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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.152657
Energy at 298.15K-157.161123
HF Energy-157.152657
Nuclear repulsion energy123.126050
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/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' 3126 3114 38.21      
2 A' 3047 3036 20.81      
3 A' 3042 3031 21.01      
4 A' 2998 2986 24.43      
5 A' 2941 2929 41.58      
6 A' 1470 1464 1.64      
7 A' 1465 1459 7.72      
8 A' 1384 1378 2.91      
9 A' 1357 1352 3.28      
10 A' 1195 1190 0.00      
11 A' 1173 1169 0.02      
12 A' 1011 1007 12.28      
13 A' 965 961 3.92      
14 A' 917 913 3.66      
15 A' 774 771 2.51      
16 A' 739 736 4.06      
17 A' 358 356 0.19      
18 A" 3110 3098 0.30      
19 A" 3039 3027 32.97      
20 A" 2991 2980 38.20      
21 A" 1459 1453 2.25      
22 A" 1435 1429 2.35      
23 A" 1163 1159 0.67      
24 A" 1105 1101 0.02      
25 A" 1076 1072 4.14      
26 A" 1031 1027 1.70      
27 A" 828 824 5.85      
28 A" 799 796 6.19      
29 A" 335 333 0.67      
30 A" 217 216 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23274.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23183.5 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.51392 0.20711 0.18178

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.347 0.404 0.000
C2 -0.883 1.302 0.000
H3 1.297 0.944 0.000
C4 0.347 -0.912 0.762
C5 0.347 -0.912 -0.762
H6 1.257 -1.217 1.279
H7 1.257 -1.217 -1.279
H8 -0.573 -1.204 1.270
H9 -0.573 -1.204 -1.270
H10 -1.808 0.705 0.000
H11 -0.906 1.950 0.890
H12 -0.906 1.950 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52311.09291.52061.52062.25622.25622.24642.24642.17672.18022.1802
C21.52312.20972.64462.64463.54393.54392.82652.82651.10091.10151.1015
H31.09292.20972.22012.22012.51152.51153.11883.11883.11502.58042.5804
C41.52062.64462.22011.52361.09012.25501.09102.24952.80033.12723.5342
C51.52062.64462.22011.52362.25501.09012.24951.09102.80033.53423.1272
H62.25623.54392.51151.09012.25502.55761.83003.13783.83763.85504.4060
H72.25623.54392.51152.25501.09012.55763.13781.83003.83764.40603.8550
H82.24642.82653.11881.09102.24951.83003.13782.54022.60493.19483.8377
H92.24642.82653.11882.24951.09103.13781.83002.54022.60493.83773.1948
H102.17671.10093.11502.80032.80033.83763.83762.60492.60491.77691.7769
H112.18021.10152.58043.12723.53423.85504.40603.19483.83771.77691.7798
H122.18021.10152.58043.53423.12724.40603.85503.83773.19481.77691.7798

picture of methylcyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 111.078 C1 C2 H11 111.327
C1 C2 H12 111.327 C1 C4 H5 59.935
C1 C4 H6 118.659 C1 C4 H8 117.737
C1 H5 C4 59.935 C1 H5 H7 118.659
C1 H5 H9 117.737 C2 C1 C3 114.268
C2 C1 C4 120.660 C2 C1 H5 120.660
C3 C1 C4 115.334 C3 C1 H5 115.334
C4 C1 H5 60.130 C4 H5 H7 118.313
C4 H5 H9 117.772 H5 C4 H6 118.313
H5 C4 H8 117.772 H6 C4 H8 114.078
H7 H5 H9 114.078 H10 C2 H11 107.569
H10 C2 H12 107.569 H11 C2 H12 107.785
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.174      
2 C -0.247      
3 H 0.110      
4 C -0.213      
5 C -0.213      
6 H 0.111      
7 H 0.111      
8 H 0.110      
9 H 0.110      
10 H 0.089      
11 H 0.102      
12 H 0.102      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.038 0.115 0.000 0.121
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.852 0.213 0.000
y 0.213 -27.780 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.567
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.821 0.213 0.000
y 0.213 -1.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.751
Polar
3z2-r2-1.502
x2-y21.927
xy0.213
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.548 -0.518 0.000
y -0.518 7.221 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.637


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.195
(<r2>)1/2 9.230