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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.889835
Energy at 298.15K-266.895281
HF Energy-266.644070
Nuclear repulsion energy171.170477
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 B2PLYP/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' 3140 2981 4.46      
2 A' 3135 2976 30.76      
3 A' 1933 1834 403.03      
4 A' 1571 1491 2.87      
5 A' 1507 1430 9.90      
6 A' 1372 1303 21.93      
7 A' 1257 1193 11.85      
8 A' 1127 1070 158.48      
9 A' 1034 981 0.81      
10 A' 956 908 96.16      
11 A' 908 861 2.58      
12 A' 754 716 1.17      
13 A' 492 467 3.73      
14 A" 3206 3043 19.05      
15 A" 3192 3029 3.60      
16 A" 1228 1165 0.11      
17 A" 1175 1115 0.47      
18 A" 1083 1028 4.11      
19 A" 819 778 2.26      
20 A" 520 494 3.78      
21 A" 180 171 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15293.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14516.6 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.41375 0.17377 0.12839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.035 -0.271 0.000
C2 0.000 0.626 0.000
O3 -0.057 1.820 0.000
C4 1.089 -0.456 0.000
H5 1.715 -0.464 0.893
H6 1.715 -0.464 -0.893
C7 -0.119 -1.409 0.000
H8 -0.254 -2.016 -0.896
H9 -0.254 -2.016 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37002.30842.13192.89832.89831.46082.11112.1111
C21.37001.19501.53472.22002.22002.03852.80132.8013
O32.30841.19502.54753.02573.02573.22923.94373.9437
C42.13191.53472.54751.09091.09091.53862.24512.2451
H52.89832.22003.02571.09091.78582.24823.08012.5072
H62.89832.22003.02571.09091.78582.24822.50723.0801
C71.46082.03853.22921.53862.24822.24821.09081.0908
H82.11112.80133.94372.24513.08012.50721.09081.7926
H92.11112.80133.94372.24512.50723.08011.09081.7926

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 128.183 O1 C2 C4 94.266
O1 C7 C4 90.559 O1 C7 H8 110.828
O1 C7 H9 110.828 C2 O1 C7 92.071
C2 C4 H5 114.399 C2 C4 H6 114.399
C2 C4 C7 83.104 O3 C2 C4 137.551
C4 C7 H8 116.227 C4 C7 H9 116.227
H5 C4 H6 109.868 H5 C4 C7 116.487
H6 C4 C7 116.487 H8 C7 H9 110.509
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.517      
2 C 0.706      
3 O -0.474      
4 C -0.473      
5 H 0.210      
6 H 0.210      
7 C -0.023      
8 H 0.181      
9 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.547 0.129 0.000
y 0.129 6.475 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.864


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.582
(<r2>)1/2 9.725