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All results from a given calculation for C6H12O2 (Hexanoic acid)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A1
1 2 no    

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-383.950739
Energy at 298.15K-383.964929
HF Energy-383.950739
Nuclear repulsion energy371.522699
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 HF/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' 4055 3644 113.82      
2 A' 3262 2931 60.91      
3 A' 3222 2895 46.06      
4 A' 3215 2889 5.23      
5 A' 3198 2873 29.85      
6 A' 3192 2868 51.02      
7 A' 3178 2855 17.72      
8 A' 2032 1826 364.82      
9 A' 1657 1489 3.63      
10 A' 1647 1480 3.30      
11 A' 1636 1470 1.24      
12 A' 1635 1469 0.54      
13 A' 1613 1449 19.31      
14 A' 1589 1428 53.60      
15 A' 1568 1409 1.75      
16 A' 1556 1398 17.66      
17 A' 1500 1348 43.16      
18 A' 1444 1297 0.96      
19 A' 1391 1250 22.37      
20 A' 1298 1166 300.80      
21 A' 1228 1103 15.23      
22 A' 1140 1024 1.05      
23 A' 1133 1018 5.68      
24 A' 1092 982 5.06      
25 A' 990 890 2.84      
26 A' 940 844 1.15      
27 A' 695 625 45.07      
28 A' 547 491 22.31      
29 A' 434 390 1.65      
30 A' 325 292 1.73      
31 A' 242 218 2.57      
32 A' 105 95 1.02      
33 A" 3269 2937 111.61      
34 A" 3259 2928 46.82      
35 A" 3242 2913 0.00      
36 A" 3223 2896 19.80      
37 A" 3199 2874 5.11      
38 A" 1644 1477 5.18      
39 A" 1459 1311 0.99      
40 A" 1455 1307 0.10      
41 A" 1414 1271 0.06      
42 A" 1345 1208 0.25      
43 A" 1251 1124 2.86      
44 A" 1063 955 1.59      
45 A" 932 838 9.03      
46 A" 829 745 7.01      
47 A" 785 705 8.18      
48 A" 708 636 120.74      
49 A" 563 506 28.90      
50 A" 264 237 0.00      
51 A" 149 134 0.03      
52 A" 122 110 0.13      
53 A" 64 58 0.12      
54 A" 44 40 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 41518.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37303.9 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.25264 0.02169 0.02034

