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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-613.588514
Energy at 298.15K-613.594501
HF Energy-612.988918
Nuclear repulsion energy159.601909
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 MP2/6-31G**
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' 3904 3656 33.71      
2 A' 3190 2988 14.88      
3 A' 3100 2903 34.88      
4 A' 1591 1490 2.10      
5 A' 1552 1454 4.65      
6 A' 1501 1406 3.34      
7 A' 1356 1270 1.86      
8 A' 1262 1182 58.25      
9 A' 1109 1039 77.69      
10 A' 1065 998 15.76      
11 A' 826 773 63.74      
12 A' 402 377 3.06      
13 A' 255 239 10.07      
14 A" 3266 3058 7.81      
15 A" 3155 2954 41.25      
16 A" 1345 1260 0.07      
17 A" 1247 1167 0.74      
18 A" 1114 1044 3.43      
19 A" 827 775 0.01      
20 A" 234 219 131.44      
21 A" 137 128 16.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16218.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15188.8 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.98982 0.08217 0.07810

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.961 -0.567 0.000
C2 0.000 0.601 0.000
Cl3 -1.684 0.022 0.000
O4 2.261 0.010 0.000
H5 0.787 -1.186 0.885
H6 0.787 -1.186 -0.885
H7 0.151 1.212 0.885
H8 0.151 1.212 -0.885
H9 2.902 -0.710 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51322.71051.42221.09411.09412.14622.14621.9461
C21.51321.78112.33702.14442.14441.08621.08623.1844
Cl32.71051.78113.94542.89012.89012.35992.35994.6445
O41.42222.33703.94542.09432.09432.58452.58450.9637
H51.09412.14442.89012.09431.77082.48103.04812.3416
H61.09412.14442.89012.09431.77083.04812.48102.3416
H72.14621.08622.35992.58452.48103.04811.77083.4704
H82.14621.08622.35992.58453.04812.48101.77083.4704
H91.94613.18444.64450.96372.34162.34163.47043.4704

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 110.462 C1 C2 H7 110.231
C1 C2 H8 110.231 C1 O4 H9 107.748
C2 C1 O4 105.486 C2 C1 H5 109.620
C2 C1 H6 109.620 Cl3 C2 H7 108.331
Cl3 C2 H8 108.331 O4 C1 H5 112.015
O4 C1 H6 112.015 H5 C1 H6 108.051
H7 C2 H8 109.203
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability