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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-20.554403
Energy at 298.15K-20.560782
HF Energy-20.554403
Nuclear repulsion energy42.614322
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 B3PW91/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 A1' 3131 2997 0.00      
2 A1' 1519 1454 0.00      
3 A1' 1215 1163 0.00      
4 A1" 1148 1099 0.00      
5 A2' 1109 1062 0.00      
6 A2" 3239 3100 61.56      
7 A2" 854 818 1.17      
8 E' 3113 2980 34.31      
8 E' 3113 2980 34.30      
9 E' 1479 1416 3.29      
9 E' 1479 1416 3.29      
10 E' 1070 1024 18.68      
10 E' 1070 1024 18.68      
11 E' 879 842 28.35      
11 E' 879 842 28.36      
12 E" 3213 3076 0.00      
12 E" 3213 3076 0.00      
13 E" 1210 1158 0.00      
13 E" 1210 1158 0.00      
14 E" 756 723 0.00      
14 E" 756 723 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17825.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17064.3 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 B3PW91/CEP-121G
ABC
0.65513 0.65513 0.40741

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/CEP-121G

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.885 0.000
C2 0.767 -0.443 0.000
C3 -0.767 -0.443 0.000
H4 0.000 1.476 0.913
H5 1.278 -0.738 0.913
H6 -1.278 -0.738 0.913
H7 0.000 1.476 -0.913
H8 1.278 -0.738 -0.913
H9 -1.278 -0.738 -0.913

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53331.53331.08742.25862.25861.08742.25862.2586
C21.53331.53332.25861.08742.25862.25861.08742.2586
C31.53331.53332.25862.25861.08742.25862.25861.0874
H41.08742.25862.25862.55572.55571.82643.14123.1412
H52.25861.08742.25862.55572.55573.14121.82643.1412
H62.25862.25861.08742.55572.55573.14123.14121.8264
H71.08742.25862.25861.82643.14123.14122.55572.5557
H82.25861.08742.25863.14121.82643.14122.55572.5557
H92.25862.25861.08743.14123.14121.82642.55572.5557

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 118.043
C1 C2 H8 118.043 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.043 C1 C3 H9 118.043
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.043
C2 C1 H7 118.043 C2 C3 H6 118.043
C2 C3 H9 118.043 C3 C1 H4 118.043
C3 C1 H7 118.043 C3 C2 H5 118.043
C3 C2 H8 118.043 H4 C1 H7 114.243
H5 C2 H8 114.243 H6 C3 H9 114.243
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.334      
2 C -0.334      
3 C -0.334      
4 H 0.167      
5 H 0.167      
6 H 0.167      
7 H 0.167      
8 H 0.167      
9 H 0.167      


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 -20.586 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.586 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.175
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.205 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.205 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.410
Polar
3z2-r24.821
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 4.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.977 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.642


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.827
(<r2>)1/2 6.311