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All results from a given calculation for C2H4CO3 (Ethylene carbonate)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.289603
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-340.527731
Nuclear repulsion energy247.347401
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 CID/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 3208 2963 48.48      
2 A1 2064 1907 702.85      
3 A1 1658 1532 4.78      
4 A1 1498 1383 4.10      
5 A1 1324 1223 273.53      
6 A1 1017 940 14.50      
7 A1 898 830 35.99      
8 A1 765 706 0.89      
9 A2 3239 2992 0.00      
10 A2 1331 1230 0.00      
11 A2 1247 1152 0.00      
12 A2 194i 180i 0.00      
13 B1 3260 3011 48.25      
14 B1 1346 1244 1.81      
15 B1 911 841 2.15      
16 B1 815 753 37.81      
17 B1 133 123 2.17      
18 B2 3199 2955 26.08      
19 B2 1644 1518 2.76      
20 B2 1509 1393 21.90      
21 B2 1304 1205 14.89      
22 B2 1146 1059 337.44      
23 B2 798 737 0.05      
24 B2 535 495 0.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17327.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16005.6 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.26711 0.13001 0.09039

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.861
O2 0.000 0.000 2.038
O3 0.000 1.119 0.056
O4 0.000 -1.119 0.056
C5 0.000 0.771 -1.278
C6 0.000 -0.771 -1.278
H7 -0.882 1.184 -1.759
H8 0.882 1.184 -1.759
H9 0.882 -1.184 -1.759
H10 -0.882 -1.184 -1.759

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.17701.37841.37842.27332.27333.00753.00753.00753.0075
O21.17702.27602.27603.40413.40414.07414.07414.07414.0741
O31.37842.27602.23801.37842.31322.01942.01943.06223.0622
O41.37842.27602.23802.31321.37843.06223.06222.01942.0194
C52.27333.40411.37842.31321.54201.08671.08672.19812.1981
C62.27333.40412.31321.37841.54202.19812.19811.08671.0867
H73.00754.07412.01943.06221.08672.19811.76482.95302.3676
H83.00754.07412.01943.06221.08672.19811.76482.36762.9530
H93.00754.07413.06222.01942.19811.08672.95302.36761.7648
H103.00754.07413.06222.01942.19811.08672.36762.95301.7648

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 111.101 C1 O4 C6 111.101
O2 C1 O3 125.726 O2 C1 O4 125.726
O3 C1 O4 108.548 O3 C5 C6 104.625
O3 C5 H7 109.443 O3 C5 H8 109.443
O4 C6 C5 104.625 O4 C6 H9 109.443
O4 C6 H10 109.443 C5 C6 H9 112.326
C5 C6 H10 112.326 C6 C5 H7 112.326
C6 C5 H8 112.326 H7 C5 H8 108.580
H9 C6 H10 108.580
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.290488
Energy at 298.15K-341.297010
HF Energy-340.528058
Nuclear repulsion energy247.946489
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 CID/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 A 3262 3013 14.70      
2 A 3189 2946 26.09      
3 A 2068 1910 684.05      
4 A 1646 1520 4.99      
5 A 1503 1388 11.86      
6 A 1337 1235 31.52      
7 A 1316 1215 199.55      
8 A 1235 1141 30.48      
9 A 1017 939 6.18      
10 A 895 827 39.96      
11 A 761 703 1.07      
12 A 135 125 0.75      
13 B 3273 3023 31.85      
14 B 3191 2947 43.83      
15 B 1636 1511 3.77      
16 B 1500 1386 20.03      
17 B 1351 1248 5.78      
18 B 1277 1180 13.00      
19 B 1141 1054 319.26      
20 B 960 887 4.47      
21 B 826 763 39.24      
22 B 727 671 1.29      
23 B 536 495 0.12      
24 B 145 134 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17462.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16130.4 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.26863 0.13051 0.09169

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.856
O2 0.000 0.000 2.032
O3 0.000 1.119 0.046
O4 0.000 -1.119 0.046
C5 0.198 0.738 -1.268
C6 -0.198 -0.738 -1.268
H7 -0.420 1.348 -1.918
H8 1.244 0.877 -1.538
H9 0.420 -1.348 -1.918
H10 -1.244 -0.877 -1.538

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.17671.38141.38142.25662.25663.11212.83693.11212.8369
O21.17672.28032.28033.38733.38734.19493.88154.19493.8815
O31.38142.28032.23781.38142.28292.02062.02843.18052.8355
O41.38142.28032.23782.28291.38143.18052.83552.02062.0284
C52.25663.38731.38142.28291.52851.08471.08922.19622.1824
C62.25663.38732.28291.38141.52852.19622.18241.08471.0892
H73.11214.19492.02063.18051.08472.19621.77032.82352.4031
H82.83693.88152.02842.83551.08922.18241.77032.40313.0446
H93.11214.19493.18052.02062.19621.08472.82352.40311.7703
H102.83693.88152.83552.02842.18241.08922.40313.04461.7703

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 109.523 C1 O4 C6 109.523
O2 C1 O3 125.910 O2 C1 O4 125.910
O3 C1 O4 108.180 O3 C5 C6 103.237
O3 C5 H7 109.452 O3 C5 H8 109.803
O4 C6 C5 103.237 O4 C6 H9 109.452
O4 C6 H10 109.803 C5 C6 H9 113.276
C5 C6 H10 111.869 C6 C5 H7 113.276
C6 C5 H8 111.869 H7 C5 H8 109.041
H9 C6 H10 109.041
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability