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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2O (Ethoxy radical)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.370473
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-154.370473
Nuclear repulsion energy73.981709
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 B3LYP/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 A' 3124 3000 25.08      
2 A' 3055 2933 14.07      
3 A' 2912 2797 29.97      
4 A' 1526 1465 4.98      
5 A' 1438 1381 23.95      
6 A' 1421 1364 14.89      
7 A' 1367 1312 7.33      
8 A' 1113 1069 4.68      
9 A' 1088 1045 15.34      
10 A' 898 862 0.55      
11 A' 429 412 6.82      
12 A" 3135 3010 22.68      
13 A" 2923 2807 9.92      
14 A" 1516 1456 4.05      
15 A" 1256 1206 0.30      
16 A" 866 832 0.08      
17 A" 252 242 10.41      
18 A" 207i 199i 34.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14056.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13498.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
1.31774 0.31736 0.28239

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.046 -0.600 0.000
C2 0.000 0.514 0.000
O3 -1.306 0.098 0.000
H4 2.061 -0.187 0.000
H5 0.930 -1.232 0.887
H6 0.930 -1.232 -0.887
H7 0.127 1.192 0.869
H8 0.127 1.192 -0.869

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52792.45341.09651.09501.09502.19372.1937
C21.52791.37092.17722.16782.16781.11011.1101
O32.45341.37093.37962.74872.74872.00222.0022
H41.09652.17723.37961.77741.77742.52942.5294
H51.09502.16782.74871.77741.77302.55403.0993
H61.09502.16782.74871.77741.77303.09932.5540
H72.19371.11012.00222.52942.55403.09931.7387
H82.19371.11012.00222.52943.09932.55401.7387

picture of Ethoxy radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 115.528 C1 C2 H7 111.536
C1 C2 H8 111.536 C2 C1 H4 111.044
C2 C1 H5 110.393 C2 C1 H6 110.393
O3 C2 H7 107.144 O3 C2 H8 107.144
H4 C1 H5 108.402 H4 C1 H6 108.402
H5 C1 H6 108.119 H7 C2 H8 103.091
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.450      
2 C -0.044      
3 O -0.304      
4 H 0.140      
5 H 0.161      
6 H 0.161      
7 H 0.168      
8 H 0.168      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.861 0.635 0.000 1.966
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.930 0.214 0.000
y 0.214 -18.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.869
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.792 0.214 0.000
y 0.214 1.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.300
Polar
3z2-r24.599
x2-y2-3.523
xy0.214
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.156 0.062 0.000
y 0.062 3.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.722


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 51.162
(<r2>)1/2 7.153