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

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.891458
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-498.522398
Nuclear repulsion energy45.729650
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 MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3238 3075 6.03      
2 A1 1445 1372 10.79      
3 A1 876 832 34.31      
4 B1 19i 18i 68.39      
5 B2 3396 3225 1.40      
6 B2 1017 966 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4977.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9497) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4726.9 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
9.30267 0.53665 0.50738

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.108
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.580
H3 0.000 0.948 -1.608
H4 0.000 -0.948 -1.608

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.68771.07201.0720
Cl21.68772.38452.3845
H31.07202.38451.8963
H41.07202.38451.8963

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 117.809 Br2 C1 H4 117.809
H3 C1 H4 124.382
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability