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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.449715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.780641
Nuclear repulsion energy103.007588
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3311 3127 1.81 51.00 0.56 0.72
2 A' 3255 3075 0.32 81.99 0.29 0.45
3 A' 3208 3029 1.18 62.75 0.11 0.19
4 A' 2960 2795 81.45 79.24 0.27 0.42
5 A' 1773 1675 130.62 48.63 0.35 0.52
6 A' 1674 1581 2.91 7.34 0.18 0.31
7 A' 1469 1388 9.90 3.34 0.58 0.74
8 A' 1408 1330 4.13 18.53 0.42 0.59
9 A' 1301 1229 3.62 5.60 0.32 0.49
10 A' 1183 1117 30.65 10.04 0.65 0.79
11 A' 929 877 17.47 1.01 0.07 0.14
12 A' 570 538 4.26 4.41 0.29 0.45
13 A' 314 297 9.21 0.38 0.37 0.54
14 A" 1056 998 10.76 1.00 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1035 977 8.23 3.11 0.75 0.86
16 A" 994 939 29.24 0.20 0.75 0.86
17 A" 622 588 7.49 2.87 0.75 0.86
18 A" 168 159 3.84 1.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13615.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12859.3 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.59315 0.15536 0.14155

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.153 -0.740 0.000
C2 0.000 0.724 0.000
C3 1.221 1.273 0.000
O4 -1.223 -1.318 0.000
H5 0.805 -1.299 0.000
H6 -0.908 1.316 0.000
H7 1.373 2.344 0.000
H8 2.106 0.647 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47262.43741.21551.10972.19053.44162.6512
C21.47261.33822.38052.17781.08372.12372.1076
C32.43741.33823.56152.60552.12891.08191.0847
O41.21552.38053.56152.02812.65304.48923.8655
H51.10972.17782.60552.02813.12643.68722.3405
H62.19051.08372.12892.65303.12642.50233.0875
H73.44162.12371.08194.48923.68722.50231.8488
H82.65122.10761.08473.86552.34053.08751.8488

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.182 C1 C2 H6 117.118
C2 C1 O4 124.366 C2 C1 H5 114.262
C2 C3 H7 122.332 C2 C3 H8 120.522
C3 C2 H6 122.700 O4 C1 H5 121.372
H7 C3 H8 117.146
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.447314
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.777546
Nuclear repulsion energy104.676618
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3321 3137 0.40 43.46 0.62 0.77
2 A' 3248 3068 5.82 95.24 0.25 0.40
3 A' 3214 3036 0.99 53.80 0.13 0.22
4 A' 2993 2827 117.16 129.45 0.30 0.47
5 A' 1769 1671 61.44 11.74 0.35 0.51
6 A' 1676 1583 37.98 28.93 0.21 0.34
7 A' 1449 1369 25.00 8.55 0.69 0.82
8 A' 1440 1360 12.87 7.49 0.23 0.37
9 A' 1320 1246 1.32 11.84 0.42 0.59
10 A' 1070 1011 4.05 4.00 0.75 0.86
11 A' 952 900 53.34 3.24 0.14 0.25
12 A' 679 642 10.25 0.90 0.55 0.71
13 A' 290 274 6.87 2.18 0.44 0.61
14 A" 1049 991 22.42 1.94 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1042 985 3.57 4.27 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1004 948 16.62 0.11 0.75 0.86
17 A" 577 545 7.40 4.58 0.75 0.86
18 A" 168 159 5.67 0.66 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13631.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12874.6 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.75460 0.21077 0.16475

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.891 -0.282 0.000
C2 0.000 0.904 0.000
C3 1.330 0.756 0.000
O4 -0.493 -1.431 0.000
H5 -1.975 -0.062 0.000
H6 -0.465 1.883 0.000
H7 2.003 1.603 0.000
H8 1.754 -0.241 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48312.45111.21661.10642.20613.45322.6459
C21.48311.33782.38672.19881.08412.12112.0949
C32.45111.33782.84713.40462.11951.08181.0836
O41.21662.38672.84712.01813.31443.92872.5433
H51.10642.19883.40462.01812.46214.31223.7341
H62.20611.08412.11953.31442.46212.48383.0723
H73.45322.12111.08183.92874.31222.48381.8604
H82.64592.09491.08362.54333.73413.07231.8604

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.579 C1 C2 H6 117.647
C2 C1 O4 123.975 C2 C1 H5 115.466
C2 C3 H7 122.119 C2 C3 H8 119.437
C3 C2 H6 121.774 O4 C1 H5 120.558
H7 C3 H8 118.443
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability