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

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.762832
Energy at 298.15K-266.757613
Nuclear repulsion energy173.839521
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3267 3267 21.51      
2 A' 3257 3257 26.61      
3 A' 2125 2125 646.25      
4 A' 1667 1667 3.72      
5 A' 1596 1596 14.68      
6 A' 1502 1502 54.45      
7 A' 1362 1362 10.28      
8 A' 1256 1256 194.11      
9 A' 1108 1108 94.32      
10 A' 1080 1080 51.78      
11 A' 976 976 3.69      
12 A' 831 831 0.26      
13 A' 546 546 5.96      
14 A" 3332 3332 32.27      
15 A" 3314 3314 0.89      
16 A" 1311 1311 0.00      
17 A" 1278 1278 2.09      
18 A" 1172 1172 10.60      
19 A" 858 858 3.17      
20 A" 573 573 10.10      
21 A" 191 191 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16301.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16301.4 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
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.012 -0.259 0.000
C2 0.000 0.623 0.000
O3 -0.055 1.789 0.000
C4 1.080 -0.451 0.000
H5 1.701 -0.458 0.888
H6 1.701 -0.458 -0.888
C7 -0.132 -1.395 0.000
H8 -0.277 -1.993 -0.890
H9 -0.277 -1.993 0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.34222.26042.10012.86102.86101.43642.08342.0834
C21.34221.16731.52252.20202.20202.02172.77732.7773
O32.26041.16732.51062.98632.98633.18443.89183.8918
C42.10011.52252.51061.08391.08391.53582.23862.2386
H52.86102.20202.98631.08391.77672.24183.07112.5035
H62.86102.20202.98631.08391.77672.24182.50353.0711
C71.43642.02173.18441.53582.24182.24181.08261.0826
H82.08342.77733.89182.23863.07112.50351.08261.7807
H92.08342.77733.89182.23862.50353.07111.08261.7807

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 128.379 O1 C2 C4 94.079
O1 C7 C4 89.850 O1 C7 H8 110.817
O1 C7 H9 110.817 C2 O1 C7 93.312
C2 C4 H5 114.250 C2 C4 H6 114.250
C2 C4 C7 82.759 O3 C2 C4 137.543
C4 C7 H8 116.434 C4 C7 H9 116.434
H5 C4 H6 110.078 H5 C4 C7 116.625
H6 C4 C7 116.625 H8 C7 H9 110.652
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability