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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-954.522796
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-954.522796
Nuclear repulsion energy125.350515
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3290 3156 0.27      
2 A1 736 707 10.01      
3 A1 315 302 0.33      
4 B1 184i 176i 81.81      
5 B2 1269 1218 36.16      
6 B2 895 859 161.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3160.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3032.3 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
1.60121 0.10998 0.10291

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.674
H2 0.000 0.000 1.752
Cl3 0.000 1.480 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.480 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07801.70441.7044
H21.07802.42652.4265
Cl31.70442.42652.9608
Cl41.70442.42652.9608

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.705 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.590
Cl4 C1 H2 119.705
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.464      
2 H 0.295      
3 Cl 0.084      
4 Cl 0.084      


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 0.996 0.996
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.069 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.034 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.809
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.595 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.742
Polar
3z2-r25.484
x2-y2-1.035
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.430


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.434
(<r2>)1/2 10.022

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-954.522868
Energy at 298.15K-954.523418
HF Energy-954.522868
Nuclear repulsion energy125.236670
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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' 3273 3140 0.56      
2 A' 739 709 13.02      
3 A' 318 305 4.80      
4 A' 252 242 60.64      
5 A" 1273 1222 33.28      
6 A" 882 846 169.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3368.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3231.7 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
1.58089 0.11003 0.10295

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.007 0.683 0.000
H2 -0.290 1.720 0.000
Cl3 0.007 -0.171 1.480
Cl4 0.007 -0.171 -1.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07941.70851.7085
H21.07942.42002.4200
Cl31.70852.42002.9595
Cl41.70852.42002.9595

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 118.717 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.025
Cl4 C1 H2 118.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.454      
2 H 0.294      
3 Cl 0.080      
4 Cl 0.080      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.385 0.955 0.000 1.030
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.959 -0.665 0.000
y -0.665 -29.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.102
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.908 -0.665 0.000
y -0.665 2.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.622
Polar
3z2-r2-1.245
x2-y2-2.959
xy-0.665
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.022 -0.131 0.000
y -0.131 3.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.454


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.456
(<r2>)1/2 10.023