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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.063785
Energy at 298.15K-267.069240
Nuclear repulsion energy172.205810
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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' 3128 2986 1.89      
2 A' 3106 2966 33.40      
3 A' 1975 1886 451.56      
4 A' 1533 1464 1.55      
5 A' 1460 1394 12.40      
6 A' 1365 1304 32.76      
7 A' 1230 1175 16.33      
8 A' 1144 1092 150.65      
9 A' 1041 994 3.47      
10 A' 992 947 87.26      
11 A' 913 872 2.12      
12 A' 760 725 0.81      
13 A' 499 476 3.94      
14 A" 3193 3049 5.63      
15 A" 3168 3025 14.37      
16 A" 1203 1148 0.04      
17 A" 1165 1113 0.46      
18 A" 1061 1013 4.45      
19 A" 803 767 3.10      
20 A" 515 492 3.01      
21 A" 179 171 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15216.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14528.6 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.41813 0.17609 0.13007

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.030 -0.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.622 0.000
O3 -0.069 1.810 0.000
C4 1.083 -0.446 0.000
H5 1.709 -0.445 0.892
H6 1.709 -0.445 -0.892
C7 -0.107 -1.402 0.000
H8 -0.239 -2.009 -0.896
H9 -0.239 -2.009 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36742.29852.12002.88602.88601.45512.10422.1042
C21.36741.19071.52042.20332.20332.02622.78922.7892
O32.29851.19072.53293.00723.00723.21243.92663.9266
C42.12001.52042.53291.08991.08991.52642.23472.2347
H52.88602.20333.00721.08991.78392.23823.07222.4983
H62.88602.20333.00721.08991.78392.23822.49833.0722
C71.45512.02623.21241.52642.23822.23821.09031.0903
H82.10422.78923.92662.23473.07222.49831.09031.7919
H92.10422.78923.92662.23472.49833.07221.09031.7919

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.786 O1 C2 C4 94.314
O1 C7 C4 90.607 O1 C7 H8 110.695
O1 C7 H9 110.695 C2 O1 C7 91.705
C2 C4 H5 114.134 C2 C4 H6 114.134
C2 C4 C7 83.373 O3 C2 C4 137.899
C4 C7 H8 116.312 C4 C7 H9 116.312
H5 C4 H6 109.843 H5 C4 C7 116.638
H6 C4 C7 116.638 H8 C7 H9 110.522
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.454      
2 C 0.619      
3 O -0.430      
4 C -0.396      
5 H 0.173      
6 H 0.173      
7 C 0.026      
8 H 0.145      
9 H 0.145      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.038 -3.580 0.000 4.119
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.920 -0.054 0.000
y -0.054 -31.138 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.533
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.085 -0.054 0.000
y -0.054 -3.411 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.496
Polar
3z2-r26.992
x2-y22.218
xy-0.054
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.592 0.120 0.000
y 0.120 6.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.920


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.418
(<r2>)1/2 9.665