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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.539987
Energy at 298.15K-233.551101
Nuclear repulsion energy200.075259
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3790 3598 7.23      
2 A 3174 3013 46.27      
3 A 3172 3011 32.65      
4 A 3167 3006 7.61      
5 A 3166 3005 5.71      
6 A 3144 2985 56.44      
7 A 3139 2980 3.30      
8 A 3087 2930 9.73      
9 A 3069 2913 31.84      
10 A 3064 2909 17.34      
11 A 1543 1465 7.48      
12 A 1534 1456 5.03      
13 A 1525 1448 2.31      
14 A 1512 1435 0.06      
15 A 1508 1432 0.04      
16 A 1500 1424 0.03      
17 A 1447 1373 4.57      
18 A 1432 1359 33.83      
19 A 1420 1348 16.21      
20 A 1387 1316 26.80      
21 A 1284 1219 24.35      
22 A 1269 1205 58.08      
23 A 1178 1118 61.55      
24 A 1054 1001 1.50      
25 A 1038 985 10.54      
26 A 965 916 32.20      
27 A 962 913 0.00      
28 A 937 890 0.69      
29 A 924 877 0.16      
30 A 767 728 1.74      
31 A 459 436 15.31      
32 A 450 427 10.18      
33 A 401 380 0.28      
34 A 335 318 25.41      
35 A 330 314 0.92      
36 A 308 292 83.31      
37 A 270 256 0.06      
38 A 257 244 3.26      
39 A 203 192 2.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30084.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28559.1 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
0.15850 0.15761 0.15126

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.006 0.000 0.016
H2 1.740 1.268 -0.216
H3 0.206 2.147 -0.095
H4 0.642 1.311 -1.599
C5 0.684 1.256 -0.508
H6 -1.970 0.885 0.061
H7 -1.970 -0.885 0.061
H8 -1.612 -0.000 -1.436
C9 -1.480 -0.000 -0.352
H10 0.206 -2.147 -0.095
H11 1.740 -1.268 -0.216
H12 0.642 -1.311 -1.599
C13 0.684 -1.256 -0.508
H14 0.944 0.000 1.713
O15 0.017 -0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.16992.16012.17881.52562.15502.15502.16571.51992.16012.16992.17881.52561.94431.4255
H22.16991.77211.76621.09553.74014.29823.78593.46353.74562.53613.12552.75132.44142.7063
H32.16011.77211.77501.09222.52053.73493.11652.74194.29383.74563.79593.46092.90212.6469
H42.17881.76621.77501.09333.12423.79472.61292.78903.79593.12562.62202.78943.57443.3696
C51.52561.09551.09221.09332.73973.45682.77692.50713.46092.75142.78942.51172.56432.4130
H62.15503.74012.52053.12422.73971.76921.77531.09223.73494.29823.79473.45683.46492.5764
H72.15504.29823.73493.79473.45681.76921.77531.09222.52043.74013.12432.73973.46492.5763
H82.16573.78593.11652.61292.77691.77531.77531.09233.11643.78592.61292.77694.05593.3068
C91.51993.46352.74192.78902.50711.09221.09221.09232.74193.46352.78912.50713.18442.3362
H102.16013.74564.29383.79593.46093.73492.52043.11642.74191.77211.77501.09222.90222.6469
H112.16992.53613.74563.12562.75144.29823.74013.78593.46351.77211.76621.09552.44132.7062
H122.17883.12553.79592.62202.78943.79473.12432.61292.78911.77501.76621.09333.57443.3696
C131.52562.75133.46092.78942.51173.45682.73972.77692.50711.09221.09551.09332.56432.4130
H141.94432.44142.90213.57442.56433.46493.46494.05593.18442.90222.44133.57442.56430.9662
O151.42552.70632.64693.36962.41302.57642.57633.30682.33622.64692.70623.36962.41300.9662

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.689 C1 C5 H3 110.110
C1 C5 H4 111.533 C1 C9 H6 110.103
C1 C9 H7 110.103 C1 C9 H8 110.947
C1 C13 H10 110.111 C1 C13 H11 110.689
C1 C13 H12 111.533 C1 O15 H14 107.198
H2 C5 H3 108.192 H2 C5 H4 107.594
H3 C5 H4 108.615 C5 C1 C9 110.819
C5 C1 C13 110.811 C5 C1 O15 109.654
H6 C9 H7 108.185 H6 C9 H8 108.719
H7 C9 H8 108.719 C9 C1 C13 110.819
C9 C1 O15 104.920 H10 C13 H11 108.192
H10 C13 H12 108.615 H11 C13 H12 107.594
C13 C1 O15 109.653
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.234      
2 H 0.145      
3 H 0.173      
4 H 0.158      
5 C -0.486      
6 H 0.171      
7 H 0.171      
8 H 0.154      
9 C -0.474      
10 H 0.173      
11 H 0.145      
12 H 0.158      
13 C -0.486      
14 H 0.395      
15 O -0.633      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.219 0.000 -0.913 1.523
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.128 0.000 2.835
y 0.000 -32.939 0.000
z 2.835 0.000 -33.815
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.248 0.000 2.835
y 0.000 -0.467 0.000
z 2.835 0.000 -1.781
Polar
3z2-r2-3.563
x2-y21.810
xy0.000
xz2.835
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.185 0.000 0.157
y 0.000 6.835 0.000
z 0.157 0.000 6.765


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.415
(<r2>)1/2 11.154