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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

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 D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.735198
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.606994
Nuclear repulsion energy75.725943
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 3189 3027 0.00 229.58 0.04 0.08
2 A1' 1570 1490 0.00 5.58 0.74 0.85
3 A1' 1244 1181 0.00 27.57 0.09 0.17
4 A1" 1183 1123 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1108 1052 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3278 3112 36.12 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 878 833 0.38 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3181 3020 24.94 19.08 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3181 3020 24.94 19.08 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1519 1442 0.37 8.95 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1519 1442 0.37 8.95 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1091 1036 8.84 0.01 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1091 1036 8.84 0.01 0.75 0.86
11 E' 910 863 17.52 14.68 0.75 0.86
11 E' 910 863 17.52 14.68 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3259 3093 0.00 91.06 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3259 3093 0.00 91.06 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1243 1179 0.00 11.39 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1243 1179 0.00 11.39 0.75 0.86
14 E" 756 717 0.00 2.75 0.75 0.86
14 E" 756 717 0.00 2.75 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18183.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17259.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.67272 0.67272 0.42033

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.870 0.000
C2 0.753 -0.435 0.000
C3 -0.753 -0.435 0.000
H4 0.000 1.460 0.910
H5 1.264 -0.730 0.910
H6 -1.264 -0.730 0.910
H7 0.000 1.460 -0.910
H8 1.264 -0.730 -0.910
H9 -1.264 -0.730 -0.910

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50621.50621.08452.23252.23251.08452.23252.2325
C21.50621.50622.23251.08452.23252.23251.08452.2325
C31.50621.50622.23252.23251.08452.23252.23251.0845
H41.08452.23252.23252.52822.52821.81983.11503.1150
H52.23251.08452.23252.52822.52823.11501.81983.1150
H62.23252.23251.08452.52822.52823.11503.11501.8198
H71.08452.23252.23251.81983.11503.11502.52822.5282
H82.23251.08452.23253.11501.81983.11502.52822.5282
H92.23252.23251.08453.11503.11501.81982.52822.5282

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 118.113
C1 C2 H8 118.113 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.113 C1 C3 H9 118.113
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.113
C2 C1 H7 118.113 C2 C3 H6 118.113
C2 C3 H9 118.113 C3 C1 H4 118.113
C3 C1 H7 118.113 C3 C2 H5 118.113
C3 C2 H8 118.113 H4 C1 H7 114.073
H5 C2 H8 114.074 H6 C3 H9 114.074
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 C -0.319      
2 C -0.319      
3 C -0.319      
4 H 0.160      
5 H 0.160      
6 H 0.160      
7 H 0.160      
8 H 0.160      
9 H 0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.430 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.430 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.280
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.075 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.075 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.150
Polar
3z2-r24.300
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.271


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.674
(<r2>)1/2 6.609