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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.896881
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.896881
Nuclear repulsion energy76.004411
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 wB97X-D/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' 3153 3153 0.00 289.04 0.02 0.05
2 A1' 1531 1531 0.00 2.24 0.11 0.20
3 A1' 1221 1221 0.00 43.30 0.06 0.12
4 A1" 1160 1160 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1103 1103 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3244 3244 27.01 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 866 866 0.53 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3143 3143 21.88 23.22 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3143 3143 21.89 23.28 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1480 1480 1.61 4.67 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1480 1480 1.61 4.65 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1065 1065 8.88 1.32 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1065 1065 8.89 1.33 0.75 0.86
11 E' 899 899 21.79 8.02 0.75 0.86
11 E' 899 899 21.75 8.03 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3223 3223 0.00 89.50 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3223 3223 0.00 89.58 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1217 1217 0.00 1.42 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1217 1217 0.00 1.41 0.75 0.86
14 E" 751 751 0.00 0.55 0.75 0.86
14 E" 751 751 0.00 0.54 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17917.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17917.0 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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.67760 0.67760 0.42382

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.866 0.000
C2 0.750 -0.433 0.000
C3 -0.750 -0.433 0.000
H4 0.000 1.452 0.908
H5 1.258 -0.726 0.908
H6 -1.258 -0.726 0.908
H7 0.000 1.452 -0.908
H8 1.258 -0.726 -0.908
H9 -1.258 -0.726 -0.908

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50071.50071.08092.22332.22331.08092.22332.2233
C21.50071.50072.22331.08092.22332.22331.08092.2233
C31.50071.50072.22332.22331.08092.22332.22331.0809
H41.08092.22332.22332.51522.51521.81693.10283.1028
H52.22331.08092.22332.51522.51523.10281.81693.1028
H62.22332.22331.08092.51522.51523.10283.10281.8169
H71.08092.22332.22331.81693.10283.10282.51522.5152
H82.22331.08092.22333.10281.81693.10282.51522.5152
H92.22332.22331.08093.10283.10281.81692.51522.5152

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 117.988
C1 C2 H8 117.988 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.988 C1 C3 H9 117.988
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.988
C2 C1 H7 117.988 C2 C3 H6 117.988
C2 C3 H9 117.988 C3 C1 H4 117.988
C3 C1 H7 117.988 C3 C2 H5 117.988
C3 C2 H8 117.988 H4 C1 H7 114.376
H5 C2 H8 114.376 H6 C3 H9 114.376
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.314      
2 C -0.314      
3 C -0.314      
4 H 0.157      
5 H 0.157      
6 H 0.157      
7 H 0.157      
8 H 0.157      
9 H 0.157      


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 -20.628 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.628 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.384
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.244
Polar
3z2-r24.488
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 5.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.485 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.826


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.533
(<r2>)1/2 6.598