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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.721935
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.721935
Nuclear repulsion energy75.265657
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 A1' 3089 3038 0.00 246.30 0.04 0.07
2 A1' 1497 1472 0.00 6.79 0.67 0.80
3 A1' 1212 1192 0.00 26.45 0.09 0.17
4 A1" 1125 1106 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1040 1022 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3177 3125 34.04 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 844 830 0.97 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3082 3032 26.72 21.31 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3082 3032 26.72 21.31 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1449 1425 0.68 10.00 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1449 1425 0.68 10.00 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1025 1008 10.96 0.06 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1025 1008 10.96 0.06 0.75 0.86
11 E' 889 874 16.51 13.23 0.75 0.86
11 E' 889 874 16.51 13.23 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3157 3105 0.00 96.54 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3157 3105 0.00 96.54 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1186 1166 0.00 11.80 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1186 1166 0.00 11.80 0.75 0.86
14 E" 718 706 0.00 2.78 0.75 0.86
14 E" 718 706 0.00 2.78 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17497.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17208.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.66486 0.66486 0.41600

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.873 0.000
C2 0.756 -0.437 0.000
C3 -0.756 -0.437 0.000
H4 0.000 1.470 0.918
H5 1.273 -0.735 0.918
H6 -1.273 -0.735 0.918
H7 0.000 1.470 -0.918
H8 1.273 -0.735 -0.918
H9 -1.273 -0.735 -0.918

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51281.51281.09442.24692.24691.09442.24692.2469
C21.51281.51282.24691.09442.24692.24691.09442.2469
C31.51281.51282.24692.24691.09442.24692.24691.0944
H41.09442.24692.24692.54552.54551.83563.13833.1383
H52.24691.09442.24692.54552.54553.13831.83563.1383
H62.24692.24691.09442.54552.54553.13833.13831.8356
H71.09442.24692.24691.83563.13833.13832.54552.5455
H82.24691.09442.24693.13831.83563.13832.54552.5455
H92.24692.24691.09443.13833.13831.83562.54552.5455

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 118.150
C1 C2 H8 118.150 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.150 C1 C3 H9 118.150
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.150
C2 C1 H7 118.150 C2 C3 H6 118.150
C2 C3 H9 118.150 C3 C1 H4 118.150
C3 C1 H7 118.150 C3 C2 H5 118.150
C3 C2 H8 118.150 H4 C1 H7 113.982
H5 C2 H8 113.981 H6 C3 H9 113.981
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.326      
2 C -0.326      
3 C -0.326      
4 H 0.163      
5 H 0.163      
6 H 0.163      
7 H 0.163      
8 H 0.163      
9 H 0.163      


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 -20.305 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.305 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.089
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.108 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.108 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.216
Polar
3z2-r24.432
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 4.514 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.965
(<r2>)1/2 6.631