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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.929947
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.929947
Nuclear repulsion energy75.698842
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/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 A1' 3128 3025 0.00 274.28 0.04 0.07
2 A1' 1521 1470 0.00 2.73 0.75 0.86
3 A1' 1214 1174 0.00 31.19 0.08 0.14
4 A1" 1151 1113 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1087 1051 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3217 3110 40.56 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 861 833 0.54 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3017 28.49 23.68 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3017 28.49 23.68 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1473 1425 1.69 7.26 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1473 1425 1.69 7.26 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1053 1018 11.70 0.20 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1053 1018 11.70 0.20 0.75 0.86
11 E' 883 854 19.48 12.68 0.75 0.86
11 E' 883 854 19.48 12.68 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3195 3089 0.00 104.87 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3195 3089 0.00 104.88 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1211 1171 0.00 5.33 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1211 1171 0.00 5.33 0.75 0.86
14 E" 744 719 0.00 1.46 0.75 0.86
14 E" 744 719 0.00 1.46 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17770.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17180.7 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.67208 0.67208 0.41978

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.871 0.000
C2 0.754 -0.435 0.000
C3 -0.754 -0.435 0.000
H4 0.000 1.459 0.910
H5 1.264 -0.730 0.910
H6 -1.264 -0.730 0.910
H7 0.000 1.459 -0.910
H8 1.264 -0.730 -0.910
H9 -1.264 -0.730 -0.910

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50791.50791.08352.23272.23271.08352.23272.2327
C21.50791.50792.23271.08352.23272.23271.08352.2327
C31.50791.50792.23272.23271.08352.23272.23271.0835
H41.08352.23272.23272.52742.52741.81933.11403.1140
H52.23271.08352.23272.52742.52743.11401.81933.1140
H62.23272.23271.08352.52742.52743.11403.11401.8193
H71.08352.23272.23271.81933.11403.11402.52742.5274
H82.23271.08352.23273.11401.81933.11402.52742.5274
H92.23272.23271.08353.11403.11401.81932.52742.5274

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 118.066
C1 C2 H8 118.066 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.066 C1 C3 H9 118.066
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.066
C2 C1 H7 118.066 C2 C3 H6 118.066
C2 C3 H9 118.066 C3 C1 H4 118.066
C3 C1 H7 118.066 C3 C2 H5 118.066
C3 C2 H8 118.066 H4 C1 H7 114.187
H5 C2 H8 114.187 H6 C3 H9 114.187
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.243      
2 C -0.243      
3 C -0.243      
4 H 0.121      
5 H 0.121      
6 H 0.121      
7 H 0.121      
8 H 0.121      
9 H 0.121      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.793 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.503
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.145 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.290
Polar
3z2-r24.580
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.923 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.923 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.599


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.892
(<r2>)1/2 6.625