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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C2V 2B1

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.490218
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.490218
Nuclear repulsion energy45.471125
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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
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' 3170 3170 6.82 114.14 0.11 0.20
2 A' 1415 1415 9.66 1.26 0.64 0.78
3 A' 835 835 33.29 7.34 0.21 0.35
4 A' 228 228 74.68 0.09 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3319 3319 0.00 49.56 0.75 0.86
6 A" 996 996 0.15 2.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4981.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4981.7 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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.24278 0.53020 0.50143

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.114 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.000 1.617 0.951
H4 0.000 1.617 -0.951

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69801.07601.0760
Cl21.69802.39772.3977
H31.07602.39771.9025
H41.07602.39771.9025

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 117.865 Br2 C1 H4 117.865
H3 C1 H4 124.270
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.199      
2 Cl -0.057      
3 H 0.128      
4 H 0.128      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 1.016 0.000 1.016
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.505 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 -17.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.530
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.544 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 2.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.418
Polar
3z2-r20.835
x2-y2-3.114
xy0.001
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.980


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.031
(<r2>)1/2 5.660

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.490218
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.490218
Nuclear repulsion energy45.477417
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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
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 3169 3169 6.84 114.21 0.11 0.20
2 A1 1416 1416 9.66      
3 A1 836 836 33.24      
4 B1 231 231 74.66      
5 B2 3319 3319 0.00      
6 B2 996 996 0.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4983.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4983.0 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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.24668 0.53035 0.50158

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.114
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.584
H3 0.000 0.951 -1.618
H4 0.000 -0.951 -1.618

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69771.07601.0760
Cl21.69772.39772.3977
H31.07602.39771.9021
H41.07602.39771.9021

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 117.893 Br2 C1 H4 117.893
H3 C1 H4 124.214
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.199      
2 Cl -0.057      
3 H 0.128      
4 H 0.128      


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 -1.015 1.015
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.504 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.391
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.543 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.127
Polar
3z2-r24.254
x2-y2-1.972
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.980 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.914


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.026
(<r2>)1/2 5.659