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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.401879
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-265.637474
Nuclear repulsion energy171.058862
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 QCISD/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' 3128 2979 3.11      
2 A' 3120 2971 30.83      
3 A' 1955 1862 405.95      
4 A' 1575 1500 2.43      
5 A' 1512 1440 11.03      
6 A' 1381 1315 26.55      
7 A' 1268 1208 11.39      
8 A' 1153 1098 162.44      
9 A' 1043 993 1.31      
10 A' 979 933 94.14      
11 A' 921 877 5.04      
12 A' 762 726 1.00      
13 A' 499 475 4.42      
14 A" 3191 3039 16.63      
15 A" 3177 3025 6.30      
16 A" 1230 1171 0.20      
17 A" 1179 1122 0.56      
18 A" 1090 1038 4.83      
19 A" 824 784 2.21      
20 A" 522 497 5.06      
21 A" 177 168 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15342.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14610.7 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 QCISD/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.040 -0.279 0.000
C2 0.000 0.626 0.000
O3 -0.066 1.823 0.000
C4 1.087 -0.447 0.000
H5 1.716 -0.447 0.895
H6 1.716 -0.447 -0.895
C7 -0.105 -1.414 0.000
H8 -0.240 -2.021 -0.900
H9 -0.240 -2.021 0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37882.31692.13362.90232.90231.47012.11692.1169
C21.37881.19831.52752.21272.21272.04302.80572.8057
O32.31691.19832.54553.02063.02063.23713.95093.9509
C42.13361.52752.54551.09401.09401.53552.24662.2466
H52.90232.21273.02061.09401.79092.24823.08642.5104
H62.90232.21273.02061.09401.79092.24822.51043.0864
C71.47012.04303.23711.53552.24822.24821.09351.0935
H82.11692.80573.95092.24663.08642.51041.09351.8001
H92.11692.80573.95092.24662.51043.08641.09351.8001

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 127.913 O1 C2 C4 94.328
O1 C7 C4 90.425 O1 C7 H8 110.469
O1 C7 H9 110.469 C2 O1 C7 91.576
C2 C4 H5 114.123 C2 C4 H6 114.123
C2 C4 C7 83.671 O3 C2 C4 137.758
C4 C7 H8 116.414 C4 C7 H9 116.414
H5 C4 H6 109.863 H5 C4 C7 116.514
H6 C4 C7 116.514 H8 C7 H9 110.791
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability