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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCHO (chloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 bisecting, trans 1A
1 2 no CS eclipsed, cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (C1 bisecting, trans)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-612.715502
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-611.906050
Nuclear repulsion energy142.869932
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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.017 0.687 0.138
C2 1.158 -0.311 0.223
Cl3 -1.537 -0.174 -0.082
O4 2.254 -0.082 -0.235
H5 -0.046 1.249 1.070
H6 0.175 1.365 -0.696
H7 0.922 -1.255 0.746

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51731.79032.39371.09051.08642.2264
C21.51732.71551.20922.14442.14891.1045
Cl31.79032.71553.79482.36142.38232.8111
O42.39371.20923.79482.95972.57432.0268
H51.09052.14442.36142.95971.78362.7038
H61.08642.14892.38232.57431.78363.0820
H72.22641.10452.81112.02682.70383.0820

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 122.387 C1 C2 H7 115.342
C2 C1 Cl3 110.095 C2 C1 H5 109.547
C2 C1 H6 110.138 Cl3 C1 H5 107.622
Cl3 C1 H6 109.367 O4 C2 H7 122.264
H5 C1 H6 110.033
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS eclipsed, cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-612.713684
Energy at 298.15K-612.717117
HF Energy-611.903389
Nuclear repulsion energy146.739876
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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
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' 3067 2909        
2 A' 2915 2765        
3 A' 1805 1712        
4 A' 1447 1372        
5 A' 1408 1336        
6 A' 1309 1241        
7 A' 956 907        
8 A' 776 736        
9 A' 636 603        
10 A' 210 200        
11 A" 3118 2958        
12 A" 1208 1146        
13 A" 1032 979        
14 A" 695 659        
15 A" 157 149        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10369.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9836.0 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.50432 0.12764 0.10383

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.926 0.000
C2 1.365 0.267 0.000
Cl3 -1.344 -0.232 0.000
O4 1.579 -0.919 0.000
H5 -0.080 1.563 0.883
H6 -0.080 1.563 -0.883
H7 2.191 1.007 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51551.77392.42831.09151.09152.1922
C21.51552.75481.20572.13192.13191.1085
Cl31.77392.75483.00282.36602.36603.7456
O42.42831.20573.00283.11303.11302.0210
H51.09152.13192.36603.11301.76552.4987
H61.09152.13192.36603.11301.76552.4987
H72.19221.10853.74562.02102.49872.4987

picture of chloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 125.965 C1 C2 H7 112.401
C2 C1 Cl3 113.517 C2 C1 H5 108.630
C2 C1 H6 108.630 Cl3 C1 H5 108.987
Cl3 C1 H6 108.987 O4 C2 H7 121.634
H5 C1 H6 107.946
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability