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All results from a given calculation for C3H3 (cyclopropenyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.936926
Energy at 298.15K-115.938537
HF Energy-115.936926
Nuclear repulsion energy58.051984
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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' 3296 3174 0.11      
2 A' 3065 2952 57.70      
3 A' 1673 1612 0.29      
4 A' 1252 1206 8.76      
5 A' 984 948 22.24      
6 A' 916 882 6.22      
7 A' 619 596 73.43      
8 A" 3248 3128 2.15      
9 A" 1032 994 24.31      
10 A" 980 944 6.38      
11 A" 887 854 0.14      
12 A" 710 684 39.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9330.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8986.4 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
1.06683 0.89179 0.50003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.036 0.886 0.000
H2 0.739 1.656 0.000
C3 -0.036 -0.418 0.655
C4 -0.036 -0.418 -0.655
H5 -0.042 -0.981 1.574
H6 -0.042 -0.981 -1.574

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.09211.45931.45932.44272.4427
H21.09212.30842.30843.16893.1689
C31.45932.30841.31081.07812.3000
C41.45932.30841.31082.30001.0781
H52.44273.16891.07812.30003.1488
H62.44273.16892.30001.07813.1488

picture of cyclopropenyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C4 63.313 C1 C3 H5 148.214
C1 C4 C3 63.313 C1 C4 H6 148.214
H2 C1 C3 129.006 H2 C1 C4 129.006
C3 C1 C4 53.374 C3 C4 H6 148.471
C4 C3 H5 148.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.171      
2 H 0.125      
3 C -0.093      
4 C -0.093      
5 H 0.116      
6 H 0.116      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.664 -1.331 0.000 1.488
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.122 1.299 0.000
y 1.299 -18.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.511
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.263 1.299 0.000
y 1.299 -0.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.154
Polar
3z2-r26.308
x2-y2-0.914
xy1.299
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.686 0.291 0.000
y 0.291 4.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.968


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.159
(<r2>)1/2 5.758