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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

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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 B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.977526
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.977526
Nuclear repulsion energy125.638478
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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 3271 3151 0.00      
2 A1 757 730 8.56      
3 A1 317 305 0.14      
4 B1 330i 317i 60.68      
5 B2 1250 1204 47.31      
6 B2 924 890 177.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3095.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2980.9 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
1.62118 0.11031 0.10329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.669
H2 0.000 0.000 1.746
Cl3 0.000 1.478 -0.169
Cl4 0.000 -1.478 -0.169

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07741.69931.6993
H21.07742.41972.4197
Cl31.69932.41972.9564
Cl41.69932.41972.9564

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 119.559 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.883
Cl4 C1 H2 119.559
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.301      
2 H 0.224      
3 Cl 0.038      
4 Cl 0.038      


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 0.961 0.961
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.328 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.385 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.231
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.625
Polar
3z2-r25.250
x2-y2-0.943
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.222 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.972 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.663


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.351
(<r2>)1/2 10.018

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.978077
Energy at 298.15K-958.978847
HF Energy-958.978077
Nuclear repulsion energy125.483869
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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' 3237 3118 1.60      
2 A' 762 734 13.28      
3 A' 442 426 35.34      
4 A' 310 299 1.18      
5 A" 1256 1210 40.90      
6 A" 896 863 200.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3452.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3324.7 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
1.57780 0.11060 0.10355

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.011 0.689 0.000
H2 -0.448 1.666 0.000
Cl3 0.011 -0.171 1.476
Cl4 0.011 -0.171 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.08021.70741.7074
H21.08022.40042.4004
Cl31.70742.40042.9510
Cl41.70742.40042.9510

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 117.087 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.580
Cl4 C1 H2 117.087
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 H 0.221      
3 Cl 0.032      
4 Cl 0.032      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.508 0.880 0.000 1.016
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.069 -0.879 0.000
y -0.879 -29.632 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.540
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.483 -0.879 0.000
y -0.879 2.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.689
Polar
3z2-r2-1.379
x2-y2-2.438
xy-0.879
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.297 -0.144 0.000
y -0.144 3.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.041


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.251
(<r2>)1/2 10.013