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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.725152
Energy at 298.15K-498.725014
HF Energy-498.725152
Nuclear repulsion energy38.491819
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' 2903 2795 96.38      
2 A' 1259 1212 5.54      
3 A' 808 778 107.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2485.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2392.5 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
15.64069 0.59376 0.57205

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 0.045 1.201 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.508 0.000
H3 -1.045 1.429 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.70841.1143
Cl21.70842.2227
H31.11432.2227

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.826
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 -0.288      
2 Cl 0.060      
3 H 0.228      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.619 -0.591 0.000 1.723
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.687 -2.696 0.000
y -2.696 -20.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.168
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.415 -2.696 0.000
y -2.696 -1.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.863
Polar
3z2-r23.726
x2-y20.688
xy-2.696
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.316 -0.317 0.000
y -0.317 4.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.842


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.337
(<r2>)1/2 5.323

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.725499
Energy at 298.15K-498.725350
HF Energy-498.725499
Nuclear repulsion energy38.898523
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' 981 945 2.57      
2 A' 889 856 52.16      
3 A' 3196 3077 7.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2533.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2438.9 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
25.23146 0.59181 0.57825

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 0.037 1.156 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.513 0.000
H3 -0.843 1.791 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.66971.0852
Cl21.66972.4670
H31.08522.4670

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.815
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 -0.314      
2 Cl 0.044      
3 H 0.271      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.834 0.418 0.000 0.933
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.569 -1.567 0.000
y -1.567 -17.259 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.799
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.040 -1.567 0.000
y -1.567 1.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.885
Polar
3z2-r2-3.770
x2-y2-1.309
xy-1.567
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.881 -0.162 0.000
y -0.162 4.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.557


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.036
(<r2>)1/2 5.295