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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-58.315174
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-58.315174
Nuclear repulsion energy84.548687
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 3167 3167 10.07 99.37 0.19 0.32
2 A 3018 3018 70.32 126.67 0.32 0.48
3 A 1873 1873 173.41 15.74 0.37 0.54
4 A 1399 1399 18.16 3.58 0.67 0.80
5 A 1281 1281 14.14 4.31 0.72 0.84
6 A 1241 1241 15.30 7.87 0.72 0.84
7 A 1037 1037 16.27 2.52 0.34 0.51
8 A 939 939 11.14 5.14 0.63 0.78
9 A 826 826 95.16 8.86 0.68 0.81
10 A 651 651 41.26 10.22 0.08 0.14
11 A 611 611 34.65 7.49 0.53 0.69
12 A 344 344 2.10 4.34 0.26 0.41
13 A 276 276 3.68 6.51 0.65 0.79
14 A 215 215 2.89 1.83 0.71 0.83
15 A 89 89 13.78 1.65 0.71 0.83

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8482.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8482.6 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.12201 0.08767 0.05395

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.101 -0.024 0.520
C2 -0.737 -1.290 0.183
H3 0.224 0.053 1.607
Cl4 1.750 -0.282 -0.166
Cl5 -0.659 1.472 -0.059
O6 -1.842 -1.270 -0.305
H7 -0.211 -2.234 0.452

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.55461.09641.80431.77532.45132.2327
C21.55462.18032.70532.77331.20851.1137
H31.09642.18032.36302.35983.11062.5990
Cl41.80432.70532.36302.98163.72762.8347
Cl51.77532.77332.35982.98162.99643.7677
O62.45131.20853.11063.72762.99642.0401
H72.23271.11372.59902.83473.76772.0401

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.561 C1 C2 H7 112.555
C2 C1 H3 109.445 C2 C1 Cl4 107.065
C2 C1 Cl5 112.614 H3 C1 Cl4 106.532
H3 C1 Cl5 108.185 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.799
O6 C2 H7 122.881
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.112      
2 C -0.168      
3 H 0.239      
4 Cl -0.073      
5 Cl -0.039      
6 O -0.033      
7 H 0.187      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.368 -0.977 2.068 2.665
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -46.782 -2.410 -1.279
y -2.410 -39.711 -1.751
z -1.279 -1.751 -38.531
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.661 -2.410 -1.279
y -2.410 2.946 -1.751
z -1.279 -1.751 4.715
Polar
3z2-r29.430
x2-y2-7.072
xy-2.410
xz-1.279
yz-1.751


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.840 -0.742 0.075
y -0.742 6.595 -0.316
z 0.075 -0.316 4.245


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 114.992
(<r2>)1/2 10.723