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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.459369
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-340.523771
Nuclear repulsion energy244.667862
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 QCISD/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 3093 2946 49.49      
2 A1 1964 1870 568.05      
3 A1 1601 1525 3.91      
4 A1 1434 1366 2.89      
5 A1 1245 1185 233.79      
6 A1 983 936 14.00      
7 A1 839 799 36.45      
8 A1 730 696 0.46      
9 A2 3122 2973 0.00      
10 A2 1277 1216 0.00      
11 A2 1199 1142 0.00      
12 A2 195i 186i 0.00      
13 B1 3142 2992 48.26      
14 B1 1291 1230 1.14      
15 B1 883 841 1.33      
16 B1 756 720 28.57      
17 B1 131 125 2.38      
18 B2 3085 2938 25.92      
19 B2 1587 1511 1.58      
20 B2 1442 1373 15.14      
21 B2 1231 1172 13.58      
22 B2 1083 1032 307.58      
23 B2 761 725 0.42      
24 B2 507 483 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16595.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15803.6 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26119 0.12732 0.08847

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.869
O2 0.000 0.000 2.060
O3 0.000 1.135 0.057
O4 0.000 -1.135 0.057
C5 0.000 0.775 -1.291
C6 0.000 -0.775 -1.291
H7 -0.891 1.191 -1.776
H8 0.891 1.191 -1.776
H9 0.891 -1.191 -1.776
H10 -0.891 -1.191 -1.776

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19141.39541.39542.29472.29473.03443.03443.03443.0344
O21.19142.30232.30233.43973.43974.11454.11454.11454.1145
O31.39542.30232.27011.39542.33782.03892.03893.09273.0927
O41.39542.30232.27012.33781.39543.09273.09272.03892.0389
C52.29473.43971.39542.33781.54971.09621.09622.21212.2121
C62.29473.43972.33781.39541.54972.21212.21211.09621.0962
H73.03444.11452.03893.09271.09622.21211.78122.97452.3822
H83.03444.11452.03893.09271.09622.21211.78122.38222.9745
H93.03444.11453.09272.03892.21211.09622.97452.38221.7812
H103.03444.11453.09272.03892.21211.09622.38222.97451.7812

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 110.610 C1 O4 C6 110.610
O2 C1 O3 125.569 O2 C1 O4 125.569
O3 C1 O4 108.861 O3 C5 C6 104.959
O3 C5 H7 109.237 O3 C5 H8 109.237
O4 C6 C5 104.959 O4 C6 H9 109.237
O4 C6 H10 109.237 C5 C6 H9 112.316
C5 C6 H10 112.316 C6 C5 H7 112.316
C6 C5 H8 112.316 H7 C5 H8 108.666
H9 C6 H10 108.666
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.460657
Energy at 298.15K-341.467081
HF Energy-340.523923
Nuclear repulsion energy245.388284
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 QCISD/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 3150 3000 15.53      
2 A 3073 2927 24.87      
3 A 1967 1873 547.97      
4 A 1586 1510 3.92      
5 A 1440 1371 10.52      
6 A 1283 1222 16.22      
7 A 1240 1181 149.97      
8 A 1182 1126 55.63      
9 A 984 937 5.93      
10 A 835 795 40.08      
11 A 726 692 0.65      
12 A 162 154 0.91      
13 B 3159 3009 29.40      
14 B 3076 2930 45.60      
15 B 1577 1502 2.62      
16 B 1433 1364 13.06      
17 B 1293 1232 4.60      
18 B 1202 1145 11.27      
19 B 1078 1026 282.58      
20 B 929 885 8.25      
21 B 770 734 29.77      
22 B 688 655 1.45      
23 B 507 483 0.01      
24 B 145 138 2.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16742.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15943.4 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26303 0.12790 0.09002

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.862
O2 0.000 0.000 2.053
O3 0.000 1.135 0.044
O4 0.000 -1.135 0.044
C5 0.221 0.734 -1.279
C6 -0.221 -0.734 -1.279
H7 -0.369 1.366 -1.949
H8 1.286 0.840 -1.526
H9 0.369 -1.366 -1.949
H10 -1.286 -0.840 -1.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19111.39941.39942.27422.27423.14732.83963.14732.8396
O21.19112.30812.30813.41933.41934.24523.89514.24523.8951
O31.39942.30812.26971.39942.30002.03972.05063.21872.8314
O41.39942.30812.26972.30001.39943.21872.83142.03972.0506
C52.27423.41931.39942.30001.53291.09391.09892.20922.1929
C62.27423.41932.30001.39941.53292.20922.19291.09391.0989
H73.14734.24522.03973.21871.09392.20921.78802.82982.4257
H82.83963.89512.05062.83141.09892.19291.78802.42573.0722
H93.14734.24523.21872.03972.20921.09392.82982.42571.7880
H102.83963.89512.83142.05062.19291.09892.42573.07221.7880

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 108.699 C1 O4 C6 108.699
O2 C1 O3 125.809 O2 C1 O4 125.809
O3 C1 O4 108.383 O3 C5 C6 103.232
O3 C5 H7 109.171 O3 C5 H8 109.748
O4 C6 C5 103.232 O4 C6 H9 109.171
O4 C6 H10 109.748 C5 C6 H9 113.437
C5 C6 H10 111.805 C6 C5 H7 113.437
C6 C5 H8 111.805 H7 C5 H8 109.253
H9 C6 H10 109.253
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability