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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.350815
Energy at 298.15K-156.359426
HF Energy-156.350815
Nuclear repulsion energy123.501472
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 B3LYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3252 3138 20.52      
2 A' 3175 3063 12.88      
3 A' 3161 3050 9.53      
4 A' 3100 2991 20.51      
5 A' 3040 2933 28.93      
6 A' 1567 1512 7.86      
7 A' 1536 1482 3.13      
8 A' 1469 1417 4.47      
9 A' 1409 1360 1.46      
10 A' 1244 1200 0.32      
11 A' 1199 1157 0.03      
12 A' 1076 1038 23.93      
13 A' 1001 965 0.14      
14 A' 950 917 7.05      
15 A' 806 778 1.32      
16 A' 760 733 6.70      
17 A' 369 356 0.18      
18 A" 3235 3122 0.18      
19 A" 3156 3045 17.58      
20 A" 3095 2987 28.53      
21 A" 1560 1506 2.41      
22 A" 1518 1464 4.43      
23 A" 1213 1171 0.75      
24 A" 1172 1131 1.77      
25 A" 1134 1094 6.80      
26 A" 1104 1065 2.35      
27 A" 856 826 0.09      
28 A" 832 803 13.94      
29 A" 350 337 1.24      
30 A" 225 217 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24280.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23428.6 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.51026 0.21009 0.18439

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.355 0.418 0.000
C2 -0.900 1.272 0.000
H3 1.290 0.970 0.000
C4 0.355 -0.901 0.765
C5 0.355 -0.901 -0.765
H6 1.265 -1.201 1.270
H7 1.265 -1.201 -1.270
H8 -0.564 -1.183 1.268
H9 -0.564 -1.183 -1.268
H10 -1.795 0.639 0.000
H11 -0.939 1.914 0.889
H12 -0.939 1.914 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.51771.08571.52431.52432.24992.24992.23882.23882.16122.16822.1682
C21.51772.21062.62282.62283.52353.52352.78312.78311.09651.09681.0968
H31.08572.21062.22632.22632.51472.51473.11033.11033.10272.57862.5786
C41.52432.62282.22631.52931.08362.24901.08422.24772.75263.10013.5111
C51.52432.62282.22631.52932.24901.08362.24771.08422.75263.51113.1001
H62.24993.52352.51471.08362.24902.53951.82873.12763.78983.83484.3839
H72.24993.52352.51472.24901.08362.53953.12761.82873.78984.38393.8348
H82.23882.78313.11031.08422.24771.82873.12762.53502.53813.14223.7919
H92.23882.78313.11032.24771.08423.12761.82872.53502.53813.79193.1422
H102.16121.09653.10272.75262.75263.78983.78982.53812.53811.77421.7742
H112.16821.09682.57863.10013.51113.83484.38393.14223.79191.77421.7770
H122.16821.09682.57863.51113.10014.38393.83483.79193.14221.77421.7770

picture of methylcyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 110.490 C1 C2 H11 111.026
C1 C2 H12 111.026 C1 C4 H5 59.891
C1 C4 H6 118.266 C1 C4 H8 117.247
C1 H5 C4 59.891 C1 H5 H7 118.266
C1 H5 H9 117.247 C2 C1 C3 115.226
C2 C1 C4 119.127 C2 C1 H5 119.127
C3 C1 C4 116.072 C3 C1 H5 116.072
C4 C1 H5 60.217 C4 H5 H7 117.785
C4 H5 H9 117.635 H5 C4 H6 117.785
H5 C4 H8 117.635 H6 C4 H8 115.034
H7 H5 H9 115.034 H10 C2 H11 107.984
H10 C2 H12 107.984 H11 C2 H12 108.212
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.247      
2 C -0.542      
3 H 0.194      
4 C -0.378      
5 C -0.378      
6 H 0.197      
7 H 0.197      
8 H 0.196      
9 H 0.196      
10 H 0.183      
11 H 0.190      
12 H 0.190      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.001 0.105 0.000 0.105
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.151 0.133 0.000
y 0.133 -27.140 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.984
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.910 0.133 0.000
y 0.133 -1.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.838
Polar
3z2-r2-1.677
x2-y21.988
xy0.133
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.478 -0.385 0.000
y -0.385 5.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.530


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.993
(<r2>)1/2 9.165