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All results from a given calculation for CHCl2CHO (dichloroacetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1072.959563
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1072.959563
Nuclear repulsion energy264.172716
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 B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3054 3054 3.54 80.89 0.21 0.34
2 A 2852 2852 70.50 141.20 0.33 0.50
3 A 1803 1803 129.06 17.24 0.38 0.55
4 A 1368 1368 13.23 5.22 0.68 0.81
5 A 1222 1222 14.34 4.19 0.75 0.86
6 A 1174 1174 9.90 7.55 0.70 0.82
7 A 991 991 11.45 2.66 0.56 0.72
8 A 894 894 12.72 3.99 0.58 0.73
9 A 748 748 70.49 3.90 0.69 0.82
10 A 614 614 39.27 11.15 0.08 0.15
11 A 589 589 55.76 8.35 0.40 0.58
12 A 328 328 2.99 3.32 0.16 0.28
13 A 266 266 3.16 5.42 0.58 0.73
14 A 214 214 1.73 1.56 0.70 0.82
15 A 87 87 7.81 1.60 0.70 0.82

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8100.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8100.7 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 B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.12054 0.08926 0.05465

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.092 -0.004 0.534
C2 -0.677 -1.305 0.228
H3 0.243 0.107 1.613
Cl4 1.745 -0.219 -0.176
Cl5 -0.732 1.446 -0.060
O6 -1.729 -1.364 -0.347
H7 -0.129 -2.201 0.607

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 Cl4 Cl5 O6 H7
C11.54261.09531.81161.77032.43812.2091
C21.54262.18202.68512.76691.20061.1157
H31.09532.18202.35902.35443.14612.5453
Cl41.81162.68512.35902.98643.66182.8375
Cl51.77032.76692.35442.98642.99533.7556
O62.43811.20063.14613.66182.99532.0420
H72.20911.11572.54532.83753.75562.0420

picture of dichloroacetaldehyde state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 124.976 C1 C2 H7 111.395
C2 C1 H3 110.465 C2 C1 Cl4 106.079
C2 C1 Cl5 113.090 H3 C1 Cl4 105.836
H3 C1 Cl5 108.172 Cl4 C1 Cl5 112.966
O6 C2 H7 123.629
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.091      
2 C 0.165      
3 H 0.192      
4 Cl -0.112      
5 Cl -0.086      
6 O -0.190      
7 H 0.122      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.014 -0.684 1.955 2.306
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -46.053 -1.926 -1.158
y -1.926 -41.244 -1.592
z -1.158 -1.592 -39.509
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.677 -1.926 -1.158
y -1.926 1.538 -1.592
z -1.158 -1.592 4.139
Polar
3z2-r28.278
x2-y2-4.810
xy-1.926
xz-1.158
yz-1.592


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.634 -0.574 0.190
y -0.574 7.717 -0.316
z 0.190 -0.316 5.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 186.920
(<r2>)1/2 13.672