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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCl2 (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-994.415814
Energy at 298.15K-994.420468
Nuclear repulsion energy205.885710
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 B3LYP/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' 3180 3059 4.22      
2 A' 3154 3035 1.13      
3 A' 3072 2955 3.69      
4 A' 1548 1489 10.04      
5 A' 1469 1414 14.34      
6 A' 1338 1288 11.39      
7 A' 1108 1066 1.67      
8 A' 988 950 19.65      
9 A' 623 599 14.02      
10 A' 402 386 5.53      
11 A' 270 260 0.98      
12 A" 3141 3021 5.22      
13 A" 1551 1492 3.88      
14 A" 1276 1228 38.11      
15 A" 1117 1075 40.00      
16 A" 634 610 126.47      
17 A" 324 312 1.41      
18 A" 270 259 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12732.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12248.2 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.21010 0.10258 0.07308

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.561 0.000
C2 -1.473 0.955 0.000
H3 0.667 1.419 0.000
Cl4 0.401 -0.402 1.492
Cl5 0.401 -0.402 -1.492
H6 -2.099 0.060 0.000
H7 -1.691 1.548 0.893
H8 -1.691 1.548 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52451.08681.82101.82102.15812.15202.1520
C21.52452.19002.75342.75341.09201.09421.0942
H31.08682.19002.36932.36933.08222.52492.5249
Cl41.82102.75342.36932.98502.94872.92273.7245
Cl51.82102.75342.36932.98502.94873.72452.9227
H62.15811.09203.08222.94872.94871.78301.7830
H72.15201.09422.52492.92273.72451.78301.7855
H82.15201.09422.52493.72452.92271.78301.7855

picture of Ethane, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 110.036 C1 C2 H7 109.431
C1 C2 H8 109.431 C2 C1 H3 112.918
C2 C1 Cl4 110.460 C2 C1 Cl5 110.460
H3 C1 Cl4 106.379 H3 C1 Cl5 106.379
Cl4 C1 Cl5 110.089 H6 C2 H7 109.285
H6 C2 H8 109.285 H7 C2 H8 109.357
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.416      
2 C -0.553      
3 H 0.290      
4 Cl -0.006      
5 Cl -0.006      
6 H 0.237      
7 H 0.227      
8 H 0.227      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.185 2.012 0.000 2.335
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.369 -0.262 0.000
y -0.262 -36.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -40.929
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.453 -0.262 0.000
y -0.262 2.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.887
Polar
3z2-r2-7.774
x2-y2-0.655
xy-0.262
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.872 -0.789 0.000
y -0.789 5.117 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.495


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 150.005
(<r2>)1/2 12.248