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All results from a given calculation for C3H7ONO (Propyl nitrite)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-323.552170
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-323.552170
Nuclear repulsion energy229.522158
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 BLYP/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' 3045 3021 32.12      
2 A' 2976 2953 44.99      
3 A' 2969 2946 15.71      
4 A' 2950 2927 23.32      
5 A' 1681 1668 247.40      
6 A' 1493 1482 7.53      
7 A' 1480 1469 2.46      
8 A' 1470 1458 3.75      
9 A' 1393 1382 2.08      
10 A' 1368 1358 19.62      
11 A' 1297 1287 23.86      
12 A' 1118 1110 1.53      
13 A' 1012 1004 4.79      
14 A' 988 981 15.95      
15 A' 896 890 45.52      
16 A' 758 752 301.28      
17 A' 571 567 91.85      
18 A' 351 348 0.58      
19 A' 327 325 8.06      
20 A' 146 144 0.26      
21 A" 3037 3013 70.14      
22 A" 3012 2989 11.93      
23 A" 2989 2966 10.79      
24 A" 1480 1469 5.44      
25 A" 1287 1277 0.00      
26 A" 1230 1220 0.07      
27 A" 1148 1139 0.45      
28 A" 874 868 1.22      
29 A" 747 741 2.19      
30 A" 237 235 0.01      
31 A" 207 205 0.99      
32 A" 95 94 1.02      
33 A" 80i 79i 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22275.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22104.1 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.69863 0.04333 0.04177

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.915 2.282 0.000
C2 -1.521 0.790 0.000
C3 0.000 0.591 0.000
O4 0.253 -0.847 0.000
N5 1.726 -1.099 0.000
O6 1.943 -2.271 0.000
H7 -3.010 2.396 0.000
H8 -1.525 2.802 0.890
H9 -1.525 2.802 -0.890
H10 -1.944 0.284 -0.885
H11 -1.944 0.284 0.885
H12 0.461 1.046 0.895
H13 0.461 1.046 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 N5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.54342.55463.80674.96835.96761.10071.10251.10252.18492.18492.82352.8235
C21.54341.53392.41363.75594.62222.19032.20082.20081.10311.10312.18932.1893
C32.55461.53391.46042.41543.45943.50952.82962.82962.15782.15781.10421.1042
O43.80672.41361.46041.49422.20984.60044.15594.15592.62472.62472.10412.1041
N54.96833.75592.41541.49421.19255.88555.15535.15534.02034.02032.64592.6459
O65.96764.62223.45942.20981.19256.80516.20946.20944.73484.73483.74183.7418
H71.10072.19033.50954.60045.88556.80511.77841.77842.52552.52553.82983.8298
H81.10252.20082.82964.15595.15536.20941.77841.78033.10912.55282.65093.1957
H91.10252.20082.82964.15595.15536.20941.77841.78032.55283.10913.19572.6509
H102.18491.10312.15782.62474.02034.73482.52553.10912.55281.76923.08692.5226
H112.18491.10312.15782.62474.02034.73482.52552.55283.10911.76922.52263.0869
H122.82352.18931.10422.10412.64593.74183.82982.65093.19573.08692.52261.7892
H132.82352.18931.10422.10412.64593.74183.82983.19572.65092.52263.08691.7892

picture of Propyl nitrite state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.226 C1 C2 H10 110.182
C1 C2 H11 110.182 C2 C1 H7 110.750
C2 C1 H8 111.470 C2 C1 H9 111.470
C2 C3 O4 107.400 C2 C3 H12 111.127
C2 C3 H13 111.127 C3 C2 H10 108.728
C3 C2 H11 108.728 C3 O4 N5 109.665
O4 C3 H12 109.473 O4 C3 H13 109.473
O4 N5 O6 110.162 H7 C1 H8 107.645
H7 C1 H9 107.645 H8 C1 H9 107.679
H10 C2 H11 106.619 H12 C3 H13 108.222
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.292      
2 C -0.168      
3 C 0.085      
4 O -0.356      
5 N 0.244      
6 O -0.201      
7 H 0.101      
8 H 0.097      
9 H 0.097      
10 H 0.101      
11 H 0.101      
12 H 0.095      
13 H 0.095      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.116 2.183 0.000 2.452
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.976 0.965 0.000
y 0.965 -38.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.805
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.271 0.965 0.000
y 0.965 -2.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.985
Polar
3z2-r25.971
x2-y21.629
xy0.965
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.587 -2.585 0.000
y -2.585 8.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 253.195
(<r2>)1/2 15.912

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-323.554724
Energy at 298.15K-323.563476
HF Energy-323.554724
Nuclear repulsion energy236.198328
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 BLYP/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 3051 3027 30.31      
2 A 3038 3014 42.06      
3 A 3006 2983 35.08      
4 A 2994 2971 14.78      
5 A 2973 2950 20.59      
6 A 2960 2937 38.26      
7 A 2952 2929 20.63      
8 A 1693 1680 271.06      
9 A 1486 1474 4.31      
10 A 1478 1466 5.14      
11 A 1457 1446 0.76      
12 A 1454 1443 3.24      
13 A 1390 1379 5.42      
14 A 1357 1346 19.48      
15 A 1346 1336 8.06      
16 A 1271 1261 0.73      
17 A 1251 1241 5.15      
18 A 1150 1141 2.81      
19 A 1081 1073 3.55      
20 A 1028 1020 10.33      
21 A 953 945 11.59      
22 A 905 898 26.12      
23 A 842 835 5.41      
24 A 780 774 103.81      
25 A 728 723 165.21      
26 A 530 526 53.16      
27 A 413 409 30.86      
28 A 353 351 0.78      
29 A 273 271 2.10      
30 A 233 231 1.26      
31 A 181 179 0.37      
32 A 107 106 0.91      
33 A 63 62 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22386.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22213.8 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.24945 0.06393 0.05538

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.246 -0.928 0.183
C2 -1.793 0.461 -0.316
C3 -0.424 0.901 0.223
O4 0.584 -0.027 -0.292
N5 1.842 0.208 0.319
O6 2.644 -0.562 -0.145
H7 -3.238 -1.188 -0.219
H8 -2.315 -0.953 1.283
H9 -1.539 -1.710 -0.128
H10 -1.761 0.478 -1.418
H11 -2.525 1.229 -0.012
H12 -0.167 1.920 -0.112
H13 -0.398 0.880 1.325

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 N5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.54422.58263.00834.24574.91511.10071.10241.09962.18612.18453.53882.8269
C21.54421.53512.42613.69854.55612.19462.19722.19391.10311.10412.19382.1939
C32.58261.53511.46312.37193.41873.53222.85272.86102.15802.13901.10251.1029
O43.00832.42611.46311.41812.13363.99493.42652.71452.64963.36432.09382.0972
N54.24573.69852.37191.41811.20415.29554.42243.91284.00884.49702.67472.5458
O64.91514.55613.41872.13361.20415.91545.17504.33764.70145.47183.74983.6728
H71.10072.19463.53223.99495.29555.91541.77851.77972.52932.52904.37023.8373
H81.10242.19722.85273.42654.42245.17501.77851.77963.10702.54663.84872.6526
H91.09962.19392.86102.71453.91284.33761.77971.77962.55023.10293.88073.1816
H102.18611.10312.15802.64964.00884.70142.52933.10702.55021.76792.51453.0892
H112.18451.10412.13903.36434.49705.47182.52902.54663.10291.76792.45862.5364
H123.53882.19381.10252.09382.67473.74984.37023.84873.88072.51452.45861.7888
H132.82692.19391.10292.09722.54583.67283.83732.65263.18163.08922.53641.7888

picture of Propyl nitrite state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 114.005 C1 C2 H10 110.224
C1 C2 H11 110.040 C2 C1 H7 111.034
C2 C1 H8 111.141 C2 C1 H9 111.051
C2 C3 O4 108.007 C2 C3 H12 111.494
C2 C3 H13 111.477 C3 C2 H10 108.655
C3 C2 H11 107.153 C3 O4 N5 110.813
O4 C3 H12 108.573 O4 C3 H13 108.818
O4 N5 O6 108.636 H7 C1 H8 107.658
H7 C1 H9 107.962 H8 C1 H9 107.841
H10 C2 H11 106.446 H12 C3 H13 108.399
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.287      
2 C -0.153      
3 C 0.061      
4 O -0.337      
5 N 0.239      
6 O -0.193      
7 H 0.095      
8 H 0.094      
9 H 0.107      
10 H 0.099      
11 H 0.086      
12 H 0.095      
13 H 0.095      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.953 -0.627 0.716 2.173
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.545 0.146 -0.629
y 0.146 -34.784 -0.755
z -0.629 -0.755 -36.741
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.783 0.146 -0.629
y 0.146 2.360 -0.755
z -0.629 -0.755 -0.577
Polar
3z2-r2-1.154
x2-y2-2.762
xy0.146
xz-0.629
yz-0.755


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.907 -1.302 -0.048
y -1.302 6.889 0.005
z -0.048 0.005 5.957


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 203.187
(<r2>)1/2 14.254