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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-611.312711
Energy at 298.15K-611.318618
HF Energy-611.168885
Nuclear repulsion energy157.283992
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/3-21G*
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' 3516 3516 1.25      
2 A' 3159 3159 9.33      
3 A' 3054 3054 27.45      
4 A' 1614 1614 2.08      
5 A' 1567 1567 5.77      
6 A' 1487 1487 1.88      
7 A' 1340 1340 0.60      
8 A' 1261 1261 55.36      
9 A' 1026 1026 9.87      
10 A' 998 998 53.15      
11 A' 739 739 77.81      
12 A' 377 377 1.78      
13 A' 248 248 12.66      
14 A" 3224 3224 5.19      
15 A" 3093 3093 44.36      
16 A" 1359 1359 0.66      
17 A" 1223 1223 0.24      
18 A" 1090 1090 2.87      
19 A" 849 849 0.28      
20 A" 254 254 150.23      
21 A" 124 124 15.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15801.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15801.2 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.96016 0.08002 0.07600

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.979 -0.568 0.000
C2 0.000 0.604 0.000
Cl3 -1.710 -0.018 0.000
O4 2.288 0.084 0.000
H5 0.811 -1.184 0.890
H6 0.811 -1.184 -0.890
H7 0.137 1.210 0.892
H8 0.137 1.210 -0.892
H9 2.985 -0.622 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52722.74451.46251.09571.09572.16022.16022.0061
C21.52721.81932.34662.15612.15611.08691.08693.2266
Cl32.74451.81933.99922.91682.91682.39052.39054.7329
O41.46252.34663.99922.14072.14072.58672.58670.9919
H51.09572.15612.91682.14071.78062.48763.06002.4147
H61.09572.15612.91682.14071.78063.06002.48762.4147
H72.16021.08692.39052.58672.48763.06001.78323.5016
H82.16021.08692.39052.58673.06002.48761.78323.5016
H92.00613.22664.73290.99192.41472.41473.50163.5016

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 109.879 C1 C2 H7 110.317
C1 C2 H8 110.317 C1 O4 H9 108.104
C2 C1 O4 103.397 C2 C1 H5 109.476
C2 C1 H6 109.476 Cl3 C2 H7 108.014
Cl3 C2 H8 108.014 O4 C1 H5 112.821
O4 C1 H6 112.821 H5 C1 H6 108.693
H7 C2 H8 110.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.131      
2 C -0.462      
3 Cl -0.086      
4 O -0.565      
5 H 0.194      
6 H 0.194      
7 H 0.254      
8 H 0.254      
9 H 0.350      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.033 -1.157 0.000 2.339
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.199 -4.582 0.000
y -4.582 -30.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.527
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.380 -4.582 0.000
y -4.582 1.750 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.370
Polar
3z2-r2-0.741
x2-y2-2.086
xy-4.582
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.691 0.224 0.000
y 0.224 4.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.603


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 140.614
(<r2>)1/2 11.858