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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1072.680776
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1072.389611
Nuclear repulsion energy265.429540
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3144 3144 5.97 79.73 0.22 0.36
2 A 2982 2982 64.19 146.78 0.32 0.49
3 A 1823 1823 128.74 13.28 0.56 0.72
4 A 1420 1420 15.75 4.25 0.52 0.68
5 A 1296 1296 18.93 4.89 0.69 0.81
6 A 1262 1262 10.68 8.36 0.75 0.86
7 A 1038 1038 15.69 2.41 0.49 0.65
8 A 942 942 10.67 5.64 0.64 0.78
9 A 812 812 84.62 7.16 0.73 0.84
10 A 647 647 37.07 9.25 0.09 0.17
11 A 620 620 40.09 7.83 0.46 0.63
12 A 347 347 1.94 3.20 0.25 0.40
13 A 281 281 2.77 6.25 0.65 0.79
14 A 224 224 2.46 1.79 0.71 0.83
15 A 88 88 10.33 2.30 0.73 0.84

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8462.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8462.5 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
0.12351 0.08915 0.05490

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.098 -0.022 0.520
C2 -0.712 -1.285 0.200
H3 0.229 0.063 1.597
Cl4 1.740 -0.256 -0.169
Cl5 -0.683 1.451 -0.058
O6 -1.790 -1.292 -0.322
H7 -0.194 -2.210 0.512

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.53381.08841.79631.76502.42582.2067
C21.53382.15762.68532.74831.19741.1055
H31.08842.15762.34642.34433.09762.5539
Cl41.79632.68532.34642.96633.68232.8325
Cl51.76502.74832.34432.96632.96983.7373
O62.42581.19743.09763.68232.96982.0216
H72.20671.10552.55392.83253.73732.0216

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.832 C1 C2 H7 112.445
C2 C1 H3 109.565 C2 C1 Cl4 107.224
C2 C1 Cl5 112.655 H3 C1 Cl4 106.251
H3 C1 Cl5 108.133 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.799
O6 C2 H7 122.722
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability