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All results from a given calculation for C3H8O2 (1,3-Propanediol)

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (C1)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.955707
Energy at 298.15K-267.966372
Nuclear repulsion energy195.700953
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 4126 4126 45.28      
2 A 4096 4096 110.77      
3 A 3257 3257 68.38      
4 A 3249 3249 61.02      
5 A 3209 3209 87.35      
6 A 3194 3194 23.29      
7 A 3167 3167 66.35      
8 A 3144 3144 70.43      
9 A 1668 1668 1.88      
10 A 1654 1654 0.07      
11 A 1611 1611 11.42      
12 A 1599 1599 49.08      
13 A 1587 1587 64.69      
14 A 1525 1525 7.09      
15 A 1506 1506 0.50      
16 A 1428 1428 42.09      
17 A 1396 1396 8.38      
18 A 1333 1333 9.91      
19 A 1306 1306 129.70      
20 A 1238 1238 28.62      
21 A 1212 1212 65.76      
22 A 1194 1194 54.59      
23 A 1040 1040 2.46      
24 A 995 995 7.19      
25 A 980 980 9.79      
26 A 874 874 7.47      
27 A 548 548 83.08      
28 A 534 534 138.30      
29 A 416 416 8.07      
30 A 356 356 67.53      
31 A 312 312 59.07      
32 A 209 209 3.39      
33 A 119 119 1.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27040.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27040.4 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 CBS-Q
ABC
0.25647 0.13227 0.09657

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.018 1.032 -0.340
C2 1.301 0.457 0.155
C3 -1.248 0.399 0.316
H4 -0.091 0.903 -1.418
H5 -0.012 2.104 -0.138
O6 1.296 -0.937 -0.060
O7 -1.519 -0.888 -0.152
H8 2.098 -1.324 0.248
H9 -0.725 -1.397 -0.116
H10 2.135 0.917 -0.375
H11 1.423 0.669 1.218
H12 -1.127 0.402 1.403
H13 -2.127 0.995 0.091

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 O6 O7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.52201.53061.08821.09032.38432.44413.22102.54022.15652.15372.15932.1529
C21.52202.55462.14672.12681.41023.13871.95272.75931.09011.09142.73033.4709
C31.53062.55462.14402.15382.89821.39593.76401.92053.49132.83261.09401.0857
H41.08822.14672.14401.75712.67402.61623.53842.71742.45793.04903.04612.5359
H51.09032.12682.15381.75713.31133.34964.04343.57312.46432.44132.55202.3994
O62.38431.41022.89822.67403.31132.81670.94192.07332.05952.05663.13123.9339
O72.44413.13871.39592.61623.34962.81673.66460.94424.08123.59952.05811.9934
H83.22101.95273.76403.53844.04340.94193.66462.84692.32632.31663.83554.8221
H92.54022.75931.92052.71743.57312.07330.94422.84693.68803.26562.38912.7808
H102.15651.09013.49132.45792.46432.05954.08122.32633.68801.76273.75024.2883
H112.15371.09142.83263.04902.44132.05663.59952.31663.26561.76272.57063.7398
H122.15932.73031.09403.04612.55203.13122.05813.83552.38913.75022.57061.7535
H132.15293.47091.08572.53592.39943.93391.99344.82212.78084.28833.73981.7535

picture of 1,3-Propanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O6 108.747 C1 C2 H10 110.194
C1 C2 H11 109.896 C1 C3 O7 113.185
C1 C3 H12 109.597 C1 C3 H13 109.581
C2 C1 C3 113.626 C2 C1 H4 109.539
C2 C1 H5 107.862 C2 O6 H8 110.661
C3 C1 H4 108.732 C3 C1 H5 109.383
C3 O7 H9 108.771 H4 C1 H5 107.525
O6 C2 H10 110.260 O6 C2 H11 109.940
O7 C3 H12 110.918 O7 C3 H13 106.211
H10 C2 H11 107.798 H12 C3 H13 107.118
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-269.134608
Energy at 298.15K-269.127543
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CBS-Q
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CBS-Q
ABC
0.25647 0.13227 0.09657

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is C1

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability