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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-611.587318
Energy at 298.15K-611.593205
HF Energy-611.587318
Nuclear repulsion energy158.051408
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 M06-2X/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' 3547 3360 7.08      
2 A' 3090 2927 6.17      
3 A' 3037 2876 19.75      
4 A' 1591 1507 2.21      
5 A' 1542 1461 7.13      
6 A' 1476 1398 1.52      
7 A' 1320 1250 0.11      
8 A' 1248 1182 50.70      
9 A' 1071 1015 39.15      
10 A' 1017 963 33.07      
11 A' 782 740 77.36      
12 A' 385 365 2.68      
13 A' 246 233 13.04      
14 A" 3156 2990 2.61      
15 A" 3077 2915 32.10      
16 A" 1343 1272 0.68      
17 A" 1215 1151 0.47      
18 A" 1072 1015 3.07      
19 A" 832 788 0.30      
20 A" 226 214 157.89      
21 A" 124 117 21.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15698.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14869.6 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
0.96361 0.08099 0.07690

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.969 -0.576 0.000
C2 0.000 0.603 0.000
Cl3 -1.698 -0.001 0.000
O4 2.275 0.057 0.000
H5 0.792 -1.191 0.892
H6 0.792 -1.191 -0.892
H7 0.150 1.210 0.892
H8 0.150 1.210 -0.892
H9 2.975 -0.643 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Cl3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52672.72891.45121.09711.09712.15792.15792.0070
C21.52671.80252.33932.15412.15411.08891.08893.2256
Cl32.72891.80253.97342.90042.90042.38252.38254.7173
O41.45122.33933.97342.13312.13312.57652.57650.9904
H51.09712.15412.90042.13311.78322.48453.05842.4207
H61.09712.15412.90042.13311.78323.05842.48452.4207
H72.15791.08892.38252.57652.48453.05841.78393.4942
H82.15791.08892.38252.57653.05842.48451.78393.4942
H92.00703.22564.71730.99042.42072.42073.49423.4942

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 109.828 C1 C2 H7 110.051
C1 C2 H8 110.051 C1 O4 H9 109.114
C2 C1 O4 103.520 C2 C1 H5 109.275
C2 C1 H6 109.275 Cl3 C2 H7 108.440
Cl3 C2 H8 108.440 O4 C1 H5 112.931
O4 C1 H6 112.931 H5 C1 H6 108.728
H7 C2 H8 109.995
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.142      
2 C -0.496      
3 Cl -0.075      
4 O -0.583      
5 H 0.202      
6 H 0.202      
7 H 0.265      
8 H 0.265      
9 H 0.361      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.998 -1.232 0.000 2.347
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.028 -4.666 0.000
y -4.666 -29.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.442
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.335 -4.666 0.000
y -4.666 1.792 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.457
Polar
3z2-r2-0.913
x2-y2-2.085
xy-4.666
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.643 0.186 0.000
y 0.186 4.128 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.597


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 139.219
(<r2>)1/2 11.799