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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: G3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.982129
Energy at 298.15K-266.976842
Nuclear repulsion energy173.781508
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 HF/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' 3284 3094 28.24      
2 A' 3273 3083 18.44      
3 A' 2125 2002 614.84      
4 A' 1681 1584 4.73      
5 A' 1608 1515 13.71      
6 A' 1513 1425 53.01      
7 A' 1378 1298 8.48      
8 A' 1265 1191 195.44      
9 A' 1112 1047 87.74      
10 A' 1084 1021 55.72      
11 A' 980 924 4.36      
12 A' 831 783 0.58      
13 A' 543 512 6.16      
14 A" 3346 3153 33.92      
15 A" 3326 3133 0.18      
16 A" 1320 1244 0.04      
17 A" 1280 1206 1.96      
18 A" 1181 1112 10.37      
19 A" 867 817 2.89      
20 A" 574 541 10.57      
21 A" 190 179 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16378.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15432.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.41354 0.17384 0.12842

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.043 -0.284 0.000
C2 0.000 0.624 0.000
O3 -0.067 1.823 0.000
C4 1.085 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.712 -0.442 0.893
H6 1.712 -0.442 -0.893
C7 -0.098 -1.412 0.000
H8 -0.231 -2.017 -0.898
H9 -0.231 -2.017 0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.38252.32192.13332.89972.89971.47092.11372.1137
C21.38251.20121.52272.20512.20512.03812.79852.7985
O32.32191.20122.54383.01523.01523.23523.94683.9468
C42.13331.52272.54381.09131.09131.52792.23752.2375
H52.89972.20513.01521.09131.78652.23943.07592.5005
H62.89972.20513.01521.09131.78652.23942.50053.0759
C71.47092.03813.23521.52792.23942.23941.09071.0907
H82.11372.79853.94682.23753.07592.50051.09071.7960
H92.11372.79853.94682.23752.50053.07591.09071.7960

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 128.415 O1 C2 C4 94.137
O1 C7 C4 89.851 O1 C7 H8 110.789
O1 C7 H9 110.789 C2 O1 C7 93.125
C2 C4 H5 114.220 C2 C4 H6 114.220
C2 C4 C7 82.887 O3 C2 C4 137.448
C4 C7 H8 116.440 C4 C7 H9 116.440
H5 C4 H6 110.104 H5 C4 C7 116.585
H6 C4 C7 116.585 H8 C7 H9 110.682
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability