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

using model chemistry: BLYP/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.450025
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.450025
Nuclear repulsion energy45.125666
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 BLYP/Def2TZVPP
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' 3096 3096 7.10 118.87 0.12 0.21
2 A' 1376 1376 9.56 1.48 0.60 0.75
3 A' 801 801 30.11 8.92 0.22 0.36
4 A' 212 212 75.60 0.11 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3244 3244 0.17 52.65 0.75 0.86
6 A" 970 970 0.20 2.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4848.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4848.9 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 BLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.11385 0.52196 0.49368

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.124 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.588 0.000
H3 0.001 1.627 0.958
H4 0.001 1.627 -0.958

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71211.08211.0821
Cl21.71212.41362.4136
H31.08212.41361.9159
H41.08212.41361.9159

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 117.720 Br2 C1 H4 117.720
H3 C1 H4 124.561
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.209      
2 Cl -0.053      
3 H 0.131      
4 H 0.131      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 0.915 0.000 0.915
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.611 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 -17.536 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.640
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.523 0.002 0.000
y 0.002 2.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.433
Polar
3z2-r20.866
x2-y2-3.075
xy0.002
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.746 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.057


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.414
(<r2>)1/2 5.693

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.450025
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.450025
Nuclear repulsion energy45.130253
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 BLYP/Def2TZVPP
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 3094 3094 7.14 119.09 0.12 0.21
2 A1 1377 1377 9.59      
3 A1 801 801 30.02      
4 B1 219 219 75.51      
5 B2 3242 3242 0.20      
6 B2 970 970 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4851.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4851.5 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 BLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.12352 0.52204 0.49379

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP

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 0.957 -1.628
H4 0.000 -0.957 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.71171.08231.0823
Cl21.71172.41432.4143
H31.08232.41431.9149
H41.08232.41431.9149

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 117.794 Br2 C1 H4 117.794
H3 C1 H4 124.412
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.209      
2 Cl -0.053      
3 H 0.131      
4 H 0.131      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.913 0.913
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.610 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.644 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.532
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.522 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.095
Polar
3z2-r24.190
x2-y2-1.966
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.746 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.057 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.111


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.412
(<r2>)1/2 5.693