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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2 (dichloromethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.672194
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.540182
Nuclear repulsion energy125.434292
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=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3325 3325 0.06      
2 A1 766 766 10.40      
3 A1 318 318 0.46      
4 B1 387i 387i 55.47      
5 B2 1282 1282 58.60      
6 B2 940 940 154.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3121.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3121.8 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=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
1.61566 0.10995 0.10294

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.671
H2 0.000 0.000 1.746
Cl3 0.000 1.481 -0.170
Cl4 0.000 -1.481 -0.170

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07551.70251.7025
H21.07552.42132.4213
Cl31.70252.42132.9613
Cl41.70252.42132.9613

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 119.579 Cl3 C1 Cl4 120.842
Cl4 C1 H2 119.579
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-958.673072
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-958.541065
Nuclear repulsion energy125.248575
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=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
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' 3282 3282 2.01      
2 A' 773 773 16.59      
3 A' 505 505 26.50      
4 A' 312 312 0.60      
5 A" 1286 1286 49.17      
6 A" 908 908 180.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3532.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3532.7 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
1.56147 0.11033 0.10327

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.012 0.695 0.000
H2 -0.483 1.654 0.000
Cl3 0.012 -0.171 1.477
Cl4 0.012 -0.171 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 Cl3 Cl4
C11.07901.71231.7123
H21.07902.39942.3994
Cl31.71232.39942.9544
Cl41.71232.39942.9544

picture of dichloromethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl3 C1 H2 116.711 Cl3 C1 Cl4 119.238
Cl4 C1 H2 116.711
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability