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All results from a given calculation for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
1 2 no C2h 1Ag

Conformer 1 (C2)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.475917
Energy at 298.15K-151.478205
HF Energy-151.475917
Nuclear repulsion energy36.950625
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3745 3583 7.21      
2 A 1484 1420 0.46      
3 A 985 943 1.79      
4 A 368 352 205.32      
5 B 3747 3585 35.19      
6 B 1350 1292 109.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5839.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5587.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
9.98086 0.89634 0.86193

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.721 -0.055
O2 0.000 -0.721 -0.055
H3 0.817 0.889 0.442
H4 -0.817 -0.889 0.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 O2 H3 H4
O11.44150.97141.8728
O21.44151.87280.9714
H30.97141.87282.4155
H41.87280.97142.4155

picture of Hydrogen peroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 O2 H4 99.989 O2 O1 H3 99.989
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.428      
2 O -0.428      
3 H 0.428      
4 H 0.428      


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 1.835 1.835
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.004 -0.000 1.919 1.919


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -9.162 3.023 0.000
y 3.023 -11.062 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.495
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.116 3.023 0.000
y 3.023 -0.733 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.383
Polar
3z2-r2-2.765
x2-y21.899
xy3.023
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.366 0.325 0.000
y 0.325 2.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.925


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.272
(<r2>)1/2 4.275

Conformer 2 (C2h)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.474619
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.474619
Nuclear repulsion energy36.786607
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3779 3615 0.00      
2 Ag 1577 1509 0.00      
3 Ag 988 945 0.00      
4 Au 274i 262i 311.62      
5 Bu 3792 3628 75.33      
6 Bu 1275 1220 143.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5568.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5327.0 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
9.97811 0.90760 0.83193

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.727 0.000
O2 0.000 -0.727 0.000
H3 0.960 0.867 0.000
H4 -0.960 -0.867 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 O2 H3 H4
O11.45330.97021.8603
O21.45331.86030.9702
H30.97021.86032.5868
H41.86030.97022.5868

picture of Hydrogen peroxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 O2 H4 98.301 O2 O1 H3 98.301
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.433      
2 O -0.433      
3 H 0.433      
4 H 0.433      


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 -7.820 3.514 0.000
y 3.514 -11.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.550
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.049 3.514 0.000
y 3.514 -1.004 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.045
Polar
3z2-r2-6.090
x2-y23.369
xy3.514
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.588 0.339 0.000
y 0.339 2.008 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.686


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.365
(<r2>)1/2 4.285