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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.940767
Energy at 298.15K-117.947117
HF Energy-117.940767
Nuclear repulsion energy75.887594
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/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
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' 3133 3021 0.00      
2 A1' 1521 1467 0.00      
3 A1' 1211 1168 0.00      
4 A1" 1154 1113 0.00      
5 A2' 1096 1057 0.00      
6 A2" 3221 3106 30.65      
7 A2" 862 832 0.54      
8 E' 3126 3014 23.91      
8 E' 3126 3014 23.91      
9 E' 1479 1426 0.94      
9 E' 1479 1426 0.94      
10 E' 1054 1016 9.55      
10 E' 1054 1016 9.55      
11 E' 879 848 18.92      
11 E' 879 848 18.91      
12 E" 3200 3085 0.00      
12 E" 3200 3085 0.00      
13 E" 1214 1170 0.00      
13 E" 1214 1170 0.00      
14 E" 743 717 0.00      
14 E" 743 717 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17794.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17157.6 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/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
0.67544 0.67544 0.42185

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.868 0.000
C2 0.752 -0.434 0.000
C3 -0.752 -0.434 0.000
H4 0.000 1.456 0.907
H5 1.261 -0.728 0.907
H6 -1.261 -0.728 0.907
H7 0.000 1.456 -0.907
H8 1.261 -0.728 -0.907
H9 -1.261 -0.728 -0.907

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50411.50411.08072.22712.22711.08072.22712.2271
C21.50411.50412.22711.08072.22712.22711.08072.2271
C31.50411.50412.22712.22711.08072.22712.22711.0807
H41.08072.22712.22712.52122.52121.81453.10633.1063
H52.22711.08072.22712.52122.52123.10631.81453.1063
H62.22712.22711.08072.52122.52123.10633.10631.8145
H71.08072.22712.22711.81453.10633.10632.52122.5212
H82.22711.08072.22713.10631.81453.10632.52122.5212
H92.22712.22711.08073.10633.10631.81452.52122.5212

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 118.070
C1 C2 H8 118.070 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.070 C1 C3 H9 118.070
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.070
C2 C1 H7 118.070 C2 C3 H6 118.070
C2 C3 H9 118.070 C3 C1 H4 118.070
C3 C1 H7 118.070 C3 C2 H5 118.070
C3 C2 H8 118.070 H4 C1 H7 114.177
H5 C2 H8 114.177 H6 C3 H9 114.177
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2pd) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.120      
2 C -0.120      
3 C -0.120      
4 H 0.060      
5 H 0.060      
6 H 0.060      
7 H 0.060      
8 H 0.060      
9 H 0.060      


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 -20.899 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.899 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.660
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.120 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.120 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.239
Polar
3z2-r24.478
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 5.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.844


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.813
(<r2>)1/2 6.619