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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.517267
Energy at 298.15K-266.522733
HF Energy-265.705177
Nuclear repulsion energy171.532977
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 MP2/6-311G**
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' 3141 2984 3.25      
2 A' 3133 2977 31.65      
3 A' 1924 1828 408.23      
4 A' 1550 1473 1.62      
5 A' 1477 1403 13.84      
6 A' 1375 1306 18.23      
7 A' 1234 1173 18.75      
8 A' 1120 1064 166.07      
9 A' 1043 991 1.35      
10 A' 978 929 97.76      
11 A' 912 867 4.46      
12 A' 756 719 2.17      
13 A' 501 476 3.73      
14 A" 3217 3057 12.91      
15 A" 3201 3042 6.76      
16 A" 1220 1159 0.07      
17 A" 1187 1128 1.18      
18 A" 1067 1014 2.56      
19 A" 813 772 1.71      
20 A" 518 493 3.08      
21 A" 169 161 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15267.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14507.5 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.41283 0.17514 0.12910

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.041 -0.279 0.000
C2 0.000 0.625 0.000
O3 -0.064 1.815 0.000
C4 1.089 -0.449 0.000
H5 1.710 -0.445 0.896
H6 1.710 -0.445 -0.896
C7 -0.107 -1.406 0.000
H8 -0.236 -2.007 -0.900
H9 -0.236 -2.007 0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37832.31022.13602.89752.89751.46392.10842.1084
C21.37831.19161.52902.20712.20712.03412.79182.7918
O32.31021.19162.54003.00923.00923.22143.93043.9304
C42.13601.52902.54001.09051.09051.53192.23462.2346
H52.89752.20713.00921.09051.79262.24243.07462.4953
H62.89752.20713.00921.09051.79262.24242.49533.0746
C71.46392.03413.22141.53192.24242.24241.08981.0898
H82.10842.79183.93042.23463.07462.49531.08981.7999
H92.10842.79183.93042.23462.49533.07461.08981.7999

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.902 O1 C2 C4 94.426
O1 C7 C4 90.932 O1 C7 H8 110.446
O1 C7 H9 110.446 C2 O1 C7 91.347
C2 C4 H5 113.773 C2 C4 H6 113.773
C2 C4 C7 83.295 O3 C2 C4 137.672
C4 C7 H8 115.914 C4 C7 H9 115.914
H5 C4 H6 110.555 H5 C4 C7 116.535
H6 C4 C7 116.535 H8 C7 H9 111.337
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability