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

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.869203
Energy at 298.15K-50.874610
HF Energy-50.166015
Nuclear repulsion energy91.008482
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 MP2/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' 3151 2992 7.55      
2 A' 3143 2984 42.56      
3 A' 1895 1799 437.78      
4 A' 1551 1472 2.05      
5 A' 1494 1419 15.77      
6 A' 1362 1293 22.83      
7 A' 1246 1183 15.70      
8 A' 1116 1060 174.72      
9 A' 1034 982 0.54      
10 A' 962 913 103.07      
11 A' 909 863 8.55      
12 A' 741 703 1.48      
13 A' 487 463 4.06      
14 A" 3243 3079 18.14      
15 A" 3226 3063 11.24      
16 A" 1222 1160 0.20      
17 A" 1163 1104 0.39      
18 A" 1065 1012 3.18      
19 A" 811 770 3.80      
20 A" 511 485 2.83      
21 A" 173 164 0.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15252.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14480.3 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.40422 0.17018 0.12570

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.051 -0.287 0.000
C2 0.000 0.629 0.000
O3 -0.073 1.843 0.000
C4 1.103 -0.452 0.000
H5 1.725 -0.444 0.906
H6 1.725 -0.444 -0.906
C7 -0.100 -1.428 0.000
H8 -0.238 -2.030 -0.911
H9 -0.238 -2.030 0.911

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.39372.34352.15952.92462.92461.48482.12782.1278
C21.39371.21631.54372.22502.22502.05892.82052.8205
O32.34351.21632.57813.04753.04753.27073.98203.9820
C42.15951.54372.57811.09991.09991.54892.26222.2622
H52.92462.22503.04751.09991.81282.26313.10992.5239
H62.92462.22503.04751.09991.81282.26312.52393.1099
C71.48482.05893.27071.54892.26312.26311.10051.1005
H82.12782.82053.98202.26223.10992.52391.10051.8212
H92.12782.82053.98202.26222.52393.10991.10051.8212

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 127.638 O1 C2 C4 94.503
O1 C7 C4 90.742 O1 C7 H8 109.895
O1 C7 H9 109.895 C2 O1 C7 91.275
C2 C4 H5 113.569 C2 C4 H6 113.569
C2 C4 C7 83.480 O3 C2 C4 137.859
C4 C7 H8 116.246 C4 C7 H9 116.246
H5 C4 H6 110.997 H5 C4 C7 116.360
H6 C4 C7 116.360 H8 C7 H9 111.677
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability