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

using model chemistry: G3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.256284
Energy at 298.15K-499.252113
HF Energy-498.461075
Nuclear repulsion energy45.136959
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 HF/6-31G*
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' 3353 3159 13.70      
2 A' 1548 1459 25.85      
3 A' 872 821 45.19      
4 A' 498 469 50.49      
5 A" 3500 3298 1.28      
6 A" 1094 1030 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5432.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5118.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
9.17957 0.52866 0.50074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.011 1.117 0.000
Cl2 -0.011 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.125 1.614 0.947
H4 0.125 1.614 -0.947

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70081.07801.0780
Cl21.70082.39682.3968
H31.07802.39681.8938
H41.07802.39681.8938

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 116.456 Br2 C1 H4 116.456
H3 C1 H4 122.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.257412
Energy at 298.15K-499.253501
HF Energy-498.460806
Nuclear repulsion energy45.207863
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 HF/6-31G*
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 3366 3171 9.51 103.60 0.13 0.23
2 A1 1542 1453 28.18      
3 A1 878 827 40.81      
4 B1 369i 348i 75.63      
5 B2 3522 3319 0.21      
6 B2 1078 1016 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5008.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4719.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
9.25658 0.52957 0.50092

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.114
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.584
H3 0.000 0.951 -1.620
H4 0.000 -0.951 -1.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69851.07681.0768
Cl21.69852.40072.4007
H31.07682.40071.9011
H41.07682.40071.9011

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 117.773 Br2 C1 H4 117.773
H3 C1 H4 124.454
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability