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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 2B1
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.039071
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-959.039071
Nuclear repulsion energy122.100798
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 B1B95/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3356 3201 0.77      
2 A1 707 675 14.61      
3 A1 298 284 0.70      
4 B1 353i 337i 98.86      
5 B2 1242 1185 54.06      
6 B2 885 844 166.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3067.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2925.4 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 B1B95/6-31G
ABC
1.52224 0.10421 0.09753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.697
H2 0.000 0.000 1.771
Cl3 0.000 1.521 -0.175
Cl4 0.000 -1.521 -0.175

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07461.75291.7529
H21.07462.47002.4700
Cl31.75292.47003.0417
Cl41.75292.47003.0417

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.818 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.365
Cl4 C1 H2 119.818
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.525      
2 H 0.256      
3 Cl 0.134      
4 Cl 0.134      


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 1.260 1.260
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.918 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.691
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.354
Polar
3z2-r26.708
x2-y20.255
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.605 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.632 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.212


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.050
(<r2>)1/2 10.249

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-959.039849
Energy at 298.15K-959.040578
HF Energy-959.039849
Nuclear repulsion energy121.815867
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 B1B95/6-31G
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' 3309 3155 1.12      
2 A' 721 687 25.57      
3 A' 463 442 39.74      
4 A' 293 279 0.91      
5 A" 1254 1196 42.38      
6 A" 849 810 191.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3443.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3284.4 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 B1B95/6-31G
ABC
1.46991 0.10437 0.09766

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.722 0.000
H2 -0.486 1.678 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.177 1.519
Cl4 0.012 -0.177 -1.519

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07841.76461.7646
H21.07842.44842.4484
Cl31.76462.44843.0376
Cl41.76462.44843.0376

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.835 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.795
Cl4 C1 H2 116.835
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.489      
2 H 0.252      
3 Cl 0.119      
4 Cl 0.119      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.683 1.167 0.000 1.353
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.610 -1.049 0.000
y -1.049 -29.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.429
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.788 -1.049 0.000
y -1.049 2.803 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.015
Polar
3z2-r2-4.030
x2-y2-2.393
xy-1.049
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.704 -0.208 0.000
y -0.208 3.237 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.731


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 105.090
(<r2>)1/2 10.251