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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.729456
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.729456
Nuclear repulsion energy101.766646
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2971 2847 0.00      
2 Ag 1838 1761 0.00      
3 Ag 1382 1324 0.00      
4 Ag 1077 1033 0.00      
5 Ag 557 534 0.00      
6 Au 814 780 1.25      
7 Au 143 137 29.57      
8 Bg 1072 1027 0.00      
9 Bu 2965 2842 147.19      
10 Bu 1833 1757 166.08      
11 Bu 1337 1282 8.72      
12 Bu 326 313 50.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8157.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7818.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
1.85963 0.15939 0.14680

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.329 0.686 0.000
C2 0.329 -0.686 0.000
H3 -1.438 0.669 0.000
H4 1.438 -0.669 0.000
O5 0.329 1.700 0.000
O6 -0.329 -1.700 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52221.10952.22731.20782.3859
C21.52222.22731.10952.38591.2078
H31.10952.22733.17272.04542.6158
H42.22731.10953.17272.61582.0454
O51.20782.38592.04542.61583.4620
O62.38591.20782.61582.04543.4620

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 114.718 C1 C2 O6 121.414
C2 C1 H3 114.718 C2 C1 O5 121.414
H3 C1 O5 123.869 H4 C2 O6 123.869
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.224      
2 C 0.224      
3 H 0.132      
4 H 0.132      
5 O -0.355      
6 O -0.355      


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 -20.637 -3.000 0.000
y -3.000 -29.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.837
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.650 -3.000 0.000
y -3.000 -8.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.350
Polar
3z2-r28.700
x2-y29.099
xy-3.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.050 0.553 0.000
y 0.553 4.996 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.881


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.753
(<r2>)1/2 8.646