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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

using model chemistry: PM3

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
Energy calculated at PM3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K-0.145812
HF Energy-0.145812
Nuclear repulsion energy154.490157
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 PM3
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 3075 2995 5.88      
2 A 3068 2988 10.79      
3 A 3033 2954 1.59      
4 A 3000 2922 11.77      
5 A 2987 2909 2.53      
6 A 2977 2900 0.07      
7 A 2027 1975 356.37      
8 A 1424 1387 9.70      
9 A 1394 1357 43.07      
10 A 1376 1340 15.81      
11 A 1357 1321 78.60      
12 A 1302 1268 39.54      
13 A 1293 1259 55.73      
14 A 1250 1217 66.93      
15 A 1114 1085 1.31      
16 A 1108 1079 0.89      
17 A 1092 1064 1.91      
18 A 1050 1023 10.72      
19 A 1036 1009 2.45      
20 A 1029 1002 0.99      
21 A 995 969 0.05      
22 A 936 912 6.05      
23 A 888 865 9.97      
24 A 784 764 2.53      
25 A 725 706 0.41      
26 A 627 611 1.50      
27 A 531 517 9.44      
28 A 425 414 16.61      
29 A 162 158 0.11      
30 A 90 87 3.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21075.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.974) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20527.4 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 PM3
ABC
0.23662 0.12091 0.08380

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM3

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.871 0.079 -0.000
C2 -0.076 1.258 -0.000
C3 -1.460 0.612 0.000
C4 -1.200 -0.903 0.000
O5 0.212 -1.125 -0.000
O6 2.075 -0.011 0.000
H7 0.095 1.899 -0.884
H8 0.096 1.900 0.883
H9 -2.054 0.917 -0.880
H10 -2.053 0.917 0.881
H11 -1.595 -1.414 -0.893
H12 -1.595 -1.414 0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.51202.39122.29211.37291.20712.16662.16663.16733.16693.01823.0182
C21.51201.52712.43592.40022.49721.10521.10522.19132.19123.20083.2010
C32.39121.52711.53792.41123.58922.20382.20381.10471.10472.21902.2190
C42.29212.43591.53791.42903.39393.21123.21172.19532.19521.10241.1024
O51.37292.40022.41121.42902.17053.15263.15313.17483.17462.03622.0362
O61.20712.49723.58923.39392.17052.88912.88894.32234.32174.02924.0290
H72.16661.10522.20383.21123.15262.88911.76702.36292.94883.71964.1224
H82.16661.10522.20383.21173.15312.88891.76702.94852.36294.12263.7204
H93.16732.19131.10472.19533.17484.32232.36292.94851.76082.37662.9653
H103.16692.19121.10472.19523.17464.32172.94882.36291.76082.96552.3764
H113.01823.20082.21901.10242.03624.02923.71964.12262.37662.96551.7866
H123.01823.20102.21901.10242.03624.02904.12243.72042.96532.37641.7866

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 103.777 C1 C2 H7 110.795
C1 C2 H8 110.801 C1 O5 C4 109.767
C2 C1 O5 112.525 C2 C1 O6 133.071
C2 C3 C4 105.265 C2 C3 H9 111.731
C2 C3 H10 111.729 C3 C2 H7 112.711
C3 C2 H8 112.715 C3 C4 O5 108.666
C3 C4 H11 113.347 C3 C4 H12 113.342
C4 C3 H9 111.288 C4 C3 H10 111.286
O5 C1 O6 114.405 O5 C4 H11 106.387
O5 C4 H12 106.389 H7 C2 H8 106.149
H9 C3 H10 105.671 H11 C4 H12 108.257
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability