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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.022728
Energy at 298.15K-155.029441
HF Energy-155.022728
Nuclear repulsion energy82.078744
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 M06-2X/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' 3920 3920 41.91 99.10 0.23 0.38
2 A' 3141 3141 19.95 50.19 0.74 0.85
3 A' 3064 3064 12.21 148.56 0.00 0.01
4 A' 3018 3018 54.96 121.65 0.07 0.14
5 A' 1537 1537 2.23 2.53 0.75 0.86
6 A' 1506 1506 2.90 6.41 0.75 0.85
7 A' 1459 1459 11.58 1.64 0.26 0.42
8 A' 1401 1401 2.29 0.01 0.30 0.46
9 A' 1272 1272 79.17 1.09 0.72 0.84
10 A' 1137 1137 42.76 5.54 0.52 0.69
11 A' 1051 1051 43.35 5.19 0.13 0.22
12 A' 918 918 7.34 5.91 0.18 0.31
13 A' 422 422 11.13 0.29 0.60 0.75
14 A" 3142 3142 22.43 34.94 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3049 3049 37.46 82.48 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1488 1488 6.49 4.46 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1307 1307 0.02 3.93 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1186 1186 3.97 0.40 0.75 0.86
19 A" 816 816 0.18 0.10 0.75 0.86
20 A" 313 313 106.98 1.53 0.75 0.86
21 A" 251 251 13.96 0.08 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17698.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17698.4 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 M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.17906 0.31540 0.27438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.169 -0.404 0.000
C2 0.000 0.555 0.000
O3 -1.190 -0.216 0.000
H4 -1.948 0.370 0.000
H5 2.112 0.141 0.000
H6 1.132 -1.041 0.883
H7 1.132 -1.041 -0.883
H8 0.040 1.198 0.885
H9 0.040 1.198 -0.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51222.36633.21171.08961.08931.08932.15102.1510
C21.51221.41791.95702.15232.14672.14671.09491.0949
O32.36631.41790.95813.32132.61762.61762.07242.0724
H43.21171.95700.95814.06673.50103.50102.32822.3282
H51.08962.15233.32134.06671.77131.77132.48932.4893
H61.08932.14672.61763.50101.77131.76662.49103.0551
H71.08932.14672.61763.50101.77131.76663.05512.4910
H82.15101.09492.07242.32822.48932.49103.05511.7708
H92.15101.09492.07242.32822.48933.05512.49101.7708

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 107.675 C1 C2 H8 110.162
C1 C2 H9 110.162 C2 C1 H5 110.582
C2 C1 H6 110.155 C2 C1 H7 110.155
C2 O3 H4 109.370 O3 C2 H8 110.461
O3 C2 H9 110.461 H5 C1 H6 108.763
H5 C1 H7 108.763 H6 C1 H7 108.370
H8 C2 H9 107.932
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.513      
2 C -0.059      
3 O -0.607      
4 H 0.230      
5 H 0.187      
6 H 0.196      
7 H 0.196      
8 H 0.185      
9 H 0.185      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.114 1.600 0.000 1.604
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.870 -2.451 0.000
y -2.451 -20.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.306
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.365 -2.451 0.000
y -2.451 -1.076 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.289
Polar
3z2-r2-2.578
x2-y22.294
xy-2.451
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.226 -0.148 0.000
y -0.148 4.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.305


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.017
(<r2>)1/2 7.350