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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.534782
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.477326
Nuclear repulsion energy120.768668
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3350 3350 0.62      
2 A1 685 685 13.54      
3 A1 290 290 0.75      
4 B1 427i 427i 88.55      
5 B2 1241 1241 61.20      
6 B2 855 855 149.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2997.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2997.3 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G
ABC
1.49124 0.10188 0.09536

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.706
H2 0.000 0.000 1.781
Cl3 0.000 1.538 -0.177
Cl4 0.000 -1.538 -0.177

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07551.77331.7733
H21.07552.48982.4898
Cl31.77332.48983.0763
Cl41.77332.48983.0763

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 119.842 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.316
Cl4 C1 H2 119.842
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.536136
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.478325
Nuclear repulsion energy120.368564
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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' 3296 3296 1.24      
2 A' 709 709 27.01      
3 A' 522 522 23.87      
4 A' 285 285 0.67      
5 A" 1253 1253 46.02      
6 A" 810 810 180.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3437.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3437.7 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G
ABC
1.42779 0.10198 0.09542

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.013 0.737 0.000
H2 -0.535 1.667 0.000
Cl3 0.013 -0.179 1.536
Cl4 0.013 -0.179 -1.536

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08001.78861.7886
H21.08002.46352.4635
Cl31.78862.46353.0728
Cl41.78862.46353.0728

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 116.165 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.406
Cl4 C1 H2 116.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability