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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.030173
Energy at 298.15K-155.036821
HF Energy-155.030173
Nuclear repulsion energy84.117362
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3119 3010 19.86 102.20 0.29 0.45
2 A1 2977 2874 63.95 334.07 0.02 0.03
3 A1 1506 1453 4.20 4.92 0.72 0.84
4 A1 1479 1428 0.05 3.09 0.71 0.83
5 A1 1264 1220 6.14 0.39 0.75 0.86
6 A1 956 923 36.10 7.39 0.33 0.50
7 A1 406 392 2.36 1.10 0.14 0.25
8 A2 3021 2916 0.00 20.77 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1476 1424 0.00 11.87 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1159 1118 0.00 1.61 0.75 0.86
11 A2 207 200 0.00 0.20 0.75 0.86
12 B1 3015 2910 123.89 105.03 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1484 1432 14.97 0.08 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1188 1146 6.59 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 239 230 5.09 0.00 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3118 3009 28.65 66.44 0.75 0.86
17 B2 2967 2863 60.24 2.49 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1489 1437 12.77 1.59 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1450 1400 1.42 1.47 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1205 1163 115.66 0.63 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1124 1085 29.61 1.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17424.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16816.0 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.31786 0.33623 0.29820

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.588
C2 0.000 1.167 -0.194
C3 0.000 -1.167 -0.194
H4 0.000 2.018 0.486
H5 0.000 -2.018 0.486
H6 0.891 1.223 -0.835
H7 -0.891 1.223 -0.835
H8 -0.891 -1.223 -0.835
H9 0.891 -1.223 -0.835

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.40501.40502.02052.02052.07652.07652.07652.0765
C21.40502.33451.08943.25711.09831.09832.63002.6300
C31.40502.33453.25711.08942.63002.63001.09831.0983
H42.02051.08943.25714.03601.78031.78033.61133.6113
H52.02053.25711.08944.03603.61133.61131.78031.7803
H62.07651.09832.63001.78033.61131.78143.02602.4461
H72.07651.09832.63001.78033.61131.78142.44613.0260
H82.07652.63001.09833.61131.78033.02602.44611.7814
H92.07652.63001.09833.61131.78032.44613.02601.7814

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 107.528 O1 C2 H6 111.507
O1 C2 H7 111.507 O1 C3 H5 107.528
O1 C3 H8 111.507 O1 C3 H9 111.507
C2 O1 C3 112.363 H4 C2 H6 108.932
H4 C2 H7 108.932 H5 C3 H8 108.932
H5 C3 H9 108.932 H6 C2 H7 108.377
H8 C3 H9 108.377
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.427      
2 C -0.537      
3 C -0.537      
4 H 0.254      
5 H 0.254      
6 H 0.248      
7 H 0.248      
8 H 0.248      
9 H 0.248      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.236 1.236
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.503 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.306
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.221 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.484
Polar
3z2-r2-4.968
x2-y2-2.639
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.633 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.768 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.722


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 52.398
(<r2>)1/2 7.239