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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.187833
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.595836
Nuclear repulsion energy233.421446
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/SDD
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 3176 3066 30.35      
2 A 3150 3041 15.86      
3 A 3136 3027 11.81      
4 A 3079 2972 48.20      
5 A 3069 2963 23.70      
6 A 3061 2955 14.72      
7 A 1678 1619 265.85      
8 A 1548 1494 0.29      
9 A 1530 1477 8.29      
10 A 1509 1457 11.81      
11 A 1387 1339 2.18      
12 A 1380 1332 0.27      
13 A 1343 1297 4.94      
14 A 1258 1214 3.67      
15 A 1230 1187 3.87      
16 A 1179 1138 3.71      
17 A 1126 1087 36.51      
18 A 1092 1055 185.96      
19 A 1041 1005 43.29      
20 A 960 927 56.23      
21 A 924 892 9.89      
22 A 894 863 16.78      
23 A 860 830 53.17      
24 A 755 729 31.69      
25 A 646 623 0.91      
26 A 623 601 6.11      
27 A 517 499 4.69      
28 A 457 441 2.65      
29 A 187 181 5.44      
30 A 140 135 0.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21467.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20722.3 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
0.23055 0.11158 0.07983

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.917 0.002 0.006
C2 -0.016 1.232 0.171
C3 -1.430 0.698 -0.223
C4 -1.341 -0.825 0.129
O5 0.117 -1.182 -0.044
O6 2.160 -0.038 -0.071
H7 0.346 2.059 -0.460
H8 0.022 1.554 1.228
H9 -1.600 0.828 -1.305
H10 -2.246 1.195 0.328
H11 -1.900 -1.481 -0.552
H12 -1.611 -1.033 1.178

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.55222.45862.40781.42971.24652.18482.16802.95613.39543.23172.9717
C21.55221.56192.44752.42702.53091.10101.10542.20272.23593.38102.9474
C32.45861.56191.56622.44123.66812.24982.22321.10361.10262.25352.2343
C42.40782.44751.56621.51103.59443.39292.95342.20452.22251.09821.1026
O51.42972.42702.44121.51102.34213.27523.01832.92903.37202.10082.1215
O61.24652.53093.66813.59442.34212.79962.96504.05164.59264.33574.0949
H72.18481.10102.24983.39293.27522.79961.79112.45292.84344.19304.0087
H82.16801.10542.22322.95343.01832.96501.79113.09392.46554.00843.0588
H92.95612.20271.10362.20452.92904.05162.45293.09391.79432.44753.1036
H103.39542.23591.10262.22253.37204.59262.84342.46551.79432.83822.4677
H113.23173.38102.25351.09822.10084.33574.19304.00842.44752.83821.8105
H122.97172.94742.23431.10262.12154.09494.00873.05883.10362.46771.8105

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 104.277 C1 C2 H7 109.690
C1 C2 H8 108.146 C1 O5 C4 109.899
C2 C1 O5 108.888 C2 C1 O6 129.133
C2 C3 C4 102.963 C2 C3 H9 110.270
C2 C3 H10 112.961 C3 C2 H7 114.197
C3 C2 H8 111.773 C3 C4 O5 104.982
C3 C4 H11 114.358 C3 C4 H12 112.525
C4 C3 H9 110.116 C4 C3 H10 111.588
O5 C1 O6 121.978 O5 C4 H11 106.173
O5 C4 H12 107.499 H7 C2 H8 108.539
H9 C3 H10 108.844 H11 C4 H12 110.700
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability