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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2OH (2-hydroxy ethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C1 2A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.853791
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.439410
Nuclear repulsion energy74.630147
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 A' 3758 3544 15.65      
2 A' 3245 3060 6.68      
3 A' 3067 2892 56.20      
4 A' 1592 1501 1.49      
5 A' 1541 1453 3.36      
6 A' 1478 1393 8.21      
7 A' 1268 1196 63.43      
8 A' 1096 1034 78.43      
9 A' 1028 970 35.28      
10 A' 628 592 18.02      
11 A' 382 360 35.29      
12 A" 3359 3167 9.29      
13 A" 3112 2935 56.84      
14 A" 1327 1251 0.08      
15 A" 1208 1140 1.35      
16 A" 836 789 0.26      
17 A" 288 271 141.79      
18 A" 51i 48i 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14580.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13749.7 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
1.23980 0.33015 0.29052

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.107 -0.366 0.000
C2 0.000 0.543 0.000
C3 1.258 -0.255 0.000
H4 -1.921 0.161 0.000
H5 -0.021 1.193 0.887
H6 -0.021 1.193 -0.887
H7 1.633 -0.670 -0.927
H8 1.633 -0.670 0.927

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.43212.36720.97022.09682.09682.90822.9082
C21.43211.49001.95831.09981.09982.23572.2357
C32.36721.49003.20602.12592.12591.08281.0828
H40.97021.95833.20602.33692.33693.76573.7657
H52.09681.09982.12592.33691.77413.08182.4915
H62.09681.09982.12592.33691.77412.49153.0818
H72.90822.23571.08283.76573.08182.49151.8545
H82.90822.23571.08283.76572.49153.08181.8545

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.192 O1 C2 H5 111.135
O1 C2 H6 111.135 C2 O1 H4 107.654
C2 C3 H7 119.845 C2 C3 H8 119.845
C3 C2 H5 109.422 C3 C2 H6 109.422
H5 C2 H6 107.516 H7 C3 H8 117.817
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.854917
Energy at 298.15K-153.859652
HF Energy-153.440351
Nuclear repulsion energy74.884477
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 A 3782 3566 22.90      
2 A 3369 3177 4.76      
3 A 3250 3065 4.62      
4 A 3062 2887 60.69      
5 A 3000 2829 60.30      
6 A 1575 1485 2.86      
7 A 1527 1440 7.42      
8 A 1477 1392 3.45      
9 A 1307 1232 66.08      
10 A 1258 1186 8.28      
11 A 1150 1085 26.60      
12 A 1113 1049 43.06      
13 A 1011 954 9.23      
14 A 899 848 16.46      
15 A 466 440 25.48      
16 A 405 382 39.85      
17 A 294 277 118.55      
18 A 172 162 18.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14557.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13728.1 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
1.31819 0.33629 0.28417

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.105 -0.383 -0.057
C2 -0.010 0.528 0.036
C3 1.247 -0.257 -0.024
H4 -1.919 0.121 0.103
H5 -0.063 1.105 0.978
H6 -0.033 1.267 -0.781
H7 2.191 0.236 -0.210
H8 1.241 -1.290 0.295

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.42712.35490.97092.09052.09643.35642.5398
C21.42711.48301.95261.10601.10202.23362.2219
C32.35491.48303.19032.13872.12931.08131.0805
H40.97091.95263.19032.27492.37724.12283.4661
H52.09051.10602.13872.27491.76722.69212.8109
H62.09641.10202.12932.37721.76722.51643.0526
H73.35642.23361.08134.12282.69212.51641.8666
H82.53982.22191.08053.46612.81093.05261.8666

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.021 O1 C2 H5 110.589
O1 C2 H6 111.319 C2 O1 H4 107.500
C2 C3 H7 120.347 C2 C3 H8 119.339
C3 C2 H5 110.553 C3 C2 H6 110.044
H5 C2 H6 106.332 H7 C3 H8 119.404
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability