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All results from a given calculation for C3H8O2 (Propylene glycol)

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 C1 1A
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.965189
Energy at 298.15K-267.975257
HF Energy-267.965189
Nuclear repulsion energy196.186922
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 4103 3687 44.25      
2 A 4085 3670 69.95      
3 A 3293 2959 56.54      
4 A 3290 2956 38.01      
5 A 3273 2941 26.84      
6 A 3214 2887 59.67      
7 A 3205 2880 19.05      
8 A 3133 2815 87.22      
9 A 1652 1484 2.23      
10 A 1646 1479 1.37      
11 A 1634 1468 5.57      
12 A 1602 1440 14.68      
13 A 1567 1408 30.96      
14 A 1536 1380 9.99      
15 A 1523 1368 35.90      
16 A 1489 1338 52.80      
17 A 1412 1269 80.77      
18 A 1341 1205 23.82      
19 A 1293 1162 19.61      
20 A 1199 1077 72.68      
21 A 1182 1062 4.92      
22 A 1153 1036 108.44      
23 A 1030 925 4.74      
24 A 1010 908 20.13      
25 A 921 828 12.16      
26 A 567 509 35.45      
27 A 523 470 68.54      
28 A 493 443 124.64      
29 A 390 350 17.77      
30 A 333 299 85.36      
31 A 271 244 4.72      
32 A 244 219 0.51      
33 A 161 145 3.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26882.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24153.5 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
0.29136 0.12110 0.09382

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)
O1 -0.456 1.363 -0.160
H2 0.437 1.686 -0.142
O3 1.935 -0.043 0.016
H4 2.185 -0.183 0.919
C5 0.724 -0.714 -0.249
H6 0.632 -0.753 -1.326
H7 0.751 -1.732 0.130
C8 -0.454 0.053 0.335
H9 -0.341 0.072 1.422
C10 -1.790 -0.581 -0.012
H11 -1.917 -0.627 -1.088
H12 -1.864 -1.586 0.393
H13 -2.598 0.014 0.397

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 H2 O3 H4 C5 H6 H7 C8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13
O10.94932.77953.24462.39032.65043.33531.40112.04512.36202.63773.31412.5918
H20.94932.29392.77032.41952.71923.44391.92082.37823.17983.43324.03523.5061
O32.77952.29390.94741.40892.00062.06562.41212.67823.76314.04964.11724.5489
H43.24462.77030.94741.94412.78892.25392.71292.58854.10134.58864.31724.8149
C52.39032.41951.40891.94411.08211.08721.52182.13182.52832.77312.80543.4613
H62.65042.71922.00062.78891.08211.75862.14233.03022.76072.56373.14283.7403
H73.33533.44392.06562.25391.08721.75862.16342.47382.79323.13502.63243.7862
C81.40111.92082.41212.71291.52182.14232.16341.09281.51832.15162.16212.1449
H92.04512.37822.67822.58852.13183.03022.47381.09282.13993.04532.47502.4787
C102.36203.17983.76314.10132.52832.76072.79321.51832.13991.08491.08591.0834
H112.63773.43324.04964.58862.77312.56373.13502.15163.04531.08491.76511.7549
H123.31414.03524.11724.31722.80543.14282.63242.16212.47501.08591.76511.7597
H132.59183.50614.54894.81493.46133.74033.78622.14492.47871.08341.75491.7597

picture of Propylene glycol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C8 C5 109.658 O1 C8 H9 109.561
O1 C8 C10 107.943 H2 O1 C8 108.076
O3 C5 H6 106.119 O3 C5 H7 111.032
O3 C5 C8 110.717 H4 O3 C5 109.627
C5 C8 H9 108.118 C5 C8 C10 112.539
H6 C5 H7 108.325 H6 C5 C8 109.561
H7 C5 C8 110.935 C8 C10 H11 110.379
C8 C10 H12 111.164 C8 C10 H13 109.933
H9 C8 C10 108.994 H11 C10 H12 108.798
H11 C10 H13 108.059 H12 C10 H13 108.428
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 O -0.754      
2 H 0.456      
3 O -0.753      
4 H 0.441      
5 C -0.016      
6 H 0.182      
7 H 0.147      
8 C 0.155      
9 H 0.128      
10 C -0.495      
11 H 0.173      
12 H 0.153      
13 H 0.186      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.550 -1.837 1.692 2.557
CHELPG 0.524 -1.819 1.676 2.529
AIM        
ESP 0.527 -1.831 1.681 2.541


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.458 1.969 3.072
y 1.969 -32.135 0.193
z 3.072 0.193 -29.619
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.581 1.969 3.072
y 1.969 -0.596 0.193
z 3.072 0.193 3.177
Polar
3z2-r26.354
x2-y2-1.323
xy1.969
xz3.072
yz0.193


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.862 0.235 0.179
y 0.235 5.369 -0.100
z 0.179 -0.100 5.218


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 131.726
(<r2>)1/2 11.477