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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.024980
Energy at 298.15K-50.030610
Nuclear repulsion energy91.369495
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 HF/CEP-31G
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' 3323 2996 45.56      
2 A' 3299 2974 16.47      
3 A' 1969 1775 557.87      
4 A' 1660 1497 0.75      
5 A' 1611 1452 21.45      
6 A' 1470 1325 22.55      
7 A' 1389 1252 7.55      
8 A' 1203 1085 224.59      
9 A' 1074 969 5.93      
10 A' 1030 928 140.68      
11 A' 975 879 19.99      
12 A' 800 721 0.15      
13 A' 514 463 8.90      
14 A" 3404 3068 55.03      
15 A" 3373 3041 2.88      
16 A" 1313 1183 0.22      
17 A" 1235 1113 1.78      
18 A" 1176 1060 11.80      
19 A" 871 785 8.49      
20 A" 561 506 13.98      
21 A" 189 171 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16219.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9014) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14620.6 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 HF/CEP-31G
ABC
0.41228 0.16974 0.12597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.053 -0.248 0.000
C2 0.000 0.660 0.000
O3 -0.048 1.864 0.000
C4 1.077 -0.440 0.000
H5 1.699 -0.447 0.887
H6 1.699 -0.447 -0.887
C7 -0.136 -1.416 0.000
H8 -0.279 -2.009 -0.893
H9 -0.279 -2.009 0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.39062.33902.13822.89762.89761.48452.12002.1200
C21.39061.20461.53992.21322.21322.08062.82822.8282
O32.33901.20462.56423.02943.02943.28093.98093.9809
C42.13821.53992.56421.08311.08311.55632.25722.2572
H52.89762.21323.02941.08311.77362.25633.08512.5201
H62.89762.21323.02941.08311.77362.25632.52013.0851
C71.48452.08063.28091.55632.25632.25631.08121.0812
H82.12002.82823.98092.25723.08512.52011.08121.7855
H92.12002.82823.98092.25722.52013.08511.08121.7855

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 128.517 O1 C2 C4 93.574
O1 C7 C4 89.330 O1 C7 H8 110.450
O1 C7 H9 110.450 C2 O1 C7 92.656
C2 C4 H5 113.943 C2 C4 H6 113.943
C2 C4 C7 84.440 O3 C2 C4 137.909
C4 C7 H8 116.548 C4 C7 H9 116.548
H5 C4 H6 109.913 H5 C4 C7 116.335
H6 C4 C7 116.335 H8 C7 H9 111.319
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.313      
2 C -0.017      
3 O -0.160      
4 C -0.027      
5 H 0.163      
6 H 0.163      
7 C -0.127      
8 H 0.159      
9 H 0.159      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.128 -4.772 0.000 5.706
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.244 -0.157 0.000
y -0.157 -33.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.108
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.746 -0.157 0.000
y -0.157 -4.713 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.459
Polar
3z2-r210.918
x2-y22.645
xy-0.157
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.282 0.091 0.000
y 0.091 6.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.389


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.895
(<r2>)1/2 8.938