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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.726869
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.726869
Nuclear repulsion energy101.760060
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2983 2854 0.00      
2 Ag 1840 1760 0.00      
3 Ag 1389 1329 0.00      
4 Ag 1081 1034 0.00      
5 Ag 558 534 0.00      
6 Au 813 778 1.17      
7 Au 143 137 29.59      
8 Bg 1071 1025 0.00      
9 Bu 2977 2849 153.81      
10 Bu 1834 1755 167.55      
11 Bu 1346 1288 9.04      
12 Bu 329 315 50.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8181.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7827.6 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
1.86184 0.15929 0.14673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.328 0.687 0.000
C2 0.328 -0.687 0.000
H3 -1.438 0.672 0.000
H4 1.438 -0.672 0.000
O5 0.328 1.700 0.000
O6 -0.328 -1.700 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52231.10942.22811.20772.3867
C21.52232.22811.10942.38671.2077
H31.10942.22813.17372.04392.6182
H42.22811.10943.17372.61822.0439
O51.20772.38672.04392.61823.4629
O62.38671.20772.61822.04393.4629

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 114.787 C1 C2 O6 121.478
C2 C1 H3 114.787 C2 C1 O5 121.478
H3 C1 O5 123.735 H4 C2 O6 123.735
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.178      
2 C 0.178      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      
5 O -0.347      
6 O -0.347      


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        
AIM        
ESP 0.006 0.001 0.000 0.006


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.650 -2.996 0.000
y -2.996 -29.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.848
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.641 -2.996 0.000
y -2.996 -8.985 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.344
Polar
3z2-r28.687
x2-y29.084
xy-2.996
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.020 0.556 0.000
y 0.556 4.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.855


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.786
(<r2>)1/2 8.648