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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.277126
Energy at 298.15K-266.282717
HF Energy-265.640475
Nuclear repulsion energy172.740022
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 CID/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' 3229 2982 5.65      
2 A' 3221 2976 27.24      
3 A' 2055 1898 511.18      
4 A' 1626 1502 2.50      
5 A' 1557 1438 14.02      
6 A' 1448 1338 40.51      
7 A' 1321 1220 12.28      
8 A' 1216 1124 181.65      
9 A' 1086 1003 18.38      
10 A' 1052 971 94.61      
11 A' 959 886 5.11      
12 A' 799 738 0.72      
13 A' 525 485 5.41      
14 A" 3294 3043 17.35      
15 A" 3280 3030 4.34      
16 A" 1272 1175 0.12      
17 A" 1230 1136 1.00      
18 A" 1133 1047 7.06      
19 A" 846 782 2.86      
20 A" 548 506 6.70      
21 A" 182 169 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15940.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14723.8 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.42091 0.17705 0.13081

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.026 -0.271 0.000
C2 0.000 0.621 0.000
O3 -0.059 1.804 0.000
C4 1.079 -0.447 0.000
H5 1.703 -0.448 0.889
H6 1.703 -0.448 -0.889
C7 -0.116 -1.401 0.000
H8 -0.252 -2.003 -0.892
H9 -0.252 -2.003 0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.35942.28922.11262.87532.87531.45102.09642.0964
C21.35941.18471.51832.19842.19842.02522.78292.7829
O32.28921.18472.52262.99482.99483.20563.91503.9150
C42.11261.51832.52261.08591.08591.52922.23392.2339
H52.87532.19842.99481.08591.77832.23723.06792.4975
H62.87532.19842.99481.08591.77832.23722.49753.0679
C71.45102.02523.20561.52922.23722.23721.08511.0851
H82.09642.78293.91502.23393.06792.49751.08511.7849
H92.09642.78293.91502.23392.49753.06791.08511.7849

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 128.132 O1 C2 C4 94.303
O1 C7 C4 90.248 O1 C7 H8 110.688
O1 C7 H9 110.688 C2 O1 C7 92.154
C2 C4 H5 114.142 C2 C4 H6 114.142
C2 C4 C7 83.295 O3 C2 C4 137.564
C4 C7 H8 116.374 C4 C7 H9 116.374
H5 C4 H6 109.936 H5 C4 C7 116.601
H6 C4 C7 116.601 H8 C7 H9 110.670
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability