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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-20.505492
Energy at 298.15K-20.511674
HF Energy-20.505492
Nuclear repulsion energy42.340450
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 PBEPBE/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 A1' 3090 3090 0.00      
2 A1' 1479 1479 0.00      
3 A1' 1190 1190 0.00      
4 A1" 1097 1097 0.00      
5 A2' 998 998 0.00      
6 A2" 3189 3189 59.54      
7 A2" 808 808 4.81      
8 E' 3081 3081 32.83      
8 E' 3081 3081 32.84      
9 E' 1403 1403 2.04      
9 E' 1403 1403 2.04      
10 E' 986 986 15.60      
10 E' 986 986 15.60      
11 E' 869 869 25.66      
11 E' 869 869 25.67      
12 E" 3165 3165 0.00      
12 E" 3165 3165 0.00      
13 E" 1143 1143 0.00      
13 E" 1143 1143 0.00      
14 E" 682 682 0.00      
14 E" 682 682 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17255.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17255.1 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 PBEPBE/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.64814 0.64814 0.40522

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.887 0.000
C2 0.768 -0.444 0.000
C3 -0.768 -0.444 0.000
H4 0.000 1.481 0.928
H5 1.282 -0.740 0.928
H6 -1.282 -0.740 0.928
H7 0.000 1.481 -0.928
H8 1.282 -0.740 -0.928
H9 -1.282 -0.740 -0.928

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53691.53691.10162.27042.27041.10162.27042.2704
C21.53691.53692.27041.10162.27042.27041.10162.2704
C31.53691.53692.27042.27041.10162.27042.27041.1016
H41.10162.27042.27042.56462.56461.85623.16583.1658
H52.27041.10162.27042.56462.56463.16581.85623.1658
H62.27042.27041.10162.56462.56463.16583.16581.8562
H71.10162.27042.27041.85623.16583.16582.56462.5646
H82.27041.10162.27043.16581.85623.16582.56462.5646
H92.27042.27041.10163.16583.16581.85622.56462.5646

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 117.807
C1 C2 H8 117.807 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.807 C1 C3 H9 117.807
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.807
C2 C1 H7 117.807 C2 C3 H6 117.807
C2 C3 H9 117.807 C3 C1 H4 117.807
C3 C1 H7 117.807 C3 C2 H5 117.807
C3 C2 H8 117.807 H4 C1 H7 114.815
H5 C2 H8 114.815 H6 C3 H9 114.815
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.392      
2 C -0.392      
3 C -0.392      
4 H 0.196      
5 H 0.196      
6 H 0.196      
7 H 0.196      
8 H 0.196      
9 H 0.196      


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 -20.430 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.430 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.556
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.437 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.437 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.873
Polar
3z2-r25.746
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 5.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.080


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.932
(<r2>)1/2 6.319