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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.262065
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.150934
Nuclear repulsion energy45.400960
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3220 3220 5.70 92.70 0.12 0.21
2 A' 1429 1429 12.79 3.24 0.66 0.79
3 A' 853 853 34.30 7.19 0.20 0.33
4 A' 203 203 62.68 0.62 0.26 0.42
5 A" 3375 3375 0.10 46.53 0.75 0.86
6 A" 1007 1007 0.04 3.65 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5042.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5042.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.19266 0.52838 0.50005

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.007 1.118 0.000
Cl2 -0.007 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.084 1.614 0.950
H4 0.084 1.614 -0.950

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70191.07621.0762
Cl21.70192.39692.3969
H31.07622.39691.9008
H41.07622.39691.9008

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 117.480 Br2 C1 H4 117.480
H3 C1 H4 124.038
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.262056
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.150909
Nuclear repulsion energy45.417005
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3223 3223 5.06 92.19 0.12 0.21
2 A1 1429 1429 12.95      
3 A1 854 854 33.49      
4 B1 145i 145i 66.65      
5 B2 3380 3380 0.20      
6 B2 1004 1004 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4872.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4872.4 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.23146 0.52877 0.50012

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.116
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.584
H3 0.000 0.952 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.952 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.70071.07591.0759
Cl21.70072.39912.3991
H31.07592.39911.9036
H41.07592.39911.9036

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 117.787 Br2 C1 H4 117.787
H3 C1 H4 124.427
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability