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

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.054382
Energy at 298.15K-267.059832
Nuclear repulsion energy171.702084
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 A' 3120 2985 1.94      
2 A' 3109 2974 35.11      
3 A' 1963 1878 443.88      
4 A' 1548 1481 1.77      
5 A' 1479 1415 11.87      
6 A' 1366 1307 27.31      
7 A' 1238 1185 15.32      
8 A' 1137 1088 156.35      
9 A' 1036 991 2.35      
10 A' 977 935 89.55      
11 A' 910 871 1.71      
12 A' 759 726 0.72      
13 A' 496 474 3.85      
14 A" 3183 3045 12.29      
15 A" 3166 3029 10.19      
16 A" 1211 1159 0.06      
17 A" 1169 1118 0.43      
18 A" 1071 1025 4.56      
19 A" 809 774 3.05      
20 A" 519 497 3.01      
21 A" 184 176 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15223.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14564.7 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.41570 0.17503 0.12928

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.033 -0.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.625 0.000
O3 -0.069 1.815 0.000
C4 1.086 -0.447 0.000
H5 1.715 -0.448 0.894
H6 1.715 -0.448 -0.894
C7 -0.107 -1.407 0.000
H8 -0.242 -2.014 -0.898
H9 -0.242 -2.014 0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37192.30442.12622.89482.89481.46032.10852.1085
C21.37191.19271.52592.21122.21122.03422.79752.7975
O32.30441.19272.54043.01723.01723.22233.93673.9367
C42.12621.52592.54041.09281.09281.53122.24182.2418
H52.89482.21123.01721.09281.78782.24443.08122.5064
H62.89482.21123.01721.09281.78782.24442.50643.0812
C71.46032.03423.22231.53122.24442.24441.09251.0925
H82.10852.79753.93672.24183.08122.50641.09251.7966
H92.10852.79753.93672.24182.50643.08121.09251.7966

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 127.799 O1 C2 C4 94.249
O1 C7 C4 90.560 O1 C7 H8 110.542
O1 C7 H9 110.542 C2 O1 C7 91.764
C2 C4 H5 114.196 C2 C4 H6 114.196
C2 C4 C7 83.427 O3 C2 C4 137.952
C4 C7 H8 116.401 C4 C7 H9 116.401
H5 C4 H6 109.766 H5 C4 C7 116.609
H6 C4 C7 116.609 H8 C7 H9 110.619
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 O -0.444     -0.407
2 C 0.640     0.742
3 O -0.436     -0.487
4 C -0.505     -0.557
5 H 0.220     0.183
6 H 0.220     0.183
7 C -0.078     0.255
8 H 0.192     0.044
9 H 0.192     0.044


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.045 -3.598 0.000 4.138
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 2.059 -3.636 0.000 4.178


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.971 -0.045 0.000
y -0.045 -31.193 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.526
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.112 -0.045 0.000
y -0.045 -3.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.556
Polar
3z2-r27.112
x2-y22.221
xy-0.045
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.890
(<r2>)1/2 9.690