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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.507280
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.780509
Nuclear repulsion energy102.777343
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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3270 3270        
2 A' 3221 3221        
3 A' 3173 3173        
4 A' 2936 2936        
5 A' 1782 1782        
6 A' 1665 1665        
7 A' 1464 1464        
8 A' 1402 1402        
9 A' 1296 1296        
10 A' 1173 1173        
11 A' 920 920        
12 A' 565 565        
13 A' 310 310        
14 A" 1035 1035        
15 A" 1022 1022        
16 A" 979 979        
17 A" 610 610        
18 A" 158 158        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13491.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13491.0 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.58708 0.15444 0.14074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.154 -0.747 0.000
C2 0.000 0.725 0.000
C3 1.222 1.281 0.000
O4 -1.223 -1.322 0.000
H5 0.804 -1.309 0.000
H6 -0.913 1.313 0.000
H7 1.371 2.354 0.000
H8 2.114 0.660 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48022.45011.21381.11072.19533.45592.6689
C21.48021.34212.38472.18741.08572.12932.1152
C32.45011.34213.57072.62302.13491.08411.0870
O41.21382.38473.57072.02692.65324.49943.8812
H51.11072.18742.62302.02693.13413.70692.3648
H62.19531.08572.13492.65323.13412.51023.0967
H73.45592.12931.08414.49943.70692.51021.8502
H82.66892.11521.08703.88122.36483.09671.8502

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.405 C1 C2 H6 116.807
C2 C1 O4 124.251 C2 C1 H5 114.434
C2 C3 H7 122.359 C2 C3 H8 120.739
C3 C2 H6 122.788 O4 C1 H5 121.315
H7 C3 H8 116.902
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.505106
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.777340
Nuclear repulsion energy104.444804
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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3284 3284        
2 A' 3212 3212        
3 A' 3184 3184        
4 A' 2966 2966        
5 A' 1776 1776        
6 A' 1660 1660        
7 A' 1445 1445        
8 A' 1435 1435        
9 A' 1314 1314        
10 A' 1068 1068        
11 A' 939 939        
12 A' 676 676        
13 A' 287 287        
14 A" 1034 1034        
15 A" 1022 1022        
16 A" 989 989        
17 A" 567 567        
18 A" 175 175        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13516.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13516.7 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.75264 0.20936 0.16379

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.894 -0.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.905 0.000
C3 1.334 0.760 0.000
O4 -0.495 -1.434 0.000
H5 -1.980 -0.066 0.000
H6 -0.472 1.884 0.000
H7 2.006 1.610 0.000
H8 1.767 -0.235 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48952.46181.21521.10782.21013.46562.6620
C21.48951.34212.39062.20581.08622.12672.1033
C32.46181.34212.85623.41602.12731.08391.0854
O41.21522.39062.85622.01863.31713.93992.5599
H51.10782.20583.41602.01862.46514.32503.7512
H62.21011.08622.12733.31712.46512.49363.0828
H73.46562.12671.08393.93994.32502.49361.8611
H82.66202.10331.08542.55993.75123.08281.8611

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.691 C1 C2 H6 117.335
C2 C1 O4 123.914 C2 C1 H5 115.482
C2 C3 H7 122.120 C2 C3 H8 119.716
C3 C2 H6 121.975 O4 C1 H5 120.603
H7 C3 H8 118.163
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability