A" 3245 3237 1.97      
6 A" 984 981 1.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4809.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4797.0 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 BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
9.00996 0.51192 0.48459

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.005 1.137 0.000
Cl2 -0.005 -0.594 0.000
H3 0.060 1.634 0.962
H4 0.060 1.634 -0.962

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.73061.08471.0847
Cl21.73062.42752.4275
H31.08472.42751.9234
H41.08472.42751.9234

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 117.290 Br2 C1 H4 117.290
H3 C1 H4 124.910
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.495      
2 Cl -0.002      
3 H 0.248      
4 H 0.248      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.132 1.124 0.000 1.132
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.944 0.218 0.000
y 0.218 -17.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.829
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.681 0.218 0.000
y 0.218 2.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.493
Polar
3z2-r20.985
x2-y2-3.246
xy0.218
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.708 0.024 0.000
y 0.024 4.819 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.345


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.912
(<r2>)1/2 5.737

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.436493
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.436493
Nuclear repulsion energy44.715738
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 BLYP/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 3093 3086 10.12      
2 A1 1380 1377 11.31      
3 A1 784 782 36.46      
4 B1 99i 99i 98.29      
5 B2 3248 3240 1.71      
6 B2 982 980 1.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4694.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4682.9 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 BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
9.01569 0.51159 0.48412

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.137
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.594
H3 0.000 0.963 -1.636
H4 0.000 -0.963 -1.636

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.73121.08451.0845
Cl21.73122.42882.4288
H31.08452.42881.9263
H41.08452.42881.9263

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 117.361 Br2 C1 H4 117.361
H3 C1 H4 125.279
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.495      
2 Cl -0.003      
3 H 0.249      
4 H 0.249      


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 -1.130 1.130
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.958 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.817 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.681
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.709 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.503 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.206
Polar
3z2-r24.411
x2-y2-2.141
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.705 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.818


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.926
(<r2>)1/2 5.738