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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.562043
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.831655
Nuclear repulsion energy103.150041
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3258 3107 4.24      
2 A' 3210 3062 0.72      
3 A' 3161 3015 4.07      
4 A' 2953 2816 71.43      
5 A' 1802 1718 227.24      
6 A' 1691 1613 3.72      
7 A' 1472 1404 9.07      
8 A' 1405 1340 4.45      
9 A' 1309 1249 2.36      
10 A' 1187 1132 37.27      
11 A' 929 886 17.84      
12 A' 573 546 4.04      
13 A' 322 307 11.05      
14 A" 1039 991 3.85      
15 A" 1030 982 16.06      
16 A" 998 952 35.24      
17 A" 613 585 10.49      
18 A" 158 151 5.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13554.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12926.9 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.59426 0.15560 0.14176

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.152 -0.746 0.000
C2 0.000 0.724 0.000
C3 1.215 1.278 0.000
O4 -1.216 -1.318 0.000
H5 0.798 -1.314 0.000
H6 -0.910 1.311 0.000
H7 1.357 2.350 0.000
H8 2.106 0.661 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47782.44281.20801.10652.19243.44492.6603
C21.47781.33542.37592.18851.08312.11872.1068
C32.44281.33543.55642.62592.12521.08151.0842
O41.20802.37593.55642.01422.64584.48063.8665
H51.10652.18852.62592.01423.13183.70712.3688
H62.19241.08312.12522.64583.13182.49453.0853
H73.44492.11871.08154.48063.70712.49451.8480
H82.66032.10681.08423.86652.36883.08531.8480

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.441 C1 C2 H6 116.926
C2 C1 O4 124.102 C2 C1 H5 114.980
C2 C3 H7 122.120 C2 C3 H8 120.729
C3 C2 H6 122.633 O4 C1 H5 120.918
H7 C3 H8 117.150
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.558715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.827630
Nuclear repulsion energy104.677174
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3268 3117 1.52      
2 A' 3196 3048 8.77      
3 A' 3169 3023 4.20      
4 A' 2974 2836 111.07      
5 A' 1797 1714 113.98      
6 A' 1691 1612 42.70      
7 A' 1453 1386 40.10      
8 A' 1442 1375 0.45      
9 A' 1323 1262 2.18      
10 A' 1078 1028 3.64      
11 A' 940 897 58.14      
12 A' 684 653 13.63      
13 A' 287 274 6.74      
14 A" 1038 990 3.68      
15 A" 1026 979 35.20      
16 A" 1009 962 10.09      
17 A" 561 535 10.24      
18 A" 133 127 6.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13535.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12908.4 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.76666 0.20821 0.16374

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.890 -0.295 0.000
C2 0.000 0.898 0.000
C3 1.329 0.776 0.000
O4 -0.493 -1.437 0.000
H5 -1.974 -0.084 0.000
H6 -0.480 1.870 0.000
H7 1.978 1.642 0.000
H8 1.786 -0.206 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48842.46431.20861.10422.20323.46042.6773
C21.48841.33492.38612.20431.08402.11282.0993
C32.46431.33492.86663.41302.11441.08151.0827
O41.20862.38612.86662.00573.30643.94722.5901
H51.10422.20433.41302.00572.45884.31153.7615
H62.20321.08402.11443.30642.45882.46843.0729
H73.46042.11281.08153.94724.31152.46841.8573
H82.67732.09931.08272.59013.76153.07291.8573

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.484 C1 C2 H6 116.976
C2 C1 O4 124.108 C2 C1 H5 115.680
C2 C3 H7 121.593 C2 C3 H8 120.176
C3 C2 H6 121.540 O4 C1 H5 120.212
H7 C3 H8 118.231
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability