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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

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 trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.020436
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-34.460661
Nuclear repulsion energy54.759793
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' 3283 3128 8.15 59.21 0.57 0.73
2 A' 3224 3072 1.72 94.97 0.29 0.44
3 A' 3174 3024 5.05 78.11 0.13 0.23
4 A' 2971 2831 95.55 105.89 0.27 0.42
5 A' 1714 1633 141.74 68.94 0.34 0.51
6 A' 1649 1572 14.36 3.00 0.22 0.36
7 A' 1466 1397 8.33 4.63 0.59 0.74
8 A' 1393 1327 2.76 20.58 0.36 0.53
9 A' 1296 1235 3.08 7.73 0.22 0.36
10 A' 1180 1125 31.88 12.25 0.59 0.75
11 A' 926 883 21.06 1.12 0.06 0.12
12 A' 562 536 4.19 5.35 0.34 0.51
13 A' 317 302 9.97 0.43 0.32 0.48
14 A" 1013 965 24.40 1.44 0.75 0.86
15 A" 990 943 21.16 2.87 0.75 0.86
16 A" 904 861 34.43 0.95 0.75 0.86
17 A" 587 560 11.94 2.74 0.75 0.86
18 A" 152 145 4.66 1.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13400.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12767.7 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
1.56411 0.15197 0.13851

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)
C1 -0.145 -0.752 0.000
C2 0.000 0.728 0.000
C3 1.228 1.295 0.000
O4 -1.235 -1.334 0.000
H5 0.807 -1.325 0.000
H6 -0.916 1.316 0.000
H7 1.363 2.373 0.000
H8 2.128 0.681 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48742.46521.23521.11082.20693.46982.6875
C21.48741.35282.40332.20561.08822.13602.1284
C32.46521.35283.60242.65332.14431.08611.0887
O41.23522.40333.60242.04172.66864.52623.9205
H51.11082.20562.65332.04173.15273.73902.4023
H62.20691.08822.14432.66863.15272.51213.1092
H73.46982.13601.08614.52623.73902.51211.8559
H82.68752.12841.08873.92052.40233.10921.8559

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.373 C1 C2 H6 117.085
C2 C1 O4 123.685 C2 C1 H5 115.423
C2 C3 H7 121.897 C2 C3 H8 120.943
C3 C2 H6 122.543 O4 C1 H5 120.892
H7 C3 H8 117.160
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-35.017610
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-34.457710
Nuclear repulsion energy55.586600
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' 3295 3139 3.58 48.71 0.65 0.79
2 A' 3212 3061 12.48 121.33 0.23 0.38
3 A' 3183 3033 4.67 58.07 0.16 0.28
4 A' 2998 2856 133.24 166.55 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1713 1633 63.50 10.70 0.48 0.65
6 A' 1653 1575 55.50 41.10 0.21 0.34
7 A' 1448 1379 34.05 8.98 0.47 0.64
8 A' 1429 1362 1.86 12.40 0.28 0.44
9 A' 1309 1247 1.23 13.48 0.36 0.52
10 A' 1069 1018 4.25 3.99 0.74 0.85
11 A' 938 893 56.92 3.69 0.17 0.30
12 A' 675 643 9.94 1.46 0.62 0.76
13 A' 287 273 6.87 3.00 0.49 0.66
14 A" 1009 961 34.66 0.40 0.75 0.86
15 A" 986 939 15.44 6.36 0.75 0.86
16 A" 901 859 20.90 2.00 0.75 0.86
17 A" 543 517 12.22 4.43 0.75 0.86
18 A" 136 129 7.26 0.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13391.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12759.4 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
0.74109 0.20528 0.16075

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)
C1 -0.902 -0.284 0.000
C2 0.000 0.911 0.000
C3 1.345 0.771 0.000
O4 -0.499 -1.452 0.000
H5 -1.990 -0.073 0.000
H6 -0.469 1.894 0.000
H7 2.007 1.632 0.000
H8 1.788 -0.222 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49812.48241.23551.10822.22103.48332.6907
C21.49811.35212.41552.22031.08902.13202.1167
C32.48241.35212.88763.43992.13391.08611.0870
O41.23552.41552.88762.03153.34623.97312.5960
H51.10822.22033.43992.03152.48624.34513.7807
H62.22101.08902.13393.34622.48622.49013.0940
H73.48332.13201.08613.97314.34512.49011.8667
H82.69072.11671.08702.59603.78073.09401.8667

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.056 C1 C2 H6 117.424
C2 C1 O4 123.890 C2 C1 H5 116.032
C2 C3 H7 121.570 C2 C3 H8 120.021
C3 C2 H6 121.520 O4 C1 H5 120.079
H7 C3 H8 118.409
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability