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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

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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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.493572
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.493572
Nuclear repulsion energy45.457235
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 TPSSh/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' 3161 3161 7.75 116.49 0.11 0.20
2 A' 1418 1418 10.93 1.35 0.63 0.77
3 A' 838 838 34.92 7.14 0.21 0.34
4 A' 119 119 72.14 0.07 0.75 0.86
5 A" 3313 3313 0.09 50.56 0.75 0.86
6 A" 993 993 0.09 2.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4921.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4921.1 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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.19236 0.53025 0.50133

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.115 0.000
Cl2 -0.000 -0.584 0.000
H3 0.002 1.617 0.954
H4 0.002 1.617 -0.954

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69811.07801.0780
Cl21.69812.39812.3981
H31.07802.39811.9077
H41.07802.39811.9077

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 117.766 Br2 C1 H4 117.766
H3 C1 H4 124.468
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.133      
2 Cl -0.066      
3 H 0.100      
4 H 0.100      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.003 1.080 0.000 1.080
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.979


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.929
(<r2>)1/2 5.651

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-499.493572
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-499.493572
Nuclear repulsion energy45.464494
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 TPSSh/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 3161 3161 7.78 116.57 0.11 0.20
2 A1 1418 1418 10.93      
3 A1 839 839 34.86      
4 B1 125 125 72.11      
5 B2 3312 3312 0.10      
6 B2 993 993 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4924.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4924.0 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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.19702 0.53042 0.50150

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/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 0.583
H3 0.000 0.954 -1.617
H4 0.000 -0.954 -1.617

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3 H4
C11.69771.07801.0780
Cl21.69772.39822.3982
H31.07802.39821.9072
H41.07802.39821.9072

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 117.799 Br2 C1 H4 117.799
H3 C1 H4 124.401
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.133      
2 Cl -0.066      
3 H 0.100      
4 H 0.100      


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 -1.078 1.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.978 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.901


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.924
(<r2>)1/2 5.650