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All results from a given calculation for CH2CCl2 (Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-993.039144
Energy at 298.15K-993.041230
Nuclear repulsion energy189.044418
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 3196 3067 4.12      
2 A1 1679 1611 65.97      
3 A1 1460 1401 0.08      
4 A1 594 570 15.37      
5 A1 301 289 0.04      
6 A2 709 680 0.00      
7 B1 952 913 72.78      
8 B1 481 462 7.88      
9 B2 3292 3158 0.20      
10 B2 1142 1095 97.04      
11 B2 760 729 103.25      
12 B2 392 376 0.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7478.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7175.0 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
0.24757 0.11150 0.07688

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 1.750
C2 0.000 0.000 0.424
H3 0.000 0.932 2.302
H4 0.000 -0.932 2.302
Cl5 0.000 1.462 -0.519
Cl6 0.000 -1.462 -0.519

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 Cl5 Cl6
C11.32631.08351.08352.69902.6990
C21.32632.09702.09701.73931.7393
H31.08352.09701.86462.87013.6999
H41.08352.09701.86463.69992.8701
Cl52.69901.73932.87013.69992.9235
Cl62.69901.73933.69992.87012.9235

picture of Ethene, 1,1-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl5 122.814 C1 C2 Cl6 122.814
C2 C1 H3 120.629 C2 C1 H4 120.629
H3 C1 H4 118.741 Cl5 C2 Cl6 114.372
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.386      
2 C -0.312      
3 H 0.258      
4 H 0.258      
5 Cl 0.092      
6 Cl 0.092      


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 1.614 1.614
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.156
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.356
Polar
3z2-r28.711
x2-y2-2.599
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.112
(<r2>)1/2 11.667