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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2624.881106
Energy at 298.15K-2624.880797
HF Energy-2624.881106
Nuclear repulsion energy303.182320
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 B3LYP/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 A1' 907 871 0.00      
2 A2" 265 254 24.36      
3 E' 1025 985 67.53      
3 E' 1025 985 67.54      
4 E' 343 329 24.05      
4 E' 343 329 24.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1953.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1877.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.26848 0.26848 0.13424

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.618 0.000
O3 1.401 -0.809 0.000
O4 -1.401 -0.809 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.61771.61771.6177
O21.61772.80202.8020
O31.61772.80202.8020
O41.61772.80202.8020

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 B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.309      
2 O -0.436      
3 O -0.436      
4 O -0.436      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.179 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.179 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.957
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.611 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.611 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.222
Polar
3z2-r214.444
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 5.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.523


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.527
(<r2>)1/2 9.194