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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.443080
Energy at 298.15K-266.448518
HF Energy-265.650325
Nuclear repulsion energy171.049367
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
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' 3184 2990 7.84      
2 A' 3179 2986 23.63      
3 A' 1893 1778 456.08      
4 A' 1574 1478 2.73      
5 A' 1504 1413 12.33      
6 A' 1371 1288 19.21      
7 A' 1260 1183 13.34      
8 A' 1122 1054 176.86      
9 A' 1044 980 0.54      
10 A' 957 899 109.33      
11 A' 913 858 7.10      
12 A' 746 701 2.56      
13 A' 494 464 4.01      
14 A" 3265 3066 10.60      
15 A" 3251 3054 2.25      
16 A" 1227 1152 0.19      
17 A" 1172 1101 1.01      
18 A" 1078 1012 2.36      
19 A" 821 771 1.79      
20 A" 514 483 4.18      
21 A" 166 156 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15367.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14433.3 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.41372 0.17344 0.12820

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.044 -0.285 0.000
C2 0.000 0.624 0.000
O3 -0.067 1.825 0.000
C4 1.084 -0.444 0.000
H5 1.705 -0.437 0.891
H6 1.705 -0.437 -0.891
C7 -0.095 -1.416 0.000
H8 -0.229 -2.013 -0.896
H9 -0.229 -2.013 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.38442.32602.13452.89442.89441.47632.11022.1102
C21.38441.20361.52202.19722.19722.04182.79452.7945
O32.32601.20362.54503.00913.00913.24143.94523.9452
C42.13451.52202.54501.08641.08641.52792.23402.2340
H52.89442.19723.00911.08641.78302.23463.06972.4954
H62.89442.19723.00911.08641.78302.23462.49543.0697
C71.47632.04183.24141.52792.23462.23461.08551.0855
H82.11022.79453.94522.23403.06972.49541.08551.7928
H92.11022.79453.94522.23402.49543.06971.08551.7928

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.849 O1 C2 C4 94.396
O1 C7 C4 90.535 O1 C7 H8 109.981
O1 C7 H9 109.981 C2 O1 C7 91.020
C2 C4 H5 113.735 C2 C4 H6 113.735
C2 C4 C7 84.050 O3 C2 C4 137.756
C4 C7 H8 116.454 C4 C7 H9 116.454
H5 C4 H6 110.284 H5 C4 C7 116.444
H6 C4 C7 116.444 H8 C7 H9 111.334
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability