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All results from a given calculation for C2H6O2 (1,2-Ethanediol)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-229.537680
Energy at 298.15K-229.544889
Nuclear repulsion energy130.261030
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 MP2/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3792 3576 0.00      
2 Ag 3079 2903 0.00      
3 Ag 1592 1501 0.00      
4 Ag 1537 1450 0.00      
5 Ag 1326 1250 0.00      
6 Ag 1118 1054 0.00      
7 Ag 1031 972 0.00      
8 Ag 488 461 0.00      
9 Au 3146 2967 100.69      
10 Au 1256 1185 2.21      
11 Au 859 810 3.48      
12 Au 263 248 275.99      
13 Au 136 128 29.13      
14 Bg 3122 2944 0.00      
15 Bg 1341 1265 0.00      
16 Bg 1199 1130 0.00      
17 Bg 258 243 0.00      
18 Bu 3793 3577 63.44      
19 Bu 3083 2908 87.00      
20 Bu 1600 1509 6.34      
21 Bu 1444 1362 11.34      
22 Bu 1221 1151 112.34      
23 Bu 1103 1040 195.01      
24 Bu 301 283 24.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19043.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17958.2 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
1.00826 0.13437 0.12413

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.440 0.615 0.000
C2 -0.440 -0.615 0.000
O3 0.440 -1.739 0.000
O4 -0.440 1.739 0.000
H5 -0.107 -2.540 0.000
H6 0.107 2.540 0.000
H7 -1.083 -0.597 0.889
H8 -1.083 -0.597 -0.889
H9 1.083 0.597 0.889
H10 1.083 0.597 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.51212.35341.42723.20241.95422.13982.13981.09771.0977
C21.51211.42722.35341.95423.20241.09771.09772.13982.1398
O32.35341.42723.58670.97064.29192.10112.10112.58032.5803
O41.42722.35343.58674.29190.97062.58032.58032.10112.1011
H53.20241.95420.97064.29195.08542.34992.34993.47123.4712
H61.95423.20244.29190.97065.08543.47123.47122.34992.3499
H72.13981.09772.10112.58032.34993.47121.77862.47343.0465
H82.13981.09772.10112.58032.34993.47121.77863.04652.4734
H91.09772.13982.58032.10113.47122.34992.47343.04651.7786
H101.09772.13982.58032.10113.47122.34993.04652.47341.7786

picture of 1,2-Ethanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 106.352 C1 C2 H7 109.120
C1 C2 H8 109.120 C1 O4 H6 107.642
C2 C1 O4 106.352 C2 C1 H9 109.120
C2 C1 H10 109.120 C2 O3 H5 107.642
O3 C2 H7 111.982 O3 C2 H8 111.982
O4 C1 H9 111.982 O4 C1 H10 111.982
H7 C2 H8 108.220 H9 C1 H10 108.220
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability