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All results from a given calculation for C2H5 (Ethyl radical)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.937903
Energy at 298.15K-78.941776
HF Energy-78.619394
Nuclear repulsion energy36.791940
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 CCSD/6-311G**
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' 3166 3166 14.88      
2 A' 3084 3084 27.13      
3 A' 3006 3006 27.81      
4 A' 1507 1507 2.48      
5 A' 1493 1493 2.94      
6 A' 1426 1426 0.61      
7 A' 1078 1078 0.03      
8 A' 1003 1003 0.25      
9 A' 455 455 49.36      
10 A" 3269 3269 17.90      
11 A" 3126 3126 24.46      
12 A" 1509 1509 4.29      
13 A" 1215 1215 1.76      
14 A" 816 816 1.06      
15 A" 151 151 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13152.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13152.3 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 CCSD/6-311G**
ABC
3.43037 0.75078 0.69674

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.014 -0.699 0.000
C2 -0.014 0.799 0.000
H3 1.011 -1.106 0.000
H4 -0.517 -1.098 0.888
H5 -0.517 -1.098 -0.888
H6 0.092 1.351 -0.929
H7 0.092 1.351 0.929

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49851.10241.09591.09592.25362.2536
C21.49852.16312.15442.15441.08561.0856
H31.10242.16311.76741.76742.78282.7828
H41.09592.15441.76741.77603.10982.5244
H51.09592.15441.76741.77602.52443.1098
H62.25361.08562.78283.10982.52441.8573
H72.25361.08562.78282.52443.10981.8573

picture of Ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 120.570 C1 C2 H7 120.570
C2 C1 H3 111.638 C2 C1 H4 111.339
C2 C1 H5 111.339 H3 C1 H4 107.027
H3 C1 H5 107.027 H4 C1 H5 108.248
H6 C2 H7 117.622
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability