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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: BLYP/Def2TZVPP

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 BLYP/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1073.062734
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1073.062734
Nuclear repulsion energy262.701154
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 3027 3027 4.06 88.99 0.17 0.29
2 A 2831 2831 64.14 164.80 0.30 0.47
3 A 1747 1747 148.20 21.94 0.41 0.59
4 A 1355 1355 10.54 4.30 0.48 0.65
5 A 1214 1214 12.62 3.84 0.75 0.86
6 A 1162 1162 8.73 5.61 0.71 0.83
7 A 976 976 12.86 2.23 0.49 0.66
8 A 880 880 13.11 3.15 0.59 0.74
9 A 728 728 56.48 4.17 0.71 0.83
10 A 599 599 35.00 11.52 0.09 0.16
11 A 572 572 63.94 9.71 0.48 0.65
12 A 318 318 3.34 3.33 0.15 0.26
13 A 258 258 3.27 5.74 0.59 0.74
14 A 207 207 1.86 1.79 0.72 0.83
15 A 83 83 8.54 1.79 0.69 0.82

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7977.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7977.7 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
0.11872 0.08841 0.05399

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.087 -0.005 0.535
C2 -0.671 -1.314 0.233
H3 0.237 0.107 1.613
Cl4 1.757 -0.210 -0.176
Cl5 -0.747 1.453 -0.061
O6 -1.722 -1.389 -0.352
H7 -0.129 -2.208 0.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.54241.09371.82711.78222.44392.2145
C21.54242.17932.69812.78421.20521.1141
H31.09372.17932.36872.36193.15242.5453
Cl41.82712.69812.36873.00803.67692.8598
Cl51.78222.78422.36193.00803.01903.7744
O62.44391.20523.15243.67693.01902.0378
H72.21451.11412.54532.85983.77442.0378

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 125.160 C1 C2 H7 111.934
C2 C1 H3 110.367 C2 C1 Cl4 106.094
C2 C1 Cl5 113.550 H3 C1 Cl4 105.628
H3 C1 Cl5 108.027 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.897
O6 C2 H7 122.907
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 0.070      
2 C 0.056      
3 H 0.147      
4 Cl -0.106      
5 Cl -0.070      
6 O -0.181      
7 H 0.083      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.219 -0.488 1.962 2.361
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.273 -2.348 -1.364
y -2.348 -42.329 -1.747
z -1.364 -1.747 -40.540
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.838 -2.348 -1.364
y -2.348 1.577 -1.747
z -1.364 -1.747 4.261
Polar
3z2-r28.523
x2-y2-4.944
xy-2.348
xz-1.364
yz-1.747


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.452 -0.560 0.235
y -0.560 8.327 -0.330
z 0.235 -0.330 5.874


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 189.525
(<r2>)1/2 13.767