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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-29.621113
Energy at 298.15K-29.624980
HF Energy-29.621113
Nuclear repulsion energy38.524147
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/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' 3167 3066 31.82 54.57 0.71 0.83
2 A' 3036 2941 8.51 189.47 0.01 0.02
3 A' 2954 2861 140.28 120.20 0.40 0.57
4 A' 1680 1627 131.59 6.56 0.28 0.43
5 A' 1473 1426 30.93 21.86 0.66 0.80
6 A' 1411 1367 28.30 7.96 0.48 0.65
7 A' 1393 1349 10.70 7.95 0.72 0.84
8 A' 1136 1101 27.66 6.95 0.51 0.68
9 A' 902 873 7.08 9.36 0.35 0.52
10 A' 485 470 14.03 2.39 0.50 0.67
11 A" 3106 3008 31.14 74.51 0.75 0.86
12 A" 1484 1437 20.57 15.03 0.75 0.86
13 A" 1122 1087 0.07 0.62 0.75 0.86
14 A" 779 755 6.58 6.20 0.75 0.86
15 A" 144 139 1.21 0.77 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12135.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11752.4 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
1.82950 0.32229 0.28902

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.473 0.000
C2 -0.974 -0.708 0.000
O3 1.249 0.361 0.000
H4 -0.466 1.488 0.000
H5 -0.422 -1.660 0.000
H6 -1.629 -0.654 0.890
H7 -1.629 -0.654 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.53131.25401.11722.17482.17162.1716
C21.53132.46722.25491.10061.10651.1065
O31.25402.46722.05212.62303.17913.1791
H41.11722.25492.05213.14922.59502.5950
H52.17481.10062.62303.14921.80651.8065
H62.17161.10653.17912.59501.80651.7803
H72.17161.10653.17912.59501.80651.7803

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.373 C1 C2 H6 109.778
C1 C2 H7 109.778 C2 C1 O3 124.402
C2 C1 H4 115.843 O3 C1 H4 119.755
H5 C2 H6 109.867 H5 C2 H7 109.867
H6 C2 H7 107.120
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.215      
2 C -0.314      
3 O -0.119      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.178      
6 H 0.154      
7 H 0.154      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.425 -0.191 0.000 3.430
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.722 -1.121 0.000
y -1.121 -17.385 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.770
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.145 -1.121 0.000
y -1.121 2.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.784
Polar
3z2-r23.568
x2-y2-4.337
xy-1.121
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.505 0.258 0.000
y 0.258 3.299 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.491


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 41.799
(<r2>)1/2 6.465