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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1071.467482
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1070.699222
Nuclear repulsion energy265.320111
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)/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 3167 3004        
2 A 3036 2879        
3 A 1815 1722        
4 A 1431 1357        
5 A 1305 1238        
6 A 1278 1212        
7 A 1050 996        
8 A 957 908        
9 A 845 801        
10 A 663 629        
11 A 618 586        
12 A 353 334        
13 A 281 267        
14 A 226 215        
15 A 77 73        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8550.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8109.9 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)/6-31G**
ABC
0.12528 0.08830 0.05472

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.104 -0.032 0.512
C2 -0.727 -1.277 0.176
H3 0.220 0.038 1.593
Cl4 1.743 -0.276 -0.164
Cl5 -0.656 1.454 -0.057
O6 -1.843 -1.247 -0.299
H7 -0.209 -2.218 0.429

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.53431.08981.78931.76372.43412.2093
C21.53432.15282.68672.74201.21281.1029
H31.08982.15282.34652.34463.08002.5742
Cl41.78932.68672.34652.96003.71712.8159
Cl51.76372.74202.34462.96002.96033.7304
O62.43411.21283.08003.71712.96032.0345
H72.20931.10292.57422.81593.73042.0345

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.349 C1 C2 H7 112.777
C2 C1 H3 109.072 C2 C1 Cl4 107.626
C2 C1 Cl5 112.299 H3 C1 Cl4 106.637
H3 C1 Cl5 108.174 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.835
O6 C2 H7 122.866
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability