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All results from a given calculation for C2H4O (Ethylene oxide)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.605921
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.605921
Nuclear repulsion energy74.692721
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 PBEPBE/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 A1 3024 2982 14.38 207.16 0.09 0.16
2 A1 1511 1490 4.06 4.34 0.75 0.86
3 A1 1282 1265 11.09 22.66 0.17 0.29
4 A1 1113 1097 0.00 2.05 0.56 0.72
5 A1 891 879 51.32 11.69 0.75 0.86
6 A2 3096 3053 0.00 115.75 0.75 0.86
7 A2 1141 1126 0.00 5.51 0.75 0.86
8 A2 1005 992 0.00 0.23 0.75 0.86
9 B1 3111 3068 63.61 18.27 0.75 0.86
10 B1 1132 1117 1.44 16.42 0.75 0.86
11 B1 792 782 0.18 10.59 0.75 0.86
12 B2 3016 2974 41.23 11.37 0.75 0.86
13 B2 1470 1450 0.72 7.83 0.75 0.86
14 B2 1094 1079 2.64 4.34 0.75 0.86
15 B2 846 834 15.03 2.94 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12261.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12093.6 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.84316 0.72919 0.46603

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.861
C2 0.000 0.737 -0.373
C3 0.000 -0.737 -0.373
H4 0.928 1.279 -0.603
H5 -0.928 1.279 -0.603
H6 -0.928 -1.279 -0.603
H7 0.928 -1.279 -0.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
O11.43721.43722.15422.15422.15422.1542
C21.43721.47481.09891.09892.23192.2319
C31.43721.47482.23192.23191.09891.0989
H42.15421.09892.23191.85543.16072.5588
H52.15421.09892.23191.85542.55883.1607
H62.15422.23191.09893.16072.55881.8554
H72.15422.23191.09892.55883.16071.8554

picture of Ethylene oxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 59.131 O1 C2 H4 115.658
O1 C2 H5 115.658 O1 C3 C2 59.131
O1 C3 H6 115.658 O1 C3 H7 115.658
C2 O1 C3 61.738 C2 C3 H6 119.555
C2 C3 H7 119.555 C3 C2 H4 119.555
C3 C2 H5 119.555 H4 C2 H5 115.183
H6 C3 H7 115.183
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.399      
2 C -0.050      
3 C -0.050      
4 H 0.125      
5 H 0.125      
6 H 0.125      
7 H 0.125      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.806 1.806
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.242 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.227
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.086 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.306 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.392
Polar
3z2-r2-6.785
x2-y2-0.814
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.426 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.335 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.807


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.787
(<r2>)1/2 6.065