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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/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 mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-20.565990
Energy at 298.15K-20.572327
HF Energy-20.565990
Nuclear repulsion energy42.932744
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 mPW1PW91/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' 3154 2996 0.00      
2 A1' 1531 1455 0.00      
3 A1' 1220 1159 0.00      
4 A1" 1154 1097 0.00      
5 A2' 1069 1016 0.00      
6 A2" 3253 3090 49.77      
7 A2" 850 808 0.67      
8 E' 3144 2987 33.90      
8 E' 3144 2987 33.91      
9 E' 1473 1399 1.04      
9 E' 1473 1399 1.03      
10 E' 1049 997 9.54      
10 E' 1049 997 9.54      
11 E' 901 856 25.75      
11 E' 901 856 25.75      
12 E" 3232 3070 0.00      
12 E" 3232 3070 0.00      
13 E" 1209 1149 0.00      
13 E" 1209 1149 0.00      
14 E" 732 696 0.00      
14 E" 732 696 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17856.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9499) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16962.1 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 mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.66686 0.66686 0.41665

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.874 0.000
C2 0.757 -0.437 0.000
C3 -0.757 -0.437 0.000
H4 0.000 1.463 0.914
H5 1.267 -0.732 0.914
H6 -1.267 -0.732 0.914
H7 0.000 1.463 -0.914
H8 1.267 -0.732 -0.914
H9 -1.267 -0.732 -0.914

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51421.51421.08712.24042.24041.08712.24042.2404
C21.51421.51422.24041.08712.24042.24041.08712.2404
C31.51421.51422.24042.24041.08712.24042.24041.0871
H41.08712.24042.24042.53422.53421.82753.12453.1245
H52.24041.08712.24042.53422.53423.12451.82753.1245
H62.24042.24041.08712.53422.53423.12453.12451.8275
H71.08712.24042.24041.82753.12453.12452.53422.5342
H82.24041.08712.24043.12451.82753.12452.53422.5342
H92.24042.24041.08713.12453.12451.82752.53422.5342

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 117.979
C1 C2 H8 117.979 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.979 C1 C3 H9 117.979
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.979
C2 C1 H7 117.979 C2 C3 H6 117.979
C2 C3 H9 117.979 C3 C1 H4 117.979
C3 C1 H7 117.979 C3 C2 H5 117.979
C3 C2 H8 117.979 H4 C1 H7 114.398
H5 C2 H8 114.398 H6 C3 H9 114.398
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.375      
2 C -0.375      
3 C -0.375      
4 H 0.187      
5 H 0.187      
6 H 0.187      
7 H 0.187      
8 H 0.187      
9 H 0.187      


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 -20.511 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.511 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.011
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.500
Polar
3z2-r25.000
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 5.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.682


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.316
(<r2>)1/2 6.270