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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2OH (2-hydroxy ethyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C1 2A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.929655
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.453252
Nuclear repulsion energy74.761542
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 CCD/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' 3912 3668 11.40      
2 A' 3246 3043 8.68      
3 A' 3077 2885 60.33      
4 A' 1590 1491 1.98      
5 A' 1545 1448 3.13      
6 A' 1486 1393 10.13      
7 A' 1271 1192 72.14      
8 A' 1105 1037 93.06      
9 A' 1038 973 13.74      
10 A' 623 584 14.28      
11 A' 383 359 31.07      
12 A" 3358 3149 13.20      
13 A" 3118 2923 62.53      
14 A" 1329 1246 0.30      
15 A" 1210 1134 1.70      
16 A" 830 778 0.86      
17 A" 282 264 134.48      
18 A" 21i 19i 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14690.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13773.6 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
1.25320 0.32931 0.29042

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.110 -0.367 0.000
C2 0.000 0.541 0.000
C3 1.262 -0.254 0.000
H4 -1.913 0.163 0.000
H5 -0.033 1.187 0.884
H6 -0.033 1.187 -0.884
H7 1.642 -0.661 -0.925
H8 1.642 -0.661 0.925

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.43362.37420.96232.08652.08652.91802.9180
C21.43361.49141.95011.09531.09532.23542.2354
C32.37421.49143.20222.12962.12961.07951.0795
H40.96231.95013.20222.31592.31593.76493.7649
H52.08651.09532.12962.31591.76803.08122.4949
H62.08651.09532.12962.31591.76802.49493.0812
H72.91802.23541.07953.76493.08122.49491.8493
H82.91802.23541.07953.76492.49493.08121.8493

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.500 O1 C2 H5 110.475
O1 C2 H6 110.475 C2 O1 H4 107.320
C2 C3 H7 119.946 C2 C3 H8 119.946
C3 C2 H5 109.883 C3 C2 H6 109.883
H5 C2 H6 107.624 H7 C3 H8 117.856
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.930690
Energy at 298.15K-153.935416
HF Energy-153.454283
Nuclear repulsion energy75.009187
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 CCD/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 3932 3687 17.05      
2 A 3372 3162 7.74      
3 A 3254 3051 6.34      
4 A 3071 2879 66.59      
5 A 3015 2827 65.93      
6 A 1576 1478 3.43      
7 A 1533 1438 7.02      
8 A 1482 1390 4.99      
9 A 1311 1229 71.06      
10 A 1266 1187 11.76      
11 A 1162 1090 28.80      
12 A 1110 1041 37.37      
13 A 1013 950 8.28      
14 A 901 845 15.97      
15 A 465 436 20.55      
16 A 403 378 32.72      
17 A 287 269 115.41      
18 A 165 154 16.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14658.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13744.1 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
1.32806 0.33590 0.28417

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.102 -0.384 -0.057
C2 -0.014 0.528 0.036
C3 1.247 -0.255 -0.021
H4 -1.906 0.117 0.101
H5 -0.071 1.104 0.973
H6 -0.040 1.261 -0.781
H7 2.186 0.239 -0.215
H8 1.246 -1.288 0.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.42282.35310.96052.08272.08783.34982.5388
C21.42281.48581.93771.10171.09792.23242.2241
C32.35311.48583.17782.13862.12971.07811.0775
H40.96051.93773.17782.25882.36044.10583.4554
H52.08271.10172.13862.25881.76152.69302.8152
H62.08781.09792.12972.36041.76152.51373.0482
H73.34982.23241.07814.10582.69302.51371.8622
H82.53882.22411.07753.45542.81523.04821.8622

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 107.984 O1 C2 H5 110.527
O1 C2 H6 111.190 C2 O1 H4 107.189
C2 C3 H7 120.245 C2 C3 H8 119.534
C3 C2 H5 110.607 C3 C2 H6 110.133
H5 C2 H6 106.421 H7 C3 H8 119.509
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability