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All results from a given calculation for CH2CCl2 (Ethene, 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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-993.176569
Energy at 298.15K-993.178621
Nuclear repulsion energy188.151760
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 A1 3191 3069 3.49      
2 A1 1675 1611 62.58      
3 A1 1466 1410 0.01      
4 A1 580 558 15.64      
5 A1 296 285 0.05      
6 A2 709 682 0.00      
7 B1 950 914 65.10      
8 B1 472 454 6.33      
9 B2 3281 3156 0.04      
10 B2 1139 1095 89.90      
11 B2 736 708 109.02      
12 B2 389 374 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7441.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7158.6 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
0.24602 0.11017 0.07609

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 1.754
C2 0.000 0.000 0.429
H3 0.000 0.931 2.308
H4 0.000 -0.931 2.308
Cl5 0.000 1.471 -0.521
Cl6 0.000 -1.471 -0.521

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 Cl5 Cl6
C11.32581.08251.08252.70922.7092
C21.32582.09682.09681.75061.7506
H31.08252.09681.86102.87963.7103
H41.08252.09681.86103.71032.8796
Cl52.70921.75062.87963.71032.9414
Cl62.70921.75063.71032.87962.9414

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 122.846 C1 C2 Cl6 122.846
C2 C1 H3 120.731 C2 C1 H4 120.731
H3 C1 H4 118.539 Cl5 C2 Cl6 114.309
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 -0.345      
2 C -0.271      
3 H 0.234      
4 H 0.234      
5 Cl 0.074      
6 Cl 0.074      


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 1.620 1.620
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.753 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.311
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.893 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.378 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.271
Polar
3z2-r28.541
x2-y2-2.343
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.319 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.297


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 137.300
(<r2>)1/2 11.718