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All results from a given calculation for CH2BrCH2Cl (1-bromo-2-chloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3107.519702
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.257419
Nuclear repulsion energy281.058134
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 MP2/6-31G
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' 3166 3030 9.29 3.10 0.08 0.16
2 A' 3159 3022 0.21 148.36 0.10 0.18
3 A' 1558 1491 3.67 13.81 0.75 0.86
4 A' 1553 1486 6.57 9.47 0.75 0.86
5 A' 1376 1317 2.03 34.44 0.48 0.65
6 A' 1291 1235 42.79 2.13 0.43 0.60
7 A' 1098 1051 1.40 25.47 0.67 0.80
8 A' 702 671 15.68 79.33 0.32 0.48
9 A' 619 592 53.91 4.33 0.36 0.53
10 A' 239 229 0.97 9.23 0.38 0.55
11 A' 191 183 8.32 0.29 0.55 0.71
12 A" 3253 3113 4.18 1.14 0.75 0.86
13 A" 3233 3093 0.13 96.93 0.75 0.86
14 A" 1352 1293 0.01 12.05 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1160 1110 1.98 0.21 0.75 0.86
16 A" 992 949 0.12 18.10 0.75 0.86
17 A" 790 756 4.68 0.16 0.75 0.86
18 A" 111 106 7.08 0.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12920.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12362.7 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
0.93150 0.03086 0.03022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.672 0.000
C2 1.223 -0.227 0.000
Br3 -1.632 -0.514 0.000
Cl4 2.784 0.850 0.000
H5 -0.068 1.286 0.899
H6 -0.068 1.286 -0.899
H7 1.286 -0.845 0.897
H8 1.286 -0.845 -0.897

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51762.01712.79011.09091.09092.18152.1815
C21.51762.86851.89752.18302.18301.09111.0911
Br32.01712.86854.62192.54822.54823.07043.0704
Cl42.79011.89754.62193.02263.02262.43372.4337
H51.09092.18302.54823.02261.79732.52513.0987
H61.09092.18302.54823.02261.79733.09872.5251
H72.18151.09113.07042.43372.52513.09871.7949
H82.18151.09113.07042.43373.09872.52511.7949

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 109.062 C1 C2 H7 112.465
C1 C2 H8 112.465 C2 C1 Br3 107.653
C2 C1 Cl4 40.001 C2 C1 H6 112.603
Br3 C1 H5 106.292 Br3 C1 H6 106.292
Cl4 C2 H7 105.865 Cl4 C2 H8 105.865
H5 C1 H6 110.933 H7 C2 H8 110.673
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3107.516130
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3107.253105
Nuclear repulsion energy297.664239
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 MP2/6-31G
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 3226 3086 3.45 29.05 0.74 0.85
2 A 3214 3075 0.44 102.85 0.75 0.86
3 A 3141 3005 15.96 183.61 0.02 0.03
4 A 3134 2999 2.98 53.35 0.75 0.85
5 A 1542 1476 4.71 14.26 0.73 0.84
6 A 1533 1467 7.66 17.15 0.75 0.85
7 A 1387 1327 25.08 5.06 0.67 0.80
8 A 1360 1302 43.39 2.54 0.64 0.78
9 A 1241 1187 1.74 27.16 0.75 0.86
10 A 1177 1126 1.50 10.48 0.74 0.85
11 A 1082 1035 2.08 4.71 0.72 0.84
12 A 965 923 7.20 13.07 0.54 0.70
13 A 888 849 18.90 2.93 0.66 0.79
14 A 630 603 19.92 19.76 0.50 0.66
15 A 555 531 9.41 19.33 0.21 0.34
16 A 380 364 7.93 4.82 0.75 0.86
17 A 240 230 1.27 1.75 0.45 0.62
18 A 94 90 0.78 2.75 0.74 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12893.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12336.6 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
0.27338 0.04761 0.04235

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.009 1.149 -0.399
C2 1.275 0.959 0.416
Br3 -1.377 -0.238 0.036
Cl4 2.218 -0.597 -0.086
H5 -0.453 2.110 -0.154
H6 0.189 1.074 -1.473
H7 1.972 1.783 0.239
H8 1.071 0.853 1.483

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.51782.00782.83311.09431.09162.15922.1813
C21.51782.93371.88702.15332.18171.09401.0918
Br32.00782.93373.61432.53032.53953.91623.0451
Cl42.83311.88703.61433.80352.97152.41502.4251
H51.09432.15332.53033.80351.79642.47782.5655
H61.09162.18172.53952.97151.79642.57113.0927
H72.15921.09403.91622.41502.47782.57111.7961
H82.18131.09183.04512.42512.56553.09271.7961

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 112.173 C1 C2 H7 110.473
C1 C2 H8 112.384 C2 C1 Br3 111.881
C2 C1 Cl4 38.083 C2 C1 H6 112.434
Br3 C1 H5 105.494 Br3 C1 H6 106.241
Cl4 C2 H7 105.089 Cl4 C2 H8 105.892
H5 C1 H6 110.530 H7 C2 H8 110.507
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability