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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.781902
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.492803
Nuclear repulsion energy45.113278
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)/6-311G*
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' 3164 3045        
2 A' 1444 1390        
3 A' 848 817        
4 A' 230 222        
5 A" 3313 3189        
6 A" 1026 988        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5012.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9626) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4825.2 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 CCSD(T)/6-311G*
ABC
9.08282 0.52156 0.49371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.008 1.125 0.000
Cl2 0.008 -0.588 0.000
H3 -0.094 1.623 0.955
H4 -0.094 1.623 -0.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71321.08231.0823
Cl21.71322.41112.4111
H31.08232.41111.9107
H41.08232.41111.9107

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 117.408 Br2 C1 H4 117.408
H3 C1 H4 123.952
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.781886
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.492658
Nuclear repulsion energy45.130374
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)/6-311G*
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 3168 3049        
2 A1 1443 1389        
3 A1 850 818        
4 B1 168i 161i        
5 B2 3320 3195        
6 B2 1023 985        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4817.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9626) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4637.6 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)/6-311G*
ABC
9.12197 0.52202 0.49377

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.588
H3 0.000 0.958 -1.627
H4 0.000 -0.958 -1.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71191.08171.0817
Cl21.71192.41342.4134
H31.08172.41341.9150
H41.08172.41341.9150

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 117.729 Br2 C1 H4 117.729
H3 C1 H4 124.541
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability