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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Methyl propyl ether)

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 C2 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-230.509233
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-233.657912
Nuclear repulsion energy188.166039
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' 3132 3007 36.66      
2 A' 3119 2995 36.43      
3 A' 3053 2932 32.52      
4 A' 3045 2924 23.20      
5 A' 2984 2866 79.30      
6 A' 2954 2836 41.22      
7 A' 1561 1499 0.94      
8 A' 1540 1478 7.16      
9 A' 1534 1473 5.84      
10 A' 1522 1462 1.91      
11 A' 1505 1446 1.61      
12 A' 1448 1391 25.95      
13 A' 1442 1385 2.34      
14 A' 1352 1298 6.38      
15 A' 1243 1193 39.41      
16 A' 1175 1128 143.07      
17 A' 1138 1093 14.91      
18 A' 1060 1018 2.73      
19 A' 987 948 23.98      
20 A' 916 880 5.62      
21 A' 439 421 0.58      
22 A' 409 393 2.87      
23 A' 194 186 1.39      
24 A" 3111 2988 69.34      
25 A" 3085 2962 4.30      
26 A" 3024 2903 73.37      
27 A" 2978 2860 68.75      
28 A" 1532 1471 6.25      
29 A" 1515 1455 4.68      
30 A" 1329 1277 0.11      
31 A" 1283 1232 1.80      
32 A" 1215 1167 5.26      
33 A" 1183 1136 0.18      
34 A" 912 876 1.95      
35 A" 774 743 1.50      
36 A" 245 235 1.02      
37 A" 240 231 2.60      
38 A" 116 111 2.44      
39 A" 105 101 0.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30198.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28999.5 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
0.66966 0.07017 0.06670

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 -2.333 0.641 0.000
O2 -1.271 -0.285 0.000
C3 0.000 0.337 0.000
C4 1.076 -0.742 0.000
C5 2.492 -0.160 0.000
H6 -3.265 0.068 0.000
H7 -2.313 1.289 0.893
H8 -2.313 1.289 -0.893
H9 0.108 0.987 0.888
H10 0.108 0.987 -0.888
H11 0.927 -1.381 -0.880
H12 0.927 -1.381 0.880
H13 2.669 0.463 0.885
H14 2.669 0.463 -0.885
H15 3.244 -0.956 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.40942.35313.67894.89171.09361.10291.10292.62072.62073.93543.93545.08365.08365.8020
O21.40941.41542.39093.76582.02482.08792.08792.07592.07592.60842.60844.10784.10784.5653
C32.35311.41541.52352.54143.27592.65572.65571.10541.10542.14052.14052.81532.81533.4927
C43.67892.39091.52351.53174.41564.05024.05022.17092.17091.09711.09712.18562.18562.1794
C54.89173.76582.54141.53175.76195.09785.09782.79062.79062.17152.17151.09701.09701.0952
H61.09362.02483.27594.41565.76191.78641.78643.60683.60684.52134.52136.01306.01306.5896
H71.10292.08792.65574.05025.09781.78641.78522.44003.02034.55634.19765.05055.35426.0599
H81.10292.08792.65574.05025.09781.78641.78523.02032.44004.19764.55635.35425.05056.0599
H92.62072.07591.10542.17092.79063.60682.44003.02031.77513.06552.50492.61433.15873.7947
H102.62072.07591.10542.17092.79063.60683.02032.44001.77512.50493.06553.15872.61433.7947
H113.93542.60842.14051.09712.17154.52134.55634.19763.06552.50491.75933.09062.53722.5152
H123.93542.60842.14051.09712.17154.52134.19764.55632.50493.06551.75932.53723.09062.5152
H135.08364.10782.81532.18561.09706.01305.05055.35422.61433.15873.09062.53721.77041.7689
H145.08364.10782.81532.18561.09706.01305.35425.05053.15872.61432.53723.09061.77041.7689
H155.80204.56533.49272.17941.09526.58966.05996.05993.79473.79472.51522.51521.76891.7689

picture of Methyl propyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.817 O2 C1 H6 107.319
O2 C1 H7 111.846 O2 C1 H8 111.846
O2 C3 C4 108.832 O2 C3 H9 110.266
O2 C3 H10 110.266 C3 C4 C5 112.577
C3 C4 H11 108.433 C3 C4 H12 108.433
C4 C3 H9 110.325 C4 C3 H10 110.325
C4 C5 H13 111.422 C4 C5 H14 111.422
C4 C5 H15 111.032 C5 C4 H11 110.294
C5 C4 H12 110.294 H6 C1 H7 108.846
H6 C1 H8 108.846 H7 C1 H8 108.066
H9 C3 H10 106.820 H11 C4 H12 106.603
H13 C5 H14 107.599 H13 C5 H15 107.587
H14 C5 H15 107.587
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.190      
2 O -0.462      
3 C 0.001      
4 C -0.264      
5 C -0.452      
6 H 0.156      
7 H 0.127      
8 H 0.127      
9 H 0.112      
10 H 0.112      
11 H 0.147      
12 H 0.147      
13 H 0.144      
14 H 0.144      
15 H 0.149      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.222 1.060 0.000 1.083
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.884 -2.128 0.000
y -2.128 -33.231 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.930
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.197 -2.128 0.000
y -2.128 -1.324 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.873
Polar
3z2-r2-1.746
x2-y22.347
xy-2.128
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.486 -0.386 0.000
y -0.386 6.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.367


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 181.862
(<r2>)1/2 13.486