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

using model chemistry: B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.094728
Energy at 298.15K-267.100202
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3132 3000 2.08      
2 A' 3114 2983 33.55      
3 A' 1941 1859 523.57      
4 A' 1510 1446 0.43      
5 A' 1439 1378 14.49      
6 A' 1344 1287 30.63      
7 A' 1215 1163 15.88      
8 A' 1132 1084 138.81      
9 A' 1042 998 0.52      
10 A' 980 939 100.46      
11 A' 916 877 4.14      
12 A' 759 727 0.79      
13 A' 499 478 4.08      
14 A" 3201 3067 5.64      
15 A" 3181 3047 9.46      
16 A" 1195 1144 0.00      
17 A" 1154 1106 1.14      
18 A" 1051 1007 2.73      
19 A" 794 760 2.56      
20 A" 516 494 3.90      
21 A" 183 175 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15147.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14510.1 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.41889 0.17602 0.13016

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.029 -0.279 0.000
C2 0.000 0.622 0.000
O3 -0.074 1.809 0.000
C4 1.082 -0.441 0.000
H5 1.707 -0.434 0.895
H6 1.707 -0.434 -0.895
C7 -0.101 -1.405 0.000
H8 -0.237 -2.009 -0.901
H9 -0.237 -2.009 0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36792.29632.11692.88312.88311.45892.10492.1049
C21.36791.18911.51692.19802.19802.02992.79102.7910
O32.29631.18912.52953.00053.00053.21443.92613.9261
C42.11691.51692.52951.09231.09231.52612.23782.2378
H52.88312.19803.00051.09231.79092.23973.07992.5021
H62.88312.19803.00051.09231.79092.23972.50213.0799
C71.45892.02993.21441.52612.23972.23971.09261.0926
H82.10492.79103.92612.23783.07992.50211.09261.8011
H92.10492.79103.92612.23782.50213.07991.09261.8011

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 127.665 O1 C2 C4 94.273
O1 C7 C4 90.306 O1 C7 H8 110.339
O1 C7 H9 110.339 C2 O1 C7 91.736
C2 C4 H5 113.800 C2 C4 H6 113.800
C2 C4 C7 83.685 O3 C2 C4 138.063
C4 C7 H8 116.437 C4 C7 H9 116.437
H5 C4 H6 110.136 H5 C4 C7 116.626
H6 C4 C7 116.626 H8 C7 H9 111.016
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.603      
2 C 0.592      
3 O -0.490      
4 C 0.598      
5 H -0.291      
6 H -0.291      
7 C 1.264      
8 H -0.390      
9 H -0.390      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.074 -3.788 0.000 4.319
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.622 0.035 0.000
y 0.035 -32.192 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.995
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.028 0.035 0.000
y 0.035 -3.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.912
Polar
3z2-r27.824
x2-y22.570
xy0.035
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.912 0.023 0.000
y 0.023 7.614 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.782


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.843
(<r2>)1/2 9.687