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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.592177
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.592177
Nuclear repulsion energy103.257371
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 Ag 3230 2902 0.00 183.20 0.29 0.45
2 Ag 2055 1846 0.00 58.59 0.48 0.65
3 Ag 1506 1353 0.00 9.59 0.50 0.66
4 Ag 1188 1067 0.00 9.40 0.69 0.81
5 Ag 612 550 0.00 4.01 0.34 0.51
6 Au 909 817 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 156 140 46.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1197 1076 0.00 9.20 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 3228 2900 108.96 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 2015 1810 286.59 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1465 1317 23.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 372 334 69.40 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8966.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8056.2 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
1.89210 0.16392 0.15085

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.327 0.685 0.000
C2 0.327 -0.685 0.000
H3 -1.417 0.682 0.000
H4 1.417 -0.682 0.000
O5 0.327 1.673 0.000
O6 -0.327 -1.673 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51721.09052.21571.18482.3577
C21.51722.21571.09052.35771.1848
H31.09052.21573.14572.00562.5955
H42.21571.09053.14572.59552.0056
O51.18482.35772.00562.59553.4092
O62.35771.18482.59552.00563.4092

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.381 C1 C2 O6 121.026
C2 C1 H3 115.381 C2 C1 O5 121.026
H3 C1 O5 123.594 H4 C2 O6 123.594
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.231      
2 C 0.231      
3 H 0.196      
4 H 0.196      
5 O -0.428      
6 O -0.428      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
AIM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
ESP 0.005 0.001 0.000 0.006


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.598 -3.599 0.000
y -3.599 -31.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.955
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.563 -3.599 0.000
y -3.599 -10.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.027
Polar
3z2-r210.054
x2-y210.768
xy-3.599
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.685 0.712 0.000
y 0.712 4.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.525
(<r2>)1/2 8.575