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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Methyl propyl ether)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.583750
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-232.155133
Nuclear repulsion energy189.675178
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 HF/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' 3276 2957 52.75 98.08 0.49 0.66
2 A' 3252 2935 52.80 84.43 0.59 0.74
3 A' 3198 2886 26.23 99.53 0.15 0.25
4 A' 3178 2868 42.58 116.01 0.01 0.02
5 A' 3149 2842 83.37 139.54 0.04 0.08
6 A' 3125 2820 33.82 17.65 0.17 0.29
7 A' 1668 1505 1.05 9.13 0.75 0.86
8 A' 1640 1480 9.10 9.97 0.75 0.86
9 A' 1639 1479 3.47 0.22 0.51 0.67
10 A' 1623 1465 1.33 16.83 0.72 0.84
11 A' 1622 1464 0.12 19.09 0.75 0.86
12 A' 1575 1422 35.63 2.52 0.71 0.83
13 A' 1551 1400 2.97 1.37 0.61 0.76
14 A' 1460 1318 6.59 1.07 0.34 0.50
15 A' 1361 1228 92.46 1.75 0.37 0.54
16 A' 1291 1165 154.89 9.08 0.42 0.59
17 A' 1222 1103 8.20 3.47 0.21 0.35
18 A' 1127 1017 7.39 11.33 0.58 0.73
19 A' 1069 965 25.11 3.90 0.68 0.81
20 A' 974 880 3.54 8.64 0.30 0.46
21 A' 467 422 0.80 3.50 0.19 0.32
22 A' 437 395 3.49 1.42 0.40 0.57
23 A' 208 188 1.60 0.13 0.17 0.28
24 A" 3251 2934 105.32 2.30 0.75 0.86
25 A" 3225 2911 0.13 111.05 0.75 0.86
26 A" 3194 2883 90.53 59.90 0.75 0.86
27 A" 3154 2847 55.39 56.69 0.75 0.86
28 A" 1628 1470 3.89 22.39 0.75 0.86
29 A" 1627 1469 5.40 13.81 0.75 0.86
30 A" 1434 1295 0.36 20.26 0.75 0.86
31 A" 1386 1251 2.58 0.12 0.75 0.86
32 A" 1309 1182 9.03 1.71 0.75 0.86
33 A" 1279 1154 0.45 5.21 0.75 0.86
34 A" 974 879 1.89 0.12 0.75 0.86
35 A" 820 740 0.51 0.05 0.75 0.86
36 A" 255 230 1.58 0.01 0.75 0.86
37 A" 241 217 4.02 0.08 0.75 0.86
38 A" 126 113 2.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
39 A" 107 97 2.01 0.13 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32059.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28937.0 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.68962 0.07089 0.06748

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.326 0.626 0.000
O2 -1.257 -0.266 0.000
C3 0.000 0.342 0.000
C4 1.066 -0.739 0.000
C5 2.482 -0.164 0.000
H6 -3.240 0.046 0.000
H7 -2.316 1.264 0.883
H8 -2.316 1.264 -0.883
H9 0.110 0.981 0.878
H10 0.110 0.981 -0.878
H11 0.917 -1.369 -0.872
H12 0.917 -1.369 0.872
H13 2.660 0.451 0.878
H14 2.660 0.451 -0.878
H15 3.222 -0.957 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.39162.34313.65644.87211.08221.08961.08962.61342.61343.90603.90605.06505.06505.7692
O21.39161.39642.37133.74042.00672.05912.05912.04812.04812.58962.58964.07754.07754.5323
C32.34311.39641.51822.53283.25312.64442.64441.09191.09192.12812.12812.80282.80283.4740
C43.65642.37131.51821.52774.37694.02864.02862.15522.15521.08611.08612.17392.17392.1666
C54.87213.74042.53281.52775.72535.08295.08292.77662.77662.15882.15881.08671.08671.0849
H61.08222.00673.25314.37695.72531.76531.76533.58673.58674.47684.47685.97785.97786.5390
H71.08962.05912.64444.02865.08291.76531.76632.44203.01104.52384.16955.04125.33986.0315
H81.08962.05912.64444.02865.08291.76531.76633.01102.44204.16954.52385.33985.04126.0315
H92.61342.04811.09192.15522.77663.58672.44203.01101.75673.03952.48512.60423.14093.7702
H102.61342.04811.09192.15522.77663.58673.01102.44201.75672.48513.03953.14092.60423.7702
H113.90602.58962.12811.08612.15884.47684.52384.16953.03952.48511.74363.06782.52012.4983
H123.90602.58962.12811.08612.15884.47684.16954.52382.48513.03951.74362.52013.06782.4983
H135.06504.07752.80282.17391.08675.97785.04125.33982.60423.14093.06782.52011.75531.7526
H145.06504.07752.80282.17391.08675.97785.33985.04123.14092.60422.52013.06781.75531.7526
H155.76924.53233.47402.16661.08496.53906.03156.03153.77023.77022.49832.49831.75261.7526

picture of Methyl propyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 114.370 O2 C1 H6 107.770
O2 C1 H7 111.596 O2 C1 H8 111.596
O2 C3 C4 108.825 O2 C3 H9 110.199
O2 C3 H10 110.199 C3 C4 C5 112.515
C3 C4 H11 108.461 C3 C4 H12 108.461
C4 C3 H9 110.250 C4 C3 H10 110.250
C4 C5 H13 111.389 C4 C5 H14 111.389
C4 C5 H15 110.914 C5 C4 H11 110.218
C5 C4 H12 110.218 H6 C1 H7 108.754
H6 C1 H8 108.754 H7 C1 H8 108.299
H9 C3 H10 107.111 H11 C4 H12 106.777
H13 C5 H14 107.735 H13 C5 H15 107.616
H14 C5 H15 107.616
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.004      
2 O -0.631      
3 C 0.145      
4 C -0.233      
5 C -0.349      
6 H 0.125      
7 H 0.092      
8 H 0.092      
9 H 0.086      
10 H 0.086      
11 H 0.125      
12 H 0.125      
13 H 0.111      
14 H 0.111      
15 H 0.120      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.193 1.258 0.000 1.273
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.101 -2.382 0.000
y -2.382 -33.474 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.145
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.209 -2.382 0.000
y -2.382 -1.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.858
Polar
3z2-r2-1.716
x2-y22.373
xy-2.382
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.900 -0.274 0.000
y -0.274 6.307 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.239


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 180.091
(<r2>)1/2 13.420