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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2OH (2-Chloroethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-611.582469
Energy at 298.15K-611.588365
HF Energy-611.582469
Nuclear repulsion energy157.771195
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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' 3540 3397 2.15      
2 A' 3132 3005 9.59      
3 A' 3019 2897 30.75      
4 A' 1584 1520 2.55      
5 A' 1539 1477 7.05      
6 A' 1470 1411 1.25      
7 A' 1324 1270 0.25      
8 A' 1253 1203 50.03      
9 A' 1037 995 21.94      
10 A' 1003 962 50.67      
11 A' 748 717 75.76      
12 A' 379 364 2.25      
13 A' 246 236 12.61      
14 A" 3199 3069 4.92      
15 A" 3059 2935 46.57      
16 A" 1341 1287 0.84      
17 A" 1210 1161 0.07      
18 A" 1077 1033 3.12      
19 A" 838 804 0.76      
20 A" 253 242 153.88      
21 A" 122 117 16.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15686.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15049.7 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
0.96251 0.08064 0.07658

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.975 -0.570 0.000
C2 0.000 0.604 0.000
Cl3 -1.702 -0.010 0.000
O4 2.280 0.069 0.000
H5 0.797 -1.187 0.892
H6 0.797 -1.187 -0.892
H7 0.142 1.212 0.893
H8 0.142 1.212 -0.893
H9 2.971 -0.643 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52512.73481.45331.09981.09982.16012.16011.9973
C21.52511.80922.34202.15362.15361.09041.09043.2213
Cl32.73481.80923.98322.90332.90332.38612.38614.7155
O41.45332.34203.98322.13872.13872.58382.58380.9913
H51.09982.15362.90332.13871.78492.48723.06192.4120
H61.09982.15362.90332.13871.78493.06192.48722.4120
H72.16011.09042.38612.58382.48723.06191.78673.4982
H82.16011.09042.38612.58383.06192.48721.78673.4982
H91.99733.22134.71550.99132.41202.41203.49823.4982

picture of 2-Chloroethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl3 109.913 C1 C2 H7 110.245
C1 C2 H8 110.245 C1 O4 H9 108.085
C2 C1 O4 103.664 C2 C1 H5 109.191
C2 C1 H6 109.191 Cl3 C2 H7 108.179
Cl3 C2 H8 108.179 O4 C1 H5 113.069
O4 C1 H6 113.069 H5 C1 H6 108.481
H7 C2 H8 110.029
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.181      
2 C -0.533      
3 Cl -0.066      
4 O -0.564      
5 H 0.215      
6 H 0.215      
7 H 0.278      
8 H 0.278      
9 H 0.359      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.041 -1.166 0.000 2.350
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.737 -4.583 0.000
y -4.583 -29.773 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.257
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.222 -4.583 0.000
y -4.583 1.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.503
Polar
3z2-r2-1.006
x2-y2-1.964
xy-4.583
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.704 0.190 0.000
y 0.190 4.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.656


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 139.531
(<r2>)1/2 11.812