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All results from a given calculation for CH2Cl (chloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.147804
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.108151
Nuclear repulsion energy43.639525
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/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3245 3245 3.19 102.89 0.13 0.23
2 A' 1440 1440 19.82 2.08 0.67 0.80
3 A' 757 757 38.47 12.34 0.34 0.51
4 A' 54 54 115.91 0.61 0.53 0.69
5 A" 3421 3421 0.18 46.93 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1001 1001 0.37 9.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4958.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4958.2 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/6-31G
ABC
9.04599 0.48219 0.45786

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.003 1.178 0.000
Cl2 -0.003 -0.611 0.000
H3 0.039 1.662 0.961
H4 0.039 1.662 -0.961

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.78871.07671.0767
Cl21.78872.46802.4680
H31.07672.46801.9216
H41.07672.46801.9216

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.723 Br2 C1 H4 116.723
H3 C1 H4 126.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.413      
2 Cl 0.021      
3 H 0.196      
4 H 0.196      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.096 1.650 0.000 1.653
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.575 0.148 -0.000
y 0.148 -17.431 -0.012
z -0.000 -0.012 -18.516
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.601 0.148 -0.000
y 0.148 2.114 -0.012
z -0.000 -0.012 0.487
Polar
3z2-r20.974
x2-y2-3.144
xy0.148
xz-0.000
yz-0.012


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.102 0.022 0.000
y 0.022 4.350 0.002
z 0.000 0.002 1.982


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.809
(<r2>)1/2 5.815

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.147803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.108150
Nuclear repulsion energy43.643523
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/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3245 3245 3.09 102.70 0.13 0.23
2 A1 1439 1439 19.94      
3 A1 757 757 38.28      
4 B1 104i 104i 117.98      
5 B2 3423 3423 0.15      
6 B2 1000 1000 0.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4880.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4880.2 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/6-31G
ABC
9.05284 0.48229 0.45790

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.177
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.611
H3 0.000 0.961 -1.662
H4 0.000 -0.961 -1.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.78841.07661.0766
Cl21.78842.46832.4683
H31.07662.46831.9223
H41.07662.46831.9223

picture of chloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Br2 C1 H3 116.780 Br2 C1 H4 116.780
H3 C1 H4 126.439
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.414      
2 Cl 0.021      
3 H 0.196      
4 H 0.196      


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 -1.650 1.650
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.578 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.438
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.602 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.108
Polar
3z2-r24.216
x2-y2-2.063
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.101 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.983 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.806
(<r2>)1/2 5.814