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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-44.140942
Energy at 298.15K-44.152207
HF Energy-43.465738
Nuclear repulsion energy114.610652
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 3770 3579 11.97      
2 A 3197 3035 60.55      
3 A 3195 3034 36.19      
4 A 3189 3028 8.92      
5 A 3187 3026 6.43      
6 A 3170 3010 67.28      
7 A 3164 3004 3.50      
8 A 3088 2931 15.68      
9 A 3074 2918 31.06      
10 A 3071 2915 21.00      
11 A 1543 1465 11.18      
12 A 1535 1457 4.16      
13 A 1526 1449 1.86      
14 A 1512 1435 0.12      
15 A 1508 1431 0.17      
16 A 1498 1422 0.04      
17 A 1454 1380 7.02      
18 A 1444 1371 36.01      
19 A 1433 1360 23.04      
20 A 1388 1318 26.17      
21 A 1302 1236 24.72      
22 A 1268 1204 60.51      
23 A 1188 1128 61.98      
24 A 1070 1016 1.34      
25 A 1053 1000 12.15      
26 A 975 925 0.01      
27 A 959 911 16.55      
28 A 954 906 14.92      
29 A 942 894 0.62      
30 A 761 723 3.90      
31 A 461 437 11.27      
32 A 456 433 10.71      
33 A 416 395 0.52      
34 A 345 327 37.35      
35 A 340 323 1.57      
36 A 325 309 87.76      
37 A 290 276 0.04      
38 A 274 260 5.41      
39 A 222 210 3.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30272.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28740.3 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
0.15448 0.15351 0.14787

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.004 -0.000 0.010
H2 -1.764 -1.281 -0.180
H3 -0.207 -2.168 -0.096
H4 -0.684 -1.317 -1.606
C5 -0.705 -1.270 -0.502
H6 1.986 -0.896 0.024
H7 1.986 0.895 0.024
H8 1.596 -0.001 -1.485
C9 1.488 -0.001 -0.386
H10 -0.205 2.168 -0.096
H11 -1.763 1.282 -0.180
H12 -0.683 1.318 -1.606
C13 -0.704 1.271 -0.502
H14 -0.915 0.000 1.759
O15 0.019 -0.000 1.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.19192.18102.19581.54242.17482.17482.18401.53592.18102.19192.19581.54241.97551.4558
H22.19191.79421.78911.10713.77504.34083.82543.50143.78632.56353.15552.78222.47442.7440
H32.18101.79421.79741.10382.53753.76923.14292.76694.33653.78633.82883.49852.94022.6818
H42.19581.78911.79741.10533.15603.83162.63592.81793.82883.15552.63552.81423.62103.4156
C51.54241.10711.10381.10532.76683.49392.80602.53683.49852.78222.81422.54142.60182.4515
H62.17483.77502.53753.15602.76681.79131.79731.10373.76924.34083.83163.49393.49692.5984
H72.17484.34083.76923.83163.49391.79131.79731.10372.53753.77503.15602.76673.49702.5985
H82.18403.82543.14292.63592.80601.79731.79731.10413.14293.82542.63592.80604.10223.3460
C91.53593.50142.76692.81792.53681.10371.10371.10412.76693.50142.81792.53673.22122.3641
H102.18103.78634.33653.82883.49853.76922.53753.14292.76691.79421.79741.10382.94022.6818
H112.19192.56353.78633.15552.78224.34083.77503.82543.50141.79421.78911.10712.47442.7440
H122.19583.15553.82882.63552.81423.83163.15602.63592.81791.79741.78911.10533.62103.4156
C131.54242.78223.49852.81422.54143.49392.76672.80602.53671.10381.10711.10532.60192.4515
H141.97552.47442.94023.62102.60183.49693.49704.10223.22122.94022.47443.62102.60190.9787
O151.45582.74402.68183.41562.45152.59842.59853.34602.36412.68182.74403.41562.45150.9787

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.566 C1 C5 H3 109.906
C1 C5 H4 110.978 C1 C9 H6 109.876
C1 C9 H7 109.877 C1 C9 H8 110.568
C1 C13 H10 109.907 C1 C13 H11 110.567
C1 C13 H12 110.979 C1 O15 H14 106.839
H2 C5 H3 108.485 H2 C5 H4 107.931
H3 C5 H4 108.906 C5 C1 C9 110.988
C5 C1 C13 110.946 C5 C1 O15 109.668
H6 C9 H7 108.490 H6 C9 H8 108.994
H7 C9 H8 108.996 C9 C1 C13 110.987
C9 C1 O15 104.381 H10 C13 H11 108.483
H10 C13 H12 108.904 H11 C13 H12 107.931
C13 C1 O15 109.668
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability