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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.540834
Energy at 298.15K-50.546090
HF Energy-50.023492
Nuclear repulsion energy88.867463
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-121G
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' 3065 2992 29.45      
2 A' 3043 2970 13.22      
3 A' 1712 1670 353.29      
4 A' 1533 1496 2.16      
5 A' 1491 1455 13.00      
6 A' 1321 1290 5.15      
7 A' 1264 1234 14.59      
8 A' 1003 979 144.16      
9 A' 981 957 18.29      
10 A' 843 823 74.60      
11 A' 833 813 69.63      
12 A' 685 669 12.40      
13 A' 452 441 6.35      
14 A" 3160 3085 27.64      
15 A" 3124 3049 2.77      
16 A" 1206 1177 0.73      
17 A" 1098 1071 0.05      
18 A" 1060 1034 2.00      
19 A" 807 787 2.12      
20 A" 477 465 4.55      
21 A" 155 151 0.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14655.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14303.5 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-121G
ABC
0.38852 0.16079 0.11904

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.091 -0.319 0.000
C2 0.000 0.656 0.000
O3 -0.088 1.893 0.000
C4 1.115 -0.441 0.000
H5 1.743 -0.427 0.901
H6 1.743 -0.427 -0.901
C7 -0.062 -1.479 0.000
H8 -0.185 -2.077 -0.911
H9 -0.185 -2.077 0.911

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.46282.42882.20892.97592.97591.55112.17742.1774
C21.46281.24061.56382.24122.24122.13622.88632.8863
O32.42881.24062.62603.09013.09013.37294.07434.0743
C42.20891.56382.62601.09901.09901.56932.27902.2790
H52.97592.24123.09011.09901.80292.27583.11832.5377
H62.97592.24123.09011.09901.80292.27582.53773.1183
C71.55112.13623.37291.56932.27582.27581.09601.0960
H82.17742.88634.07432.27903.11832.53771.09601.8214
H92.17742.88634.07432.27902.53773.11831.09601.8214

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 127.708 O1 C2 C4 93.681
O1 C7 C4 90.126 O1 C7 H8 109.478
O1 C7 H9 109.478 C2 O1 C7 90.222
C2 C4 H5 113.484 C2 C4 H6 113.484
C2 C4 C7 85.971 O3 C2 C4 138.611
C4 C7 H8 116.403 C4 C7 H9 116.403
H5 C4 H6 110.217 H5 C4 C7 115.937
H6 C4 C7 115.937 H8 C7 H9 112.385
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability