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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

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/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.881301
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.881301
Nuclear repulsion energy75.697726
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/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 3168 3036 0.00 329.13 0.02 0.04
2 A1' 1518 1455 0.00 2.61 0.08 0.15
3 A1' 1239 1187 0.00 43.27 0.06 0.11
4 A1" 1145 1097 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1061 1017 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3266 3129 29.72 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 854 818 0.66 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3158 3026 23.99 25.18 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3158 3026 24.00 25.12 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1459 1398 1.47 4.64 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1459 1398 1.47 4.63 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1042 998 7.44 1.50 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1042 998 7.44 1.47 0.75 0.86
11 E' 908 870 21.33 7.52 0.75 0.86
11 E' 908 870 21.34 7.54 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3245 3110 0.00 96.74 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3245 3110 0.00 96.71 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1200 1150 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1200 1150 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
14 E" 735 704 0.00 0.43 0.75 0.86
14 E" 735 704 0.00 0.43 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17871.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17126.6 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.67237 0.67237 0.42110

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.869 0.000
C2 0.752 -0.434 0.000
C3 -0.752 -0.434 0.000
H4 0.000 1.459 0.914
H5 1.263 -0.729 0.914
H6 -1.263 -0.729 0.914
H7 0.000 1.459 -0.914
H8 1.263 -0.729 -0.914
H9 -1.263 -0.729 -0.914

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50471.50471.08812.23282.23281.08812.23282.2328
C21.50471.50472.23281.08812.23282.23281.08812.2328
C31.50471.50472.23282.23281.08812.23282.23281.0881
H41.08812.23282.23282.52632.52631.82873.11873.1187
H52.23281.08812.23282.52632.52633.11871.82873.1187
H62.23282.23281.08812.52632.52633.11873.11871.8287
H71.08812.23282.23281.82873.11873.11872.52632.5263
H82.23281.08812.23283.11871.82873.11872.52632.5263
H92.23282.23281.08813.11873.11871.82872.52632.5263

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 117.999
C1 C2 H8 117.999 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.999 C1 C3 H9 117.999
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.999
C2 C1 H7 117.999 C2 C3 H6 117.999
C2 C3 H9 117.999 C3 C1 H4 117.999
C3 C1 H7 117.999 C3 C2 H5 117.999
C3 C2 H8 117.999 H4 C1 H7 114.349
H5 C2 H8 114.349 H6 C3 H9 114.349
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.870      
2 C 0.870      
3 C 0.870      
4 H -0.435      
5 H -0.435      
6 H -0.435      
7 H -0.435      
8 H -0.435      
9 H -0.435      


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 -20.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.381
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.377
Polar
3z2-r24.753
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 5.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.636 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.938


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.835
(<r2>)1/2 6.621