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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.003413
Energy at 298.15K-155.010088
HF Energy-155.003413
Nuclear repulsion energy81.994550
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 wB97X-D/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' 3935 3935 25.88 89.75 0.29 0.45
2 A' 3149 3149 25.69 57.58 0.75 0.85
3 A' 3061 3061 15.15 108.52 0.01 0.02
4 A' 2984 2984 69.04 104.87 0.11 0.20
5 A' 1539 1539 2.42 4.08 0.65 0.79
6 A' 1508 1508 2.26 19.40 0.75 0.86
7 A' 1475 1475 12.78 3.47 0.57 0.73
8 A' 1405 1405 1.93 0.79 0.73 0.85
9 A' 1293 1293 83.02 4.45 0.74 0.85
10 A' 1150 1150 37.55 4.93 0.58 0.73
11 A' 1050 1050 42.29 3.60 0.14 0.25
12 A' 920 920 6.58 5.83 0.33 0.49
13 A' 420 420 10.36 0.26 0.66 0.79
14 A" 3148 3148 27.79 46.80 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3016 3016 65.54 85.22 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1489 1489 4.67 14.06 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1309 1309 0.00 11.24 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1193 1193 4.86 1.65 0.75 0.86
19 A" 825 825 0.04 0.07 0.75 0.86
20 A" 291 291 90.90 2.73 0.75 0.86
21 A" 245 245 27.08 0.45 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17702.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17702.1 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.17910 0.31430 0.27366

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.166 -0.419 0.000
C2 0.000 0.551 0.000
O3 -1.195 -0.201 0.000
H4 -1.933 0.407 0.000
H5 2.116 0.123 0.000
H6 1.128 -1.058 0.886
H7 1.128 -1.058 -0.886
H8 0.059 1.202 0.886
H9 0.059 1.202 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51732.37103.20741.09351.09321.09322.15412.1541
C21.51731.41181.93812.15912.15592.15591.10131.1013
O32.37101.41180.95673.32652.62932.62932.08022.0802
H43.20741.93810.95674.05883.50733.50732.32062.3206
H51.09352.15913.32654.05881.77671.77672.48632.4863
H61.09322.15592.62933.50731.77671.77202.50053.0649
H71.09322.15592.62933.50731.77671.77203.06492.5005
H82.15411.10132.08022.32062.48632.50053.06491.7727
H92.15411.10132.08022.32062.48633.06492.50051.7727

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 108.035 C1 C2 H8 109.676
C1 C2 H9 109.676 C2 C1 H5 110.529
C2 C1 H6 110.298 C2 C1 H7 110.298
C2 O3 H4 108.290 O3 C2 H8 111.135
O3 C2 H9 111.135 H5 C1 H6 108.687
H5 C1 H7 108.687 H6 C1 H7 108.283
H8 C2 H9 107.181
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.415      
2 C -0.070      
3 O -0.448      
4 H 0.306      
5 H 0.131      
6 H 0.146      
7 H 0.146      
8 H 0.102      
9 H 0.102      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.018 1.451 0.000 1.451
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.293 -2.271 0.000
y -2.271 -19.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.674
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.271 -2.271 0.000
y -2.271 -0.970 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.301
Polar
3z2-r2-2.601
x2-y22.160
xy-2.271
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.513 -0.152 0.000
y -0.152 4.035 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.760


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 53.744
(<r2>)1/2 7.331