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All results from a given calculation for CH3CO (Acetyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.283286
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.283286
Nuclear repulsion energy61.445027
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 BLYP/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/3-21G
ABC
2.77549 0.31400 0.29796

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.998 -0.674 0.000
C2 0.000 0.496 0.000
O3 1.221 0.485 0.000
H4 -0.492 -1.656 0.000
H5 -1.643 -0.576 0.889
H6 -1.643 -0.576 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6
C11.53832.50351.10401.10231.1023
C21.53831.22102.20742.15392.1539
O32.50351.22102.74143.18083.1808
H41.10402.20742.74141.81061.8106
H51.10232.15393.18081.81061.7774
H61.10232.15393.18081.81061.7774

picture of Acetyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 129.912 C2 C1 H4 112.274
C2 C1 H5 108.178 C2 C1 H6 108.178
H4 C1 H5 110.299 H4 C1 H6 110.299
H5 C1 H6 107.456
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.636      
2 C 0.316      
3 O -0.344      
4 H 0.209      
5 H 0.228      
6 H 0.228      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.864 -1.371 0.000 2.313
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.705 -0.060 0.000
y -0.060 -18.545 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.815
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.025 -0.060 0.000
y -0.060 -0.784 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.809
Polar
3z2-r23.619
x2-y2-0.160
xy-0.060
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.006 0.515 0.000
y 0.515 2.964 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.382


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.869
(<r2>)1/2 6.773