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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-265.669430
Energy at 298.15K-265.675126
Nuclear repulsion energy174.036325
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 HF/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' 3244 2937 6.04      
2 A' 3232 2927 42.32      
3 A' 2115 1915 599.05      
4 A' 1656 1499 3.08      
5 A' 1582 1433 13.04      
6 A' 1498 1357 45.33      
7 A' 1355 1227 8.93      
8 A' 1251 1132 168.86      
9 A' 1105 1001 96.53      
10 A' 1075 974 44.55      
11 A' 971 879 3.45      
12 A' 829 750 0.58      
13 A' 544 493 5.43      
14 A" 3305 2993 22.09      
15 A" 3288 2977 8.33      
16 A" 1306 1183 0.01      
17 A" 1272 1152 2.16      
18 A" 1167 1057 8.47      
19 A" 855 774 3.12      
20 A" 575 521 8.84      
21 A" 192 173 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16208.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14676.5 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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.42619 0.17971 0.13272

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.011 -0.259 0.000
C2 0.000 0.623 0.000
O3 -0.056 1.787 0.000
C4 1.079 -0.450 0.000
H5 1.698 -0.456 0.886
H6 1.698 -0.456 -0.886
C7 -0.131 -1.393 0.000
H8 -0.272 -1.993 -0.888
H9 -0.272 -1.993 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.34152.25762.09822.85702.85701.43522.08332.0833
C21.34151.16541.52092.19832.19832.02012.77542.7754
O32.25761.16542.50792.98232.98233.18083.88833.8883
C42.09821.52092.50791.08121.08121.53422.23472.2347
H52.85702.19832.98231.08121.77232.23813.06432.4982
H62.85702.19832.98231.08121.77232.23812.49823.0643
C71.43522.02013.18081.53422.23812.23811.08081.0808
H82.08332.77543.88832.23473.06432.49821.08081.7765
H92.08332.77543.88832.23472.49823.06431.08081.7765

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 128.326 O1 C2 C4 94.070
O1 C7 C4 89.851 O1 C7 H8 111.004
O1 C7 H9 111.004 C2 O1 C7 93.296
C2 C4 H5 114.243 C2 C4 H6 114.243
C2 C4 C7 82.783 O3 C2 C4 137.605
C4 C7 H8 116.344 C4 C7 H9 116.344
H5 C4 H6 110.088 H5 C4 C7 116.616
H6 C4 C7 116.616 H8 C7 H9 110.541
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.422      
2 C 0.600      
3 O -0.414      
4 C -0.422      
5 H 0.180      
6 H 0.180      
7 C -0.011      
8 H 0.154      
9 H 0.154      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.080 -3.903 0.000 4.422
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.249 -0.027 0.000
y -0.027 -31.892 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.606
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.000 -0.027 0.000
y -0.027 -3.965 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.965
Polar
3z2-r27.930
x2-y22.643
xy-0.027
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.587 0.090 0.000
y 0.090 6.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.026


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 92.234
(<r2>)1/2 9.604