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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br2 (dibromomethane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-5131.627900
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-5131.627900
Nuclear repulsion energy349.334065
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 B1B95/STO-3G
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 3345 2954 0.34      
2 A1 1619 1430 0.01      
3 A1 650 574 7.09      
4 A1 186 164 0.60      
5 A2 1250 1103 0.00      
6 B1 3465 3060 0.12      
7 B1 877 774 0.24      
8 B2 1350 1192 52.65      
9 B2 798 705 67.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6770.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.883) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5978.1 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 B1B95/STO-3G
ABC
0.92329 0.03981 0.03845

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.898
H2 -0.893 0.000 1.545
H3 0.893 0.000 1.545
Br4 0.000 1.635 -0.121
Br5 0.000 -1.635 -0.121

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 Br4 Br5
C11.10301.10301.92651.9265
H21.10301.78692.49932.4993
H31.10301.78692.49932.4993
Br41.92652.49932.49933.2695
Br51.92652.49932.49933.2695

picture of dibromomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 108.190 H2 C1 Br4 108.077
H2 C1 Br5 108.077 H3 C1 Br4 108.077
H3 C1 Br5 108.077 Br4 C1 Br5 116.110
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.246      
2 H 0.115      
3 H 0.115      
4 Br 0.008      
5 Br 0.008      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 1.387 1.387
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.842 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.483
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.631 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.669
Polar
3z2-r25.338
x2-y22.620
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.805


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 223.826
(<r2>)1/2 14.961