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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.811700
Energy at 298.15K-115.813334
HF Energy-115.691795
Nuclear repulsion energy57.886033
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 A' 3340 3170 0.04      
2 A' 3108 2950 65.23      
3 A' 1673 1588 0.24      
4 A' 1265 1201 9.99      
5 A' 1038 985 15.94      
6 A' 944 896 5.09      
7 A' 603 573 60.20      
8 A" 3298 3131 0.05      
9 A" 1071 1017 25.48      
10 A" 1006 955 4.98      
11 A" 870 826 0.11      
12 A" 777 738 19.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9496.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9013.8 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
1.05850 0.88782 0.49740

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.037 0.890 0.000
H2 0.748 1.649 0.000
C3 -0.037 -0.418 0.658
C4 -0.037 -0.418 -0.658
H5 -0.039 -0.982 1.578
H6 -0.039 -0.982 -1.578

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.09241.46431.46432.44812.4481
H21.09242.30732.30733.16733.1673
C31.46432.30731.31651.07852.3058
C41.46432.30731.31652.30581.0785
H52.44813.16731.07852.30583.1551
H62.44813.16732.30581.07853.1551

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 63.288 C1 C3 H5 148.242
C1 C4 C3 63.288 C1 C4 H6 148.242
H2 C1 C3 128.368 H2 C1 C4 128.368
C3 C1 C4 53.425 C3 C4 H6 148.470
C4 C3 H5 148.470
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 -0.224      
2 H 0.137      
3 C -0.127      
4 C -0.127      
5 H 0.170      
6 H 0.170      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.632 -1.297 0.000 1.443
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.782 1.152 0.000
y 1.152 -18.085 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.546
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.967 1.152 0.000
y 1.152 -0.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.888
Polar
3z2-r25.775
x2-y2-0.697
xy1.152
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.160 0.349 0.000
y 0.349 4.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.590


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.175
(<r2>)1/2 5.760