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All results from a given calculation for C3H3 (cyclopropenyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (D3H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.906915
Energy at 298.15K-115.908517
HF Energy-115.906915
Nuclear repulsion energy57.945287
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' 3319 3175 0.08      
2 A' 3082 2949 67.41      
3 A' 1692 1619 0.25      
4 A' 1269 1214 10.65      
5 A' 1016 972 17.85      
6 A' 928 887 5.97      
7 A' 607 581 63.76      
8 A" 3273 3131 0.20      
9 A" 1045 999 25.52      
10 A" 992 949 3.32      
11 A" 874 836 0.19      
12 A" 723 692 30.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9408.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9001.4 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
1.06104 0.88985 0.49856

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.037 0.888 0.000
H2 0.748 1.651 0.000
C3 -0.037 -0.418 0.657
C4 -0.037 -0.418 -0.657
H5 -0.040 -0.983 1.578
H6 -0.040 -0.983 -1.578

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.09481.46161.46162.44752.4475
H21.09482.30812.30813.16993.1699
C31.46162.30811.31391.08082.3055
C41.46162.30811.31392.30551.0808
H52.44753.16991.08082.30553.1565
H62.44753.16992.30551.08083.1565

picture of cyclopropenyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C4 63.290 C1 C3 H5 148.233
C1 C4 C3 63.290 C1 C4 H6 148.233
H2 C1 C3 128.504 H2 C1 C4 128.504
C3 C1 C4 53.420 C3 C4 H6 148.476
C4 C3 H5 148.476
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 C -0.238      
2 H 0.151      
3 C -0.137      
4 C -0.137      
5 H 0.181      
6 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.645 -1.311 0.000 1.461
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.691 1.198 0.000
y 1.198 -17.879 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.315
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.094 1.198 0.000
y 1.198 -0.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.970
Polar
3z2-r25.941
x2-y2-0.812
xy1.198
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.200 0.346 0.000
y 0.346 4.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.713


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.031
(<r2>)1/2 5.747