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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.828231
Energy at 298.15K-153.832142
HF Energy-153.828231
Nuclear repulsion energy69.931497
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 B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3150 3016 7.75 43.21 0.69 0.82
2 A' 3029 2900 1.75 174.62 0.01 0.01
3 A' 2871 2749 117.53 153.61 0.30 0.47
4 A' 1831 1753 195.79 12.31 0.49 0.66
5 A' 1453 1391 23.26 9.61 0.55 0.71
6 A' 1420 1359 10.63 3.12 0.37 0.54
7 A' 1369 1311 28.17 2.32 0.73 0.85
8 A' 1128 1080 26.10 2.59 0.19 0.31
9 A' 890 852 8.62 5.24 0.34 0.51
10 A' 507 485 13.32 1.30 0.31 0.48
11 A" 3090 2958 4.96 58.68 0.75 0.86
12 A" 1462 1399 10.85 3.75 0.75 0.86
13 A" 1131 1082 0.22 1.47 0.75 0.86
14 A" 768 736 1.62 2.84 0.75 0.86
15 A" 157 150 1.12 0.98 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12127.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11610.0 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 B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.91930 0.34082 0.30567

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.458 0.000
C2 -0.927 -0.717 0.000
O3 1.199 0.386 0.000
H4 -0.499 1.452 0.000
H5 -0.373 -1.653 0.000
H6 -1.580 -0.666 0.876
H7 -1.580 -0.666 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49671.20121.11212.14412.12762.1276
C21.49672.39482.21111.08801.09381.0938
O31.20122.39482.00492.57433.09753.0975
H41.11212.21112.00493.10812.53432.5343
H52.14411.08802.57433.10811.78871.7887
H62.12761.09383.09752.53431.78871.7522
H72.12761.09383.09752.53431.78871.7522

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 111.119 C1 C2 H6 109.444
C1 C2 H7 109.444 C2 C1 O3 124.793
C2 C1 H4 115.102 O3 C1 H4 120.104
H5 C2 H6 110.137 H5 C2 H7 110.137
H6 C2 H7 106.446
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.415      
2 C -0.370      
3 O -0.597      
4 H 0.105      
5 H 0.145      
6 H 0.151      
7 H 0.151      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.855 -0.352 0.000 2.877
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.119 -0.757 0.000
y -0.757 -17.814 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.858
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.283 -0.757 0.000
y -0.757 1.674 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.609
Polar
3z2-r23.218
x2-y2-3.304
xy-0.757
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.290 0.233 0.000
y 0.233 4.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.443


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.655
(<r2>)1/2 6.830