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All results from a given calculation for C2H4CO3 (Ethylene carbonate)

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 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.668536
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-340.561806
Nuclear repulsion energy245.876424
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3123 2949 47.08      
2 A1 1948 1840 520.59      
3 A1 1577 1490 3.19      
4 A1 1415 1336 0.22      
5 A1 1229 1161 227.93      
6 A1 980 926 11.06      
7 A1 842 796 37.38      
8 A1 729 688 0.13      
9 A2 3164 2988 0.00      
10 A2 1275 1204 0.00      
11 A2 1188 1122 0.00      
12 A2 187i 176i 0.00      
13 B1 3185 3008 29.29      
14 B1 1291 1220 1.33      
15 B1 871 822 0.63      
16 B1 776 733 20.05      
17 B1 137 130 1.75      
18 B2 3117 2944 19.15      
19 B2 1565 1478 2.86      
20 B2 1430 1351 13.11      
21 B2 1221 1153 8.48      
22 B2 1060 1001 283.04      
23 B2 756 714 0.87      
24 B2 511 483 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16601.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15679.8 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
0.26283 0.12891 0.08940

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.862
O2 0.000 0.000 2.047
O3 0.000 1.131 0.058
O4 0.000 -1.131 0.058
C5 0.000 0.774 -1.283
C6 0.000 -0.774 -1.283
H7 -0.887 1.183 -1.769
H8 0.887 1.183 -1.769
H9 0.887 -1.183 -1.769
H10 -0.887 -1.183 -1.769

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.18501.38791.38792.28022.28023.01813.01813.01813.0181
O21.18502.28812.28813.41863.41864.09244.09244.09244.0924
O31.38792.28812.26281.38792.32992.03162.03163.07953.0795
O41.38792.28812.26282.32991.38793.07953.07952.03162.0316
C52.28023.41861.38792.32991.54761.09131.09132.20322.2032
C62.28023.41862.32991.38791.54762.20322.20321.09131.0913
H73.01814.09242.03163.07951.09132.20321.77442.95822.3669
H83.01814.09242.03163.07951.09132.20321.77442.36692.9582
H93.01814.09243.07952.03162.20321.09132.95822.36691.7744
H103.01814.09243.07952.03162.20321.09132.36692.95821.7744

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 110.464 C1 O4 C6 110.464
O2 C1 O3 125.395 O2 C1 O4 125.395
O3 C1 O4 109.211 O3 C5 C6 104.930
O3 C5 H7 109.481 O3 C5 H8 109.481
O4 C6 C5 104.930 O4 C6 H9 109.481
O4 C6 H10 109.481 C5 C6 H9 112.048
C5 C6 H10 112.048 C6 C5 H7 112.048
C6 C5 H8 112.048 H7 C5 H8 108.767
H9 C6 H10 108.767
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.669634
Energy at 298.15K-341.676070
HF Energy-340.561623
Nuclear repulsion energy246.545340
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3186 3010 10.02      
2 A 3105 2933 28.18      
3 A 1951 1842 503.19      
4 A 1561 1475 3.54      
5 A 1420 1341 4.93      
6 A 1280 1209 19.20      
7 A 1227 1159 149.70      
8 A 1169 1104 49.69      
9 A 981 926 4.64      
10 A 837 791 40.99      
11 A 725 685 0.25      
12 A 154 146 0.56      
13 B 3198 3020 18.00      
14 B 3108 2936 32.09      
15 B 1554 1467 4.06      
16 B 1419 1341 10.66      
17 B 1292 1220 4.10      
18 B 1194 1128 6.84      
19 B 1052 993 261.00      
20 B 917 866 8.55      
21 B 785 741 20.89      
22 B 680 642 0.61      
23 B 511 483 0.03      
24 B 149 141 1.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16726.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15798.4 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
0.26456 0.12945 0.09087

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.856
O2 0.000 0.000 2.041
O3 0.000 1.131 0.045
O4 0.000 -1.131 0.045
C5 0.213 0.735 -1.272
C6 -0.213 -0.735 -1.272
H7 -0.386 1.354 -1.938
H8 1.271 0.847 -1.527
H9 0.386 -1.354 -1.938
H10 -1.271 -0.847 -1.527

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.18471.39181.39182.26112.26113.12852.83103.12852.8310
O21.18472.29372.29373.39963.39964.22023.88134.22023.8813
O31.39182.29372.26281.39182.29452.03262.04233.20312.8293
O41.39182.29372.26282.29451.39183.20312.82932.03262.0423
C52.26113.39961.39182.29451.53141.08921.09412.19992.1850
C62.26113.39962.29451.39181.53142.19992.18501.08921.0941
H73.12854.22022.03263.20311.08922.19991.78132.81632.4078
H82.83103.88132.04232.82931.09412.18501.78132.40783.0554
H93.12854.22023.20312.03262.19991.08922.81632.40781.7813
H102.83103.88132.82932.04232.18501.09412.40783.05541.7813

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 108.649 C1 O4 C6 108.649
O2 C1 O3 125.618 O2 C1 O4 125.618
O3 C1 O4 108.765 O3 C5 C6 103.329
O3 C5 H7 109.427 O3 C5 H8 109.905
O4 C6 C5 103.329 O4 C6 H9 109.427
O4 C6 H10 109.905 C5 C6 H9 113.087
C5 C6 H10 111.574 C6 C5 H7 113.087
C6 C5 H8 111.574 H7 C5 H8 109.350
H9 C6 H10 109.350
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability