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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2Cl (2-chloroethyl radical)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-538.676581
Energy at 298.15K-538.680204
HF Energy-538.676581
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/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' 3204 3204 3.54      
2 A' 3170 3170 9.04      
3 A' 1555 1555 1.37      
4 A' 1510 1510 8.71      
5 A' 1268 1268 7.03      
6 A' 1141 1141 11.09      
7 A' 725 725 85.29      
8 A' 451 451 53.86      
9 A' 303 303 14.86      
10 A" 3322 3322 7.08      
11 A" 3252 3252 1.48      
12 A" 1290 1290 0.06      
13 A" 1079 1079 0.51      
14 A" 826 826 3.81      
15 A" 277 277 0.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11685.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11685.9 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 wB97X-D/6-31G
ABC
1.06465 0.17884 0.16314

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.450 0.898 0.000
C2 0.000 0.935 0.000
Cl3 0.694 -0.900 0.000
H4 -1.997 0.805 0.931
H5 -1.997 0.805 -0.931
H6 0.449 1.347 -0.901
H7 0.449 1.347 0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45042.79831.08391.08392.14872.1487
C21.45041.96162.20742.20741.08731.0873
Cl32.79831.96163.31923.31922.43322.4332
H41.08392.20743.31921.86183.10322.5052
H51.08392.20743.31921.86182.50523.1032
H62.14871.08732.43323.10322.50521.8013
H72.14871.08732.43322.50523.10321.8013

picture of 2-chloroethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 109.280 C1 C2 H6 114.954
C1 C2 H7 114.954 C2 C1 H4 120.461
C2 C1 H5 120.461 Cl3 C2 H6 102.045
Cl3 C2 H7 102.045 H4 C1 H5 118.380
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.242      
2 C -0.472      
3 Cl -0.116      
4 H 0.186      
5 H 0.186      
6 H 0.230      
7 H 0.230      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.385 2.583 0.000 2.931
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.015 0.888 0.000
y 0.888 -26.437 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.709
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.557 0.888 0.000
y 0.888 -1.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.017
Polar
3z2-r22.034
x2-y21.421
xy0.888
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.078 -1.574 0.000
y -1.574 5.068 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.336


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.175
(<r2>)1/2 8.785