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All results from a given calculation for CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-)

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-231.013052
Energy at 298.15K-231.021776
Nuclear repulsion energy176.473868
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' 3245 2939 49.95      
2 A' 3240 2933 71.28      
3 A' 3207 2904 1.28      
4 A' 3167 2868 21.53      
5 A' 3052 2764 91.14      
6 A' 2020 1829 237.10      
7 A' 1628 1475 12.24      
8 A' 1621 1468 3.64      
9 A' 1550 1404 1.33      
10 A' 1537 1392 7.15      
11 A' 1434 1299 3.57      
12 A' 1283 1162 0.35      
13 A' 1276 1156 12.46      
14 A' 988 895 12.80      
15 A' 896 812 16.97      
16 A' 580 525 8.75      
17 A' 378 342 9.56      
18 A' 352 319 0.15      
19 A' 250 227 0.96      
20 A" 3242 2935 15.62      
21 A" 3227 2922 10.45      
22 A" 3162 2863 28.69      
23 A" 1609 1457 1.61      
24 A" 1605 1453 0.23      
25 A" 1525 1381 1.74      
26 A" 1463 1324 1.37      
27 A" 1245 1128 0.34      
28 A" 1059 959 0.25      
29 A" 1038 940 0.84      
30 A" 1000 905 0.46      
31 A" 352 319 0.91      
32 A" 224 203 0.01      
33 A" 73 66 8.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26264.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23782.3 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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.25738 0.12563 0.09452

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)
H1 -0.225 0.586 2.163
H2 -0.225 0.586 -2.163
H3 -1.697 0.124 -1.318
H4 -1.697 0.124 1.318
H5 -1.149 1.791 1.280
H6 -1.149 1.791 -1.280
C7 -0.815 0.759 -1.268
C8 -0.815 0.759 1.268
H9 0.897 1.088 0.000
C10 0.000 0.477 0.000
C11 0.455 -0.965 0.000
H12 -0.364 -1.702 0.000
O13 1.582 -1.321 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 C7 C8 H9 C10 C11 H12 O13
H14.32563.80731.75901.75693.76293.48581.08562.48732.17712.74673.15143.4025
H24.32561.75903.80733.76291.75691.08563.48582.48732.17712.74673.15143.4025
H33.80731.75902.63583.13451.75451.08742.80513.06442.17712.74842.61703.8174
H41.75903.80732.63581.75453.13452.80511.08743.06442.17712.74842.61703.8174
H51.75693.76293.13451.75452.55982.76961.08512.51392.16463.43613.80194.3337
H63.76291.75691.75453.13452.55981.08512.76962.51392.16463.43613.80194.3337
C73.48581.08561.08742.80512.76961.08512.53652.15551.53362.48842.80473.4171
C81.08563.48582.80511.08741.08512.76962.53652.15551.53362.48842.80473.4171
H92.48732.48733.06443.06442.51392.51392.15552.15551.08492.09913.06092.5041
C102.17712.17712.17712.17712.16462.16461.53361.53361.08491.51192.20892.3947
C112.74672.74672.74842.74843.43613.43612.48842.48842.09911.51191.10191.1812
H123.15143.15142.61702.61703.80193.80192.80472.80473.06092.20891.10191.9820
O133.40253.40253.81743.81744.33374.33373.41713.41712.50412.39471.18121.9820

picture of Propanal, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 C8 H4 108.090 H1 C8 H5 108.071
H1 C8 C10 111.305 H2 C7 H3 108.090
H2 C7 H6 108.071 H2 C7 C10 111.305
H3 C7 H6 107.720 H3 C7 C10 111.188
H4 C8 H5 107.720 H4 C8 C10 111.188
H5 C8 C10 110.331 H6 C7 C10 110.331
C7 C10 C8 111.586 C7 C10 H9 109.622
C7 C10 C11 109.586 C8 C10 H9 109.622
C8 C10 C11 109.586 H9 C10 C11 106.716
C10 C11 H12 114.459 C10 C11 O13 125.098
H12 C11 O13 120.443
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 H 0.152      
2 H 0.152      
3 H 0.138      
4 H 0.138      
5 H 0.147      
6 H 0.147      
7 C -0.438      
8 C -0.438      
9 H 0.144      
10 C -0.135      
11 C 0.251      
12 H 0.102      
13 O -0.358      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.613 1.450 0.000 2.989
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.306 3.913 0.000
y 3.913 -32.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.816
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.497 3.913 0.000
y 3.913 0.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.737
Polar
3z2-r27.475
x2-y2-3.505
xy3.913
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.893 -0.526 0.000
y -0.526 6.494 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.132


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 133.900
(<r2>)1/2 11.572