H3C-CHFBr




 









Bromine


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in 1-Bromo-1-Fluoroethane


 







 
 
Bromine nqcc's in 1-bromo-1-fluoroethane were determined by Tatamitani, et al. [1].  Calculation of the nqcc's was made here on the ro/ropt structure of Ref. [1], and on an approximate equilibrium structure (~ re) derived by MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths, as described here.  Calculated nqcc's are compared with the experimental values in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, atomic coordinates in Table 4, and rotational constants in Table 5.
 
In Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor; x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters.  ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
 
RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental diagonal nqcc's (percentage of the average of the magnitudes of the experimental nqcc's).  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the B1LYP/TZV(3df,3p) model for calculation of the bromine nqcc's.
 
 
   







Table 1.  79Br nqcc's in BrFHC-CH3 (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) the ro/ropt structure [1], and (2) the ~ re structure.
   








Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa 499.40 492.23 493.49(29)
Xbb - 268.07 - 265.72 - 266.19 **
Xcc - 231.33 - 226.50 - 227.30 **
Xab *     0.75     2.84 161.8(28) #
Xac * 181.22 180.57
Xbc *   12.57   11.80
 
RMS 4.27 (1.3 %) 0.90 (0.27 %)
RSD 1.58 (0.39 %) 1.58 (0.39 %)
 
Xxx - 258.54 - 256.56 - 261.95  ##
Xyy - 283.35 - 278.51 - 266.19
Xzz 541.89 535.08 528.14
ETA 0.0458 0.0410 0.0080
Øz,CBr 0.44 0.82 0.69
 

 
* The algebraic signs of the off-diagonal components correspond to the orientation of the molecule with respect to a,b,c axes given in Table 4.  The product XabXacXbc is positive.
** Calculated here from the experimental Xaa and Xbb -  Xcc = - 38.89(11) MHz.
# Absolute value.
## Calculated here with Kisiel's QDIAG.f [2], assuming Xab  = Xbc  = 0, and Xac = 161.8 MHz.  Øz,CBr  = 0.69o is on the ro/ropt structure.
 
 
   







Table 2.   81Br nqcc's in BrFHC-CH3 (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) the ro/ropt structure [1], and (2) the ~ re structure.
   








Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa 417.30 411.30 412.42(27)
Xbb - 223.97 - 222.00 - 222.49 **
Xcc - 193.33 - 189.30 - 189.93 **
Xab *     0.73     2.48 133.31(31) #
Xac * 151.28 150.74
Xbc *   10.53     9.88
 
RMS 3.53 (1.3 %) 0.79 (0.29 %)
RSD 1.38 (0.40 %) 1.38 (0.40 %)
 
 
*  The algebraic signs of the off-diagonal components correspond to the orientation of the molecule with respect to a,b,c axes given in Table 4.  The product XabXacXbc is positive.
** Calculated here from the experimental Xaa and Xbb -  Xcc = - 32.56(11) MHz.
# Absolute value.
 
 
Molecular Structure
 
The ro/ropt structure of Tatamitani et al. consists of bond angles optimized at the MP2/6-311G(d,p) level of theory, and bond lengths then fitted with these angles to reproduce the observed moments of inertia.
 
The ~ re structure was calculated by MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected bond lengths, as described here.  
 
Table 3.  BrFHC-CH3 Structure Parameters (Å and degrees).  
 
Point Group, C1. ro/ropt   ~ re
C-C 1.517 1.4996
CBr 1.941 1.9436
CF 1.368 1.3443
CH 1.094 1.0863
CH(6) 1.087 1.0897
CH(7) 1.081 1.0872
CH(8) 1.087 1.0874
CCBr 111.1 110.88
BrCF 108.8 108.46
CCH 113.3 113.78
CCH(6) 108.6 108.93
CCH(7) 110.4 109.97
Dihedral angles?  See here. CCH(8) 109.8 109.88

 
 
Table 4.  BrFHC-CH3  Atomic coordinates, ~ re.  Normal Species.
(More figures are shown than are significant.)
 
 a (Å)  b (Å)  c (Å)
C 1.0204 0.0130 0.4055
C 1.6871 1.2448 - 0.1302
Br - 0.8763 0.0117 - 0.0186
F 1.5781 - 1.0846 - 0.1344
H 1.0754 - 0.0799 1.4864
H 2.7488 1.2061 0.1124
H 1.2465 2.1310 0.3199
H 1.5642 1.2922 - 1.2096
 
 
Table 5. BrFHC-CH3  Rotational Constants (MHz). Normal Species.
ro/ropt   ~ re   Expt. [1]
A 8982.6 9180.3 8979.428(5)
B 2883.6 2908.6 2883.898(3)
C 2311.4 2338.9 2310.535(3)
 
 
[1] Y.Tatamitani, S.Kuwano, K.Fuchigami, S.Oe, and T.Ogata, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 196,189(1999).
[2] Z.Kisiel, PROSPE - Programs for ROtational SPEctroscopy, http://info.ifpan.edu.pl/~kisiel/prospe.htm.

 







 
CH3Br CH3CH2Br CHBrF2 CH2BrF
CH2Br2 HCCBr BrCN
CF3Br
ClFHC-CH3 CH2BrCl
 

 








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