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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.075822
Energy at 298.15K-267.081284
Nuclear repulsion energy172.000055
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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' 3107 2987 2.58      
2 A' 3085 2966 34.17      
3 A' 1960 1884 436.29      
4 A' 1517 1459 1.04      
5 A' 1447 1391 10.72      
6 A' 1351 1299 24.68      
7 A' 1219 1172 12.83      
8 A' 1126 1082 135.66      
9 A' 1030 990 2.92      
10 A' 973 935 88.47      
11 A' 905 870 1.27      
12 A' 759 730 0.93      
13 A' 497 478 3.40      
14 A" 3171 3049 5.81      
15 A" 3146 3024 12.52      
16 A" 1197 1151 0.01      
17 A" 1161 1117 0.73      
18 A" 1057 1016 3.67      
19 A" 796 766 2.75      
20 A" 521 501 2.89      
21 A" 186 178 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15105.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14522.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.41694 0.17564 0.12972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.030 -0.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.626 0.000
O3 -0.074 1.810 0.000
C4 1.087 -0.446 0.000
H5 1.715 -0.446 0.892
H6 1.715 -0.446 -0.892
C7 -0.107 -1.405 0.000
H8 -0.240 -2.013 -0.897
H9 -0.240 -2.013 0.897

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36992.29602.12292.89062.89061.45732.10762.1076
C21.36991.18631.52642.21052.21052.03442.79842.7984
O32.29601.18632.53703.01453.01453.21583.93113.9311
C42.12291.52642.53701.09121.09121.53142.24132.2413
H52.89062.21053.01451.09121.78462.24373.07902.5056
H62.89062.21053.01451.09121.78462.24372.50563.0790
C71.45732.03443.21581.53142.24372.24371.09211.0921
H82.10762.79843.93112.24133.07902.50561.09211.7946
H92.10762.79843.93112.24132.50563.07901.09211.7946

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 127.700 O1 C2 C4 94.112
O1 C7 C4 90.485 O1 C7 H8 110.709
O1 C7 H9 110.709 C2 O1 C7 91.990
C2 C4 H5 114.207 C2 C4 H6 114.207
C2 C4 C7 83.414 O3 C2 C4 138.188
C4 C7 H8 116.366 C4 C7 H9 116.366
H5 C4 H6 109.719 H5 C4 C7 116.635
H6 C4 C7 116.635 H8 C7 H9 110.493
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.258      
2 C 0.481      
3 O -0.328      
4 C -0.453      
5 H 0.175      
6 H 0.175      
7 C -0.101      
8 H 0.153      
9 H 0.153      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.884 -3.476 0.000 3.954
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.762 0.017 0.000
y 0.017 -31.107 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.417
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.001 0.017 0.000
y 0.017 -3.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.517
Polar
3z2-r27.035
x2-y22.346
xy0.017
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.918 0.077 0.000
y 0.077 6.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.196


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.573
(<r2>)1/2 9.673