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 3.640 1.823 0.000
C2 2.112 1.808 0.000
C3 1.529 0.394 0.000
C4 0.000 0.378 0.000
C5 -0.564 -1.039 0.000
C6 -2.070 -1.085 0.000
O7 -2.526 -2.337 0.000
O8 -2.800 -0.147 0.000
H9 4.023 2.839 0.000
H10 4.038 1.320 0.877
H11 4.038 1.320 -0.877
H12 1.746 2.348 -0.870
H13 1.746 2.348 0.870
H14 1.899 -0.146 0.871
H15 1.899 -0.146 -0.871
H16 -0.375 0.912 -0.868
H17 -0.375 0.912 0.868
H18 -0.224 -1.600 0.867
H19 -0.224 -1.600 -0.867
H20 -3.477 -2.305 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 O7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20
C11.52822.54943.91665.08616.40807.43806.73451.08561.08641.08642.15022.15022.76932.76934.20784.20785.23445.23448.2282
C21.52821.52972.55063.90755.08516.22015.28662.17122.17142.17141.08771.08772.14982.14982.78242.78244.22164.22166.9398
C32.54941.52971.52942.53673.89114.88864.36253.49252.81422.81422.14992.14991.08901.08902.15582.15582.79262.79265.6877
C43.91662.55061.52941.52572.53473.70822.84844.71604.23794.23792.77172.77172.15362.15361.08551.08552.17132.17134.3923
C55.08613.90752.53671.52571.50692.35212.40716.00675.24505.24504.19074.19072.76052.76052.14382.14381.08671.08673.1766
C66.40805.08513.89112.53471.50691.33261.18787.24716.62246.62245.20535.20534.17004.17002.75902.75902.10372.10371.8628
O77.43806.22014.88863.70822.35211.33262.20678.34717.56447.56446.39886.39885.01335.01333.99163.99162.56772.56770.9523
O86.73455.28664.36252.84842.40711.18782.20677.44757.04777.04775.25725.25724.77814.77812.78452.78453.08163.08162.2618
H91.08562.17123.49254.71606.00677.24718.34717.44751.75401.75402.48732.48733.76573.76574.87954.87956.20406.20409.0949
H101.08642.17142.81424.23795.24506.62247.56447.04771.75401.75423.06012.51212.59323.12734.76264.43155.16585.45228.3897
H111.08642.17142.81424.23795.24506.62247.56447.04771.75401.75422.51213.06013.12732.59324.43154.76265.45225.16588.3897
H122.15021.08772.14992.77174.19075.20536.39885.25722.48733.06012.51211.74053.04512.49822.56073.09494.74114.41157.0486
H132.15021.08772.14992.77174.19075.20536.39885.25722.48732.51213.06011.74052.49823.04513.09492.56074.41154.74117.0486
H142.76932.14981.08902.15362.76054.17005.01334.77813.76572.59323.12733.04512.49821.74183.05132.50742.57263.10445.8584
H152.76932.14981.08902.15362.76054.17005.01334.77813.76573.12732.59322.49823.04511.74182.50743.05133.10442.57265.8584
H164.20782.78242.15581.08552.14382.75903.99162.78454.87954.76264.43152.56073.09493.05132.50741.73573.05622.51634.5527
H174.20782.78242.15581.08552.14382.75903.99162.78454.87954.43154.76263.09492.56072.50743.05131.73572.51633.05624.5527
H185.23444.22162.79262.17131.08672.10372.56773.08166.20405.16585.45224.74114.41152.57263.10443.05622.51631.73323.4402
H195.23444.22162.79262.17131.08672.10372.56773.08166.20405.45225.16584.41154.74113.10442.57262.51633.05621.73323.4402
H208.22826.93985.68774.39233.17661.86280.95232.26189.09498.38978.38977.04867.04865.85845.85844.55274.55273.44023.4402

picture of Hexanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.964 C1 C2 H12 109.408
C1 C2 H13 109.408 C2 C1 H9 111.211
C2 C1 H10 111.174 C2 C1 H11 111.174
C2 C3 C4 112.977 C2 C3 H14 109.201
C2 C3 H15 109.201 C3 C2 H12 109.281
C3 C2 H13 109.281 C3 C4 C5 112.265
C3 C4 H16 109.898 C3 C4 H17 109.898
C4 C3 H14 109.515 C4 C3 H15 109.515
C4 C5 C6 113.406 C4 C5 H18 111.325
C4 C5 H19 111.325 C5 C4 H16 109.213
C5 C4 H17 109.213 C5 C6 O7 111.713
C5 C6 O8 126.173 C6 C5 H18 107.300
C6 C5 H19 107.300 C6 O7 H20 108.077
O7 C6 O8 122.115 H9 C1 H10 107.719
H9 C1 H11 107.719 H10 C1 H11 107.672
H12 C2 H13 106.278 H14 C3 H15 106.206
H16 C4 H17 106.165 H18 C5 H19 105.777
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.479      
2 C -0.304      
3 C -0.307      
4 C -0.306      
5 C -0.423      
6 C 0.756      
7 O -0.703      
8 O -0.559      
9 H 0.164      
10 H 0.157      
11 H 0.157      
12 H 0.158      
13 H 0.158      
14 H 0.153      
15 H 0.153      
16 H 0.178      
17 H 0.178      
18 H 0.203      
19 H 0.203      
20 H 0.464      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.046 -1.192 0.000 1.586
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -51.462 5.674 0.000
y 5.674 -50.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.929
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.593 5.674 0.000
y 5.674 -0.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.207
Polar
3z2-r24.414
x2-y2-0.653
xy5.674
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.860 0.891 0.000
y 0.891 9.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.903


