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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.255432
Energy at 298.15K-267.260888
Nuclear repulsion energy171.817116
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 B3LYP/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' 3085 2983 2.85      
2 A' 3077 2976 31.69      
3 A' 1913 1850 517.39      
4 A' 1525 1474 0.68      
5 A' 1460 1412 12.05      
6 A' 1344 1300 19.42      
7 A' 1226 1185 11.93      
8 A' 1107 1071 152.99      
9 A' 1012 979 0.66      
10 A' 937 906 104.94      
11 A' 888 859 3.05      
12 A' 753 728 1.37      
13 A' 493 477 3.24      
14 A" 3144 3040 12.39      
15 A" 3129 3025 3.48      
16 A" 1203 1164 0.00      
17 A" 1160 1122 1.18      
18 A" 1064 1029 2.80      
19 A" 801 775 2.44      
20 A" 521 504 4.54      
21 A" 187 181 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15014.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.967) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14518.9 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.41684 0.17506 0.12937

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.033 -0.275 0.000
C2 0.000 0.628 0.000
O3 -0.070 1.812 0.000
C4 1.085 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.710 -0.442 0.890
H6 1.710 -0.442 -0.890
C7 -0.104 -1.413 0.000
H8 -0.242 -2.013 -0.896
H9 -0.242 -2.013 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37242.29842.12462.88842.88841.46852.10902.1090
C21.37241.18521.52652.20512.20512.04412.79982.7998
O32.29841.18522.53533.00673.00673.22483.93203.9320
C42.12461.52652.53531.08751.08751.53312.24072.2407
H52.88842.20513.00671.08751.77982.24183.07662.5053
H62.88842.20513.00671.08751.77982.24182.50533.0766
C71.46852.04413.22481.53312.24182.24181.08701.0870
H82.10902.79983.93202.24073.07662.50531.08701.7918
H92.10902.79983.93202.24072.50533.07661.08701.7918

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.806 O1 C2 C4 94.106
O1 C7 C4 90.087 O1 C7 H8 110.343
O1 C7 H9 110.343 C2 O1 C7 91.968
C2 C4 H5 113.988 C2 C4 H6 113.988
C2 C4 C7 83.839 O3 C2 C4 138.088
C4 C7 H8 116.523 C4 C7 H9 116.523
H5 C4 H6 109.833 H5 C4 C7 116.589
H6 C4 C7 116.589 H8 C7 H9 111.010
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.579      
2 C 1.020      
3 O -0.730      
4 C -0.516      
5 H 0.171      
6 H 0.171      
7 C 0.146      
8 H 0.158      
9 H 0.158      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.097 -3.801 0.000 4.341
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.951 0.018 0.000
y 0.018 7.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.784


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.396
(<r2>)1/2 9.716