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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.818250
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.818250
Nuclear repulsion energy102.286293
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2966 2838 0.00      
2 Ag 1849 1769 0.00      
3 Ag 1383 1323 0.00      
4 Ag 1080 1033 0.00      
5 Ag 562 538 0.00      
6 Au 822 787 0.87      
7 Au 142 136 30.64      
8 Bg 1086 1039 0.00      
9 Bu 2961 2833 153.97      
10 Bu 1844 1764 201.71      
11 Bu 1333 1276 7.53      
12 Bu 329 315 52.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8179.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7825.2 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
1.87798 0.16074 0.14807

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.326 0.687 0.000
C2 0.326 -0.687 0.000
H3 -1.434 0.669 0.000
H4 1.434 -0.669 0.000
O5 0.326 1.691 0.000
O6 -0.326 -1.691 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52061.10752.22181.19812.3782
C21.52062.22181.10752.37821.1981
H31.10752.22183.16442.03532.6075
H42.22181.10753.16442.60752.0353
O51.19812.37822.03532.60753.4453
O62.37821.19812.60752.03533.4453

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 114.518 C1 C2 O6 121.574
C2 C1 H3 114.518 C2 C1 O5 121.574
H3 C1 O5 123.909 H4 C2 O6 123.909
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.143      
2 C 0.143      
3 H 0.109      
4 H 0.109      
5 O -0.252      
6 O -0.252      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.896 -3.058 0.000
y -3.058 -30.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.002
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.680 -3.058 0.000
y -3.058 -9.201 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.521
Polar
3z2-r29.043
x2-y29.254
xy-3.058
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.240 0.563 0.000
y 0.563 5.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.041


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.424
(<r2>)1/2 8.627