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All results from a given calculation for SeO3 (selenium trioxide)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D3H 1A1'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2628.253900
Energy at 298.15K-2628.253538
HF Energy-2628.253900
Nuclear repulsion energy304.071009
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 B97D3/6-311+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 A1' 864 853 0.00      
2 A2" 251 248 21.04      
3 E' 973 960 80.63      
3 E' 973 960 80.64      
4 E' 335 331 19.63      
4 E' 335 331 19.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1866.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1841.9 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.27005 0.27005 0.13503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.613 0.000
O3 1.397 -0.807 0.000
O4 -1.397 -0.807 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.61301.61301.6130
O21.61302.79382.7938
O31.61302.79382.7938
O41.61302.79382.7938

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 120.000 O2 Se1 O4 120.000
O3 Se1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.333      
2 O -0.444      
3 O -0.444      
4 O -0.444      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.466 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.394
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.536 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.536 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.072
Polar
3z2-r214.145
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.539 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.646


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.371
(<r2>)1/2 9.185

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2628.253916
Energy at 298.15K-2628.253556
HF Energy-2628.253916
Nuclear repulsion energy304.075174
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 B97D3/6-311+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 A1 974 961 80.71      
2 A1 865 853 0.00      
3 A1 336 332 19.58      
4 B1 251 248 21.04      
5 B2 973 960 80.57      
6 B2 336 332 19.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1867.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1842.9 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.27008 0.27005 0.13503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 -0.000
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.613
O3 0.000 1.397 0.807
O4 0.000 -1.397 0.807

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.61301.61301.6130
O21.61302.79382.7938
O31.61302.79382.7937
O41.61302.79382.7937

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 125.257 O2 Se1 O4 125.257
O3 Se1 O4 109.486
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.333      
2 O -0.444      
3 O -0.444      
4 O -0.444      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.393 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.466
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.536 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.536
Polar
3z2-r2-7.073
x2-y27.072
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.646 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.539


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 84.369
(<r2>)1/2 9.185