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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.044047
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-957.449295
Nuclear repulsion energy125.737407
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 CCSD(T)/aug-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 A1 3267 3168        
2 A1 754 732        
3 A1 307 298        
4 B1 409i 397i        
5 B2 1232 1195        
6 B2 930 902        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3040.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9699) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2948.9 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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.59445 0.11090 0.10369

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.676
H2 0.000 0.000 1.752
Cl3 0.000 1.474 -0.171
Cl4 0.000 -1.474 -0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07581.70031.7003
H21.07582.42312.4231
Cl31.70032.42312.9486
Cl41.70032.42312.9486

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 119.883 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.234
Cl4 C1 H2 119.883
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.045125
Energy at 298.15K-958.045953
HF Energy-957.450928
Nuclear repulsion energy125.591899
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 CCSD(T)/aug-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' 3227 3130        
2 A' 765 742        
3 A' 522 506        
4 A' 303 294        
5 A" 1243 1206        
6 A" 899 872        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3479.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9699) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3374.4 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 CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.53525 0.11149 0.10418

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.703 0.000
H2 -0.499 1.653 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.173 1.469
Cl4 0.012 -0.173 -1.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07921.71051.7105
H21.07922.39892.3989
Cl31.71052.39892.9389
Cl41.71052.39892.9389

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 116.790 Cl3 C1 Cl4 118.428
Cl4 C1 H2 116.790
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability