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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.159079
Energy at 298.15K-267.164517
Nuclear repulsion energy171.197860
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 B3LYP/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' 3103 2981 2.65      
2 A' 3091 2970 34.70      
3 A' 1946 1870 432.84      
4 A' 1537 1477 2.17      
5 A' 1471 1413 9.55      
6 A' 1356 1303 26.59      
7 A' 1231 1183 11.93      
8 A' 1120 1076 154.05      
9 A' 1019 979 1.77      
10 A' 951 914 92.64      
11 A' 896 861 1.30      
12 A' 754 725 0.89      
13 A' 491 471 3.47      
14 A" 3164 3040 13.96      
15 A" 3148 3024 9.72      
16 A" 1205 1158 0.06      
17 A" 1159 1114 0.48      
18 A" 1064 1022 4.09      
19 A" 805 773 2.60      
20 A" 517 497 3.49      
21 A" 184 177 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15104.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14512.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.41364 0.17386 0.12844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.037 -0.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.628 0.000
O3 -0.069 1.820 0.000
C4 1.089 -0.448 0.000
H5 1.717 -0.448 0.893
H6 1.717 -0.448 -0.893
C7 -0.106 -1.414 0.000
H8 -0.240 -2.021 -0.898
H9 -0.240 -2.021 0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37732.31062.13272.90042.90041.46872.11632.1163
C21.37731.19391.53092.21462.21462.04502.80732.8073
O32.31061.19392.54673.02223.02223.23433.94813.9481
C42.13271.53092.54671.09201.09201.53662.24612.2461
H52.90042.21463.02221.09201.78622.24833.08392.5106
H62.90042.21463.02221.09201.78622.24832.51063.0839
C71.46872.04503.23431.53662.24832.24831.09181.0918
H82.11632.80733.94812.24613.08392.51061.09181.7957
H92.11632.80733.94812.24612.51063.08391.09181.7957

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 127.817 O1 C2 C4 94.186
O1 C7 C4 90.383 O1 C7 H8 110.625
O1 C7 H9 110.625 C2 O1 C7 91.813
C2 C4 H5 114.159 C2 C4 H6 114.159
C2 C4 C7 83.618 O3 C2 C4 137.997
C4 C7 H8 116.395 C4 C7 H9 116.395
H5 C4 H6 109.748 H5 C4 C7 116.578
H6 C4 C7 116.578 H8 C7 H9 110.633
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.451      
2 C 0.613      
3 O -0.427      
4 C -0.348      
5 H 0.152      
6 H 0.152      
7 C 0.055      
8 H 0.127      
9 H 0.127      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.043 -3.569 0.000 4.113
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.123 -0.057 0.000
y -0.057 -31.295 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.687
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.132 -0.057 0.000
y -0.057 -3.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.522
Polar
3z2-r27.044
x2-y22.172
xy-0.057
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.615 0.117 0.000
y 0.117 6.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.930


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.436
(<r2>)1/2 9.718