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All results from a given calculation for SeO3 (selenium trioxide)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2625.182446
Energy at 298.15K-2625.182233
HF Energy-2625.182446
Nuclear repulsion energy310.289524
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 988 943 0.00      
2 A2" 280 267 26.54      
3 E' 1115 1064 76.35      
3 E' 1115 1064 76.37      
4 E' 356 340 24.98      
4 E' 356 340 24.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2104.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2008.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.28121 0.28121 0.14061

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.581 0.000
O3 1.369 -0.790 0.000
O4 -1.369 -0.790 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.58071.58071.5807
O21.58072.73782.7378
O31.58072.73782.7378
O41.58072.73782.7378

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 120.000 O2 Se1 O4 120.000
O3 Se1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.270      
2 O -0.423      
3 O -0.423      
4 O -0.423      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.693
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.123
Polar
3z2-r214.246
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.121 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.121 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.144


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.477
(<r2>)1/2 9.026