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 508.736
(<r2>)1/2 22.555

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-383.946420
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-383.946420
Nuclear repulsion energy393.015151
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 HF/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 4055 3643 115.41      
2 A 3308 2972 24.31      
3 A 3267 2935 65.39      
4 A 3262 2931 75.58      
5 A 3259 2928 63.08      
6 A 3239 2910 34.27      
7 A 3237 2908 15.83      
8 A 3226 2898 35.26      
9 A 3217 2891 14.84      
10 A 3206 2881 23.77      
11 A 3198 2873 31.62      
12 A 3189 2866 26.08      
13 A 2031 1825 374.20      
14 A 1660 1491 4.56      
15 A 1652 1484 6.77      
16 A 1647 1480 4.61      
17 A 1643 1476 3.02      
18 A 1636 1470 4.14      
19 A 1625 1460 5.91      
20 A 1570 1410 5.89      
21 A 1551 1393 34.70      
22 A 1541 1384 2.79      
23 A 1520 1366 23.73      
24 A 1508 1355 6.06      
25 A 1473 1323 33.51      
26 A 1447 1300 4.16      
27 A 1404 1262 2.70      
28 A 1370 1231 140.03      
29 A 1344 1207 8.15      
30 A 1285 1155 72.33      
31 A 1234 1108 2.66      
32 A 1210 1087 52.26      
33 A 1162 1044 12.67      
34 A 1105 993 1.05      
35 A 1074 965 11.82      
36 A 1049 943 4.43      
37 A 966 868 6.78      
38 A 942 847 0.72      
39 A 893 802 5.10      
40 A 843 758 17.35      
41 A 794 714 34.48      
42 A 777 698 25.37      
43 A 662 595 98.35      
44 A 608 547 54.12      
45 A 521 468 1.38      
46 A 469 422 2.90      
47 A 409 367 0.94      
48 A 322 289 0.43      
49 A 290 261 0.03      
50 A 202 182 0.15      
51 A 160 144 0.04      
52 A 88 79 0.46      
53 A 51 46 0.78      
54 A 37 33 1.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 41716.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 37482.2 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.12472 0.03594 0.03325

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 3.032 0.297 0.457
C2 1.903 0.675 -0.502
C3 1.027 -0.504 -0.946
C4 0.281 -1.250 0.168
C5 -0.666 -0.382 1.014
C6 -1.716 0.320 0.192
O7 -2.543 -0.535 -0.410
O8 -1.824 1.497 0.065
H9 3.665 1.154 0.663
H10 2.656 -0.063 1.410
H11 3.661 -0.484 0.035
H12 2.336 1.121 -1.394
H13 1.285 1.448 -0.056
H14 1.647 -1.226 -1.472
H15 0.306 -0.143 -1.677
H16 0.991 -1.716 0.844
H17 -0.292 -2.057 -0.277
H18 -0.127 0.380 1.560
H19 -1.177 -1.014 1.734
H20 -3.173 -0.029 -0.915

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 O7 O8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20
C11.52962.57523.16983.80154.75565.70365.01831.08541.08561.08682.14252.15482.82093.48982.89324.13863.34784.59016.3633
C21.52961.53392.60513.16493.70164.60863.85882.16652.18362.17281.08691.08602.14912.14402.89173.51122.90914.16405.1405
C32.57521.53391.53482.59313.08153.61043.62693.50682.89802.81062.13392.16041.08791.08782.16232.14432.89723.50704.2262
C43.16982.60511.53481.53832.53992.96993.46214.18092.93143.46823.50512.88722.13512.15181.08521.08482.18172.15213.8195
C53.80153.16492.59311.53831.50642.36072.40194.60923.36104.43734.13162.88043.49952.87112.13432.14781.08101.08563.1824
C64.75563.70163.08152.53991.50641.33301.18855.46564.55435.43824.42433.21484.05832.79203.44892.80992.09732.10831.8629
O75.70364.60863.61042.96992.36071.33302.20636.52285.52866.21995.24574.32514.37823.14313.93142.72093.24852.58620.9523
O85.01833.85883.62693.46212.40191.18852.20635.53284.93105.83164.42513.11184.67233.20364.34203.88482.52253.08292.2600
H91.08542.16653.50684.18094.60925.46566.52285.53281.74861.75392.44892.50403.78074.29403.92765.18183.97355.41277.1166
H101.08562.18362.89802.93143.36104.55435.52864.93101.74861.75373.06012.51203.26723.88002.41413.93842.82233.96286.2753
H111.08682.17282.81063.46824.43735.43826.21995.83161.75391.75372.52403.06332.62213.78133.04994.26534.17355.15466.9138
H122.14251.08692.13393.50514.13164.42435.24574.42512.44893.06012.52401.73322.44702.40783.85574.27193.91725.16555.6478
H132.15481.08602.16042.88722.88043.21484.32513.11182.50402.51203.06331.73323.04742.47303.30243.84902.39683.91424.7735
H142.82092.14911.08792.13513.49954.05834.37824.67233.78073.26722.62212.44703.04741.73612.45652.42453.86294.27784.9974
H153.48982.14401.08782.15182.87112.79203.14313.20364.29403.88003.78132.40782.47301.73613.04912.44513.30743.81963.5629
H162.89322.89172.16231.08522.13433.44893.93144.34203.92762.41413.04993.85573.30242.45653.04911.73702.48112.44644.8240
H174.13863.51122.14431.08482.14782.80992.72093.88485.18183.93844.26534.27193.84902.42452.44511.73703.05592.43203.5798
H183.34782.90912.89722.18171.08102.09733.24852.52253.97352.82234.17353.91722.39683.86293.30742.48113.05591.75343.9458
H194.59014.16403.50702.15211.08562.10832.58623.08295.41273.96285.15465.16553.91424.27783.81962.44642.43201.75343.4593
H206.36335.14054.22623.81953.18241.86290.95232.26007.11666.27536.91385.64784.77354.99743.56294.82403.57983.94583.4593

picture of Hexanoic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 114.402 C1 C2 H12 108.752
C1 C2 H13 109.773 C2 C1 H9 110.734
C2 C1 H10 112.105 C2 C1 H11 111.154
C2 C3 C4 116.184 C2 C3 H14 108.918
C2 C3 H15 108.528 C3 C2 H12 107.798
C3 C2 H13 109.921 C3 C4 C5 115.088
C3 C4 H16 110.050 C3 C4 H17 108.667
C4 C3 H14 107.782 C4 C3 H15 109.078
C4 C5 C6 113.063 C4 C5 H18 111.618
C4 C5 H19 108.993 C5 C4 H16 107.634
C5 C4 H17 108.700 C5 C6 O7 112.348
C5 C6 O8 125.666 C6 C5 H18 107.164
C6 C5 H19 107.756 C6 O7 H20 108.053
O7 C6 O8 121.986 H9 C1 H10 107.306
H9 C1 H11 107.686 H10 C1 H11 107.653
H12 C2 H13 105.817 H14 C3 H15 105.868
H16 C4 H17 106.345 H18 C5 H19 108.060
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.484      
2 C -0.317      
3 C -0.321      
4 C -0.330      
5 C -0.411      
6 C 0.742      
7 O -0.696      
8 O -0.561      
9 H 0.166      
10 H 0.155      
11 H 0.156      
12 H 0.163      
13 H 0.176      
14 H 0.162      
15 H 0.166      
16 H 0.174      
17 H 0.187      
18 H 0.207      
19 H 0.200      
20 H 0.465      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.270 -1.769 -0.080 1.791
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.189 2.096 1.806
y 2.096 -56.073 -0.937
z 1.806 -0.937 -47.852
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.773 2.096 1.806
y 2.096 -8.553 -0.937
z 1.806 -0.937 3.780
Polar
3z2-r27.559
x2-y28.884
xy2.096
xz1.806
yz-0.937


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.206 0.084 0.339
y 0.084 9.467 -0.077
z 0.339 -0.077 8.522


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 353.337
(<r2>)1/2 18.797