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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

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-154.496719
Energy at 298.15K-154.503494
HF Energy-154.075193
Nuclear repulsion energy82.052366
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3909 3611 25.48      
2 A' 3233 2987 28.38      
3 A' 3153 2913 13.47      
4 A' 3103 2866 62.31      
5 A' 1623 1499 2.35      
6 A' 1586 1465 3.22      
7 A' 1547 1429 15.68      
8 A' 1485 1372 0.82      
9 A' 1345 1242 102.16      
10 A' 1181 1091 26.57      
11 A' 1101 1017 45.84      
12 A' 956 883 7.86      
13 A' 434 401 12.60      
14 A" 3243 2995 29.91      
15 A" 3137 2898 65.98      
16 A" 1569 1449 4.53      
17 A" 1363 1259 0.02      
18 A" 1248 1152 5.77      
19 A" 858 793 0.01      
20 A" 313 289 116.57      
21 A" 265 244 30.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18325.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16927.3 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
1.17478 0.31592 0.27448

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)
C1 1.167 -0.407 0.000
C2 0.000 0.556 0.000
O3 -1.190 -0.216 0.000
H4 -1.942 0.384 0.000
H5 2.114 0.135 0.000
H6 1.127 -1.043 0.883
H7 1.127 -1.043 -0.883
H8 0.044 1.202 0.884
H9 0.044 1.202 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51282.36453.20821.09081.08941.08942.15172.1517
C21.51281.41811.94982.15552.14662.14661.09571.0957
O32.36451.41810.96223.32222.61412.61412.07702.0770
H43.20821.94980.96224.06373.49843.49842.32292.3229
H51.09082.15553.32224.06371.77231.77232.49082.4908
H61.08942.14662.61413.49841.77231.76652.49293.0556
H71.08942.14662.61413.49841.77231.76653.05562.4929
H82.15171.09572.07702.32292.49082.49293.05561.7674
H92.15171.09572.07702.32292.49083.05562.49291.7674

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 107.515 C1 C2 H8 110.132
C1 C2 H9 110.132 C2 C1 H5 110.721
C2 C1 H6 110.097 C2 C1 H7 110.097
C2 O3 H4 108.473 O3 C2 H8 110.782
O3 C2 H9 110.782 H5 C1 H6 108.767
H5 C1 H7 108.767 H6 C1 H7 108.338
H8 C2 H9 107.516
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability