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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.749533
Energy at 298.15K-497.749347
HF Energy-497.749533
Nuclear repulsion energy36.403491
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 HF/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' 3148 2842 60.06      
2 A' 1310 1183 10.01      
3 A' 680 614 158.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2569.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2319.9 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
16.20302 0.52282 0.50648

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 1.281 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.541 0.000
H3 -1.026 1.514 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.82201.0958
Cl21.82202.3175
H31.09582.3175

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 102.294
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.110      
2 Cl -0.057      
3 H 0.166      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.939 0.908 0.000 2.141
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.889 -3.142 0.000
y -3.142 -20.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.348
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.569 -3.142 0.000
y -3.142 -1.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.741
Polar
3z2-r23.483
x2-y20.402
xy-3.142
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.851 -0.425 0.000
y -0.425 4.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.597


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.399
(<r2>)1/2 5.513

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-497.785767
Energy at 298.15K-497.785601
HF Energy-497.785767
Nuclear repulsion energy37.097546
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 HF/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' 3420 3088 4.31      
2 A' 1041 940 3.46      
3 A' 801 723 46.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2631.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2375.8 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
24.90081 0.53395 0.52274

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.225 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.540 0.000
H3 -0.845 1.832 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.76531.0704
Cl21.76532.5304
H31.07042.5304

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 124.508
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.204      
2 Cl -0.001      
3 H 0.205      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.745 1.590 0.000 1.756
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.666 -1.359 0.000
y -1.359 -17.094 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.741
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.248 -1.359 0.000
y -1.359 2.109 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.861
Polar
3z2-r2-3.722
x2-y2-1.572
xy-1.359
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.435 -0.293 0.000
y -0.293 4.039 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.008


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.621
(<r2>)1/2 5.443