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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.360844
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.766617
Nuclear repulsion energy102.824418
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=FULL/6-31G**
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' 3348 3129 5.58 56.48 0.57 0.73
2 A' 3286 3070 1.09 85.02 0.28 0.44
3 A' 3240 3028 3.23 64.98 0.11 0.19
4 A' 2996 2800 95.97 83.56 0.26 0.41
5 A' 1780 1663 117.08 49.14 0.37 0.54
6 A' 1706 1594 6.44 3.79 0.31 0.48
7 A' 1499 1400 8.49 4.55 0.55 0.71
8 A' 1431 1337 2.22 18.08 0.43 0.60
9 A' 1326 1239 3.47 6.24 0.34 0.51
10 A' 1204 1125 32.29 11.22 0.64 0.78
11 A' 949 887 17.47 0.80 0.10 0.18
12 A' 577 539 4.61 4.59 0.35 0.52
13 A' 322 301 9.84 0.28 0.30 0.46
14 A" 1051 982 13.21 1.65 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1024 956 14.04 4.21 0.75 0.86
16 A" 980 916 27.26 0.15 0.75 0.86
17 A" 612 572 8.56 4.77 0.75 0.86
18 A" 163 152 4.32 1.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13746.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12845.1 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
1.59556 0.15472 0.14104

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.146 -0.742 0.000
C2 0.000 0.722 0.000
C3 1.217 1.281 0.000
O4 -1.224 -1.324 0.000
H5 0.808 -1.301 0.000
H6 -0.908 1.309 0.000
H7 1.358 2.351 0.000
H8 2.108 0.667 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47092.43971.22501.10622.18793.43942.6587
C21.47091.33972.38412.17861.08132.12122.1089
C32.43971.33973.57042.61492.12521.07901.0819
O41.22502.38413.57042.03212.65224.49163.8820
H51.10622.17862.61492.03213.12403.69362.3594
H62.18791.08132.12522.65223.12402.49423.0835
H73.43942.12121.07904.49163.69362.49421.8429
H82.65872.10891.08193.88202.35943.08351.8429

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.389 C1 C2 H6 117.200
C2 C1 O4 124.082 C2 C1 H5 114.683
C2 C3 H7 122.199 C2 C3 H8 120.750
C3 C2 H6 122.411 O4 C1 H5 121.235
H7 C3 H8 117.051
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.358533
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.764164
Nuclear repulsion energy104.504084
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=FULL/6-31G**
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' 3360 3139 2.32 46.92 0.65 0.79
2 A' 3275 3060 8.91 107.18 0.22 0.36
3 A' 3249 3036 2.81 46.83 0.15 0.26
4 A' 3033 2834 135.55 136.63 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1776 1660 49.70 7.80 0.42 0.59
6 A' 1710 1598 45.46 31.83 0.26 0.41
7 A' 1480 1383 32.41 7.39 0.52 0.69
8 A' 1465 1369 1.55 11.05 0.37 0.54
9 A' 1341 1253 1.38 11.67 0.44 0.61
10 A' 1091 1019 3.25 4.25 0.75 0.86
11 A' 967 904 55.66 3.08 0.20 0.34
12 A' 689 644 11.05 1.11 0.60 0.75
13 A' 298 279 7.26 2.30 0.49 0.65
14 A" 1043 974 22.57 0.79 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1033 965 12.32 7.41 0.75 0.86
16 A" 986 921 12.84 0.56 0.75 0.86
17 A" 568 531 7.60 6.96 0.75 0.86
18 A" 167 156 6.75 0.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13764.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12861.8 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.75100 0.21029 0.16429

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.893 -0.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.904 0.000
C3 1.331 0.756 0.000
O4 -0.494 -1.436 0.000
H5 -1.974 -0.059 0.000
H6 -0.462 1.883 0.000
H7 2.001 1.602 0.000
H8 1.759 -0.236 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48092.45221.22601.10262.20223.45022.6521
C21.48091.33912.39202.19641.08192.11882.0959
C32.45221.33912.85223.40382.11731.07901.0803
O41.22602.39202.85222.02183.31893.93102.5523
H51.10262.19643.40382.02182.46084.30763.7368
H62.20221.08192.11733.31892.46082.47853.0690
H73.45022.11881.07903.93104.30762.47851.8538
H82.65212.09591.08032.55233.73683.06901.8538

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.738 C1 C2 H6 117.633
C2 C1 O4 123.900 C2 C1 H5 115.684
C2 C3 H7 122.015 C2 C3 H8 119.680
C3 C2 H6 121.629 O4 C1 H5 120.415
H7 C3 H8 118.305
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability