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All results from a given calculation for CH2Br2 (dibromomethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-33.587178
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-33.587178
Nuclear repulsion energy32.511126
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
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 3106 3027 10.07      
2 A1 1426 1390 0.41      
3 A1 542 528 5.39      
4 A1 162 158 0.06      
5 A2 1108 1080 0.00      
6 B1 3222 3140 2.11      
7 B1 814 793 12.60      
8 B2 1235 1204 85.77      
9 B2 597 582 142.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6105.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5950.1 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
0.84512 0.03760 0.03626

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.959
H2 -0.909 0.000 1.556
H3 0.909 0.000 1.556
Br4 0.000 1.682 -0.127
Br5 0.000 -1.682 -0.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 Br4 Br5
C11.08731.08732.00212.0021
H21.08731.81782.54682.5468
H31.08731.81782.54682.5468
Br42.00212.54682.54683.3643
Br52.00212.54682.54683.3643

picture of dibromomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 113.429 H2 C1 Br4 107.314
H2 C1 Br5 107.314 H3 C1 Br4 107.314
H3 C1 Br5 107.314 Br4 C1 Br5 114.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.712      
2 H 0.249      
3 H 0.249      
4 Br 0.106      
5 Br 0.106      


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 1.843 1.843
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.708 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.209
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.199 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.549
Polar
3z2-r27.098
x2-y22.101
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.432 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.463 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.092


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.857
(<r2>)1/2 8.536