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All results from a given calculation for HCCl (Chloromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
2 1 yes CS 3A"

State 1 (1A')

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.799601
Energy at 298.15K-498.799453
HF Energy-498.799601
Nuclear repulsion energy38.227725
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/6-311G*
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' 2899 2801 96.29      
2 A' 1259 1217 4.99      
3 A' 777 751 107.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2467.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2384.1 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/6-311G*
ABC
15.65704 0.58468 0.56363

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.045 1.210 0.000
Cl2 0.045 -0.512 0.000
H3 -1.044 1.436 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.72211.1127
Cl21.72212.2314
H31.11272.2314

picture of Chloromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 101.671
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.271      
2 Cl 0.050      
3 H 0.220      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.608 -0.501 0.000 1.685
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.839 -2.677 0.000
y -2.677 -20.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.306
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.462 -2.677 0.000
y -2.677 -1.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.837
Polar
3z2-r23.674
x2-y20.608
xy-2.677
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.318 -0.326 0.000
y -0.326 4.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.840


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.639
(<r2>)1/2 5.352

State 2 (3A")

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-498.794490
Energy at 298.15K-498.794332
HF Energy-498.794490
Nuclear repulsion energy38.708603
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/6-311G*
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' 3172 3065 6.46      
2 A' 978 945 3.96      
3 A' 863 834 51.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2506.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2421.6 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
25.01600 0.58584 0.57244

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.037 1.163 0.000
Cl2 0.037 -0.516 0.000
H3 -0.847 1.794 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 Cl2 H3
C11.67901.0857
Cl21.67902.4733
H31.08572.4733

picture of Chloromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 H3 125.547
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.306      
2 Cl 0.047      
3 H 0.259      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.843 0.379 0.000 0.925
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.700 -1.563 0.000
y -1.563 -17.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.929
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.013 -1.563 0.000
y -1.563 1.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Polar
3z2-r2-3.711
x2-y2-1.254
xy-1.563
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.902 -0.174 0.000
y -0.174 4.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.562


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.284
(<r2>)1/2 5.318