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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.280200
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.176465
Nuclear repulsion energy45.232091
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3203 3203 10.32 101.60 0.15 0.26
2 A' 1448 1448 11.60 2.17 0.72 0.84
3 A' 844 844 39.56 7.01 0.33 0.50
4 A' 199 199 91.34 0.36 0.06 0.11
5 A" 3358 3358 0.64 51.98 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1029 1029 0.90 3.92 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5039.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5039.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
9.17082 0.52392 0.49597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.007 1.123 0.000
Cl2 -0.007 -0.587 0.000
H3 0.082 1.618 0.952
H4 0.082 1.618 -0.952

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70981.07651.0765
Cl21.70982.40312.4031
H31.07652.40311.9034
H41.07652.40311.9034

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 117.378 Br2 C1 H4 117.378
H3 C1 H4 124.285
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.280191
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.176433
Nuclear repulsion energy45.244790
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3206 3206 9.64 100.89 0.15 0.26
2 A1 1447 1447 11.81      
3 A1 845 845 38.74      
4 B1 141i 141i 97.37      
5 B2 3363 3363 0.46      
6 B2 1026 1026 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4872.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4872.7 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
9.20512 0.52424 0.49599

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.122
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.587
H3 0.000 0.953 -1.622
H4 0.000 -0.953 -1.622

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70891.07611.0761
Cl21.70892.40532.4053
H31.07612.40531.9064
H41.07612.40531.9064

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 117.655 Br2 C1 H4 117.655
H3 C1 H4 124.689
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability