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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-50.179600
Energy at 298.15K-50.185262
Nuclear repulsion energy92.881008
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 HF/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' 3266 2951 31.54      
2 A' 3256 2941 31.15      
3 A' 2066 1867 682.33      
4 A' 1665 1504 5.23      
5 A' 1597 1443 16.06      
6 A' 1501 1356 57.20      
7 A' 1365 1233 9.36      
8 A' 1247 1127 191.40      
9 A' 1105 998 115.25      
10 A' 1072 969 47.55      
11 A' 972 878 5.46      
12 A' 821 741 0.18      
13 A' 537 485 6.10      
14 A" 3334 3012 48.06      
15 A" 3316 2995 0.10      
16 A" 1308 1182 0.02      
17 A" 1270 1148 2.49      
18 A" 1165 1053 7.51      
19 A" 851 769 2.60      
20 A" 565 510 10.20      
21 A" 184 166 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16231.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14663.1 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 HF/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.42077 0.17705 0.13078

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.030 -0.229 0.000
C2 0.000 0.647 0.000
O3 -0.043 1.824 0.000
C4 1.072 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.691 -0.456 0.888
H6 1.691 -0.456 -0.888
C7 -0.155 -1.380 0.000
H8 -0.306 -1.975 -0.891
H9 -0.306 -1.975 0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.35222.27812.11342.87182.87181.44632.09002.0900
C21.35221.17801.53032.20602.20602.03282.78632.7863
O32.27811.17802.52842.99962.99963.20613.91143.9114
C42.11341.53032.52841.08261.08261.54242.24382.2438
H52.87182.20602.99961.08261.77612.24703.07572.5092
H62.87182.20602.99961.08261.77612.24702.50923.0757
C71.44632.03283.20611.54242.24702.24701.08201.0820
H82.09002.78633.91142.24383.07572.50921.08201.7814
H92.09002.78633.91142.24382.50923.07571.08201.7814

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 128.278 O1 C2 C4 94.108
O1 C7 C4 89.945 O1 C7 H8 110.689
O1 C7 H9 110.689 C2 O1 C7 93.110
C2 C4 H5 114.092 C2 C4 H6 114.092
C2 C4 C7 82.837 O3 C2 C4 137.614
C4 C7 H8 116.410 C4 C7 H9 116.410
H5 C4 H6 110.222 H5 C4 C7 116.644
H6 C4 C7 116.644 H8 C7 H9 110.811
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.313      
2 C 0.379      
3 O -0.348      
4 C -0.376      
5 H 0.216      
6 H 0.216      
7 C -0.122      
8 H 0.174      
9 H 0.174      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.321 -4.236 0.000 4.830
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.755 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -32.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.813
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.062 -0.013 0.000
y -0.013 -4.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.351
Polar
3z2-r28.702
x2-y22.818
xy-0.013
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.652 0.119 0.000
y 0.119 6.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.044


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.288
(<r2>)1/2 8.791