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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br (bromomethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

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 2A1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2599.246221
Energy at 298.15K-2599.250115
HF Energy-2599.032790
Nuclear repulsion energy79.805710
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3223 3055 5.96      
2 A' 1483 1406 28.14      
3 A' 720 683 22.40      
4 A' 329 312 73.59      
5 A" 3375 3200 0.10      
6 A" 987 936 1.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5058.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4795.5 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
9.14240 0.36897 0.35513

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.007 1.506 0.000
Br2 -0.007 -0.372 0.000
H3 0.136 2.001 0.948
H4 0.136 2.001 -0.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.87811.07901.0790
Br21.87812.55952.5595
H31.07902.55951.8962
H41.07902.55951.8962

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.311 Br2 C1 H4 117.311
H3 C1 H4 122.970
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2599.246158
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2599.032807
Nuclear repulsion energy79.883666
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 MP2=FULL/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 A1 3232 3064 4.72 92.17 0.12 0.21
2 A1 1481 1404 30.02 3.52 0.62 0.76
3 A1 722 685 20.72 6.32 0.26 0.41
4 B1 241i 228i 89.04 1.03 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3389 3213 0.00 49.69 0.75 0.86
6 B2 981 930 2.08 4.83 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4782.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4533.4 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
9.23061 0.36973 0.35549

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.503
Br2 0.000 0.000 0.372
H3 0.000 0.952 -2.009
H4 0.000 -0.952 -2.009

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Br2 H3 H4
C11.87501.07791.0779
Br21.87502.56412.5641
H31.07792.56411.9037
H41.07792.56411.9037

picture of bromomethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 117.989 Br2 C1 H4 117.989
H3 C1 H4 124.022
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability