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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.603869
Energy at 298.15K-233.615021
Nuclear repulsion energy199.400432
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3839 3679 7.06      
2 A 3151 3020 46.67      
3 A 3149 3018 33.63      
4 A 3143 3012 6.60      
5 A 3142 3011 5.70      
6 A 3122 2992 57.40      
7 A 3116 2986 2.81      
8 A 3062 2935 10.24      
9 A 3045 2918 30.61      
10 A 3041 2914 17.89      
11 A 1525 1461 6.96      
12 A 1515 1452 4.57      
13 A 1505 1443 2.06      
14 A 1492 1430 0.04      
15 A 1488 1426 0.03      
16 A 1479 1417 0.03      
17 A 1430 1371 4.08      
18 A 1413 1355 33.59      
19 A 1402 1344 15.88      
20 A 1371 1314 26.61      
21 A 1268 1215 25.57      
22 A 1253 1201 58.14      
23 A 1167 1118 60.17      
24 A 1045 1002 1.43      
25 A 1028 986 10.26      
26 A 954 914 0.00      
27 A 952 912 33.06      
28 A 927 889 0.91      
29 A 914 876 0.11      
30 A 758 726 1.80      
31 A 464 445 12.43      
32 A 458 439 9.15      
33 A 410 393 0.49      
34 A 339 325 20.97      
35 A 336 322 1.07      
36 A 310 297 88.10      
37 A 271 260 0.06      
38 A 260 249 2.18      
39 A 203 194 2.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29871.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28629.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.15729 0.15644 0.15013

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.005 -0.000 0.017
H2 1.744 1.277 -0.216
H3 0.207 2.155 -0.096
H4 0.646 1.318 -1.601
C5 0.687 1.262 -0.508
H6 -1.979 0.883 0.054
H7 -1.977 -0.888 0.053
H8 -1.614 -0.002 -1.444
C9 -1.485 -0.002 -0.357
H10 0.213 -2.154 -0.096
H11 1.747 -1.272 -0.216
H12 0.650 -1.316 -1.601
C13 0.690 -1.260 -0.508
H14 0.938 0.001 1.722
O15 0.013 -0.000 1.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.17792.16802.18581.53182.16272.16272.17291.52602.16802.17792.18591.53181.94861.4307
H22.17791.77401.76801.09713.75354.31313.79723.47543.75862.54853.13662.76232.45602.7189
H32.16801.77401.77691.09392.53363.74843.12762.75334.30853.75863.80843.47292.91162.6576
H42.18581.76801.77691.09513.13363.80562.62182.79783.80843.13642.63352.80003.58633.3809
C51.53181.09711.09391.09512.75063.46872.78662.51683.47292.76222.80002.52162.57412.4229
H62.16273.75352.53363.13362.75061.77111.77731.09393.74844.31303.80573.46873.47402.5864
H72.16274.31313.74843.80563.46871.77111.77731.09392.53363.75353.13332.75053.47422.5867
H82.17293.79723.12762.62182.78661.77731.77731.09403.12823.79732.62212.78694.06623.3175
C91.52603.47542.75332.79782.51681.09391.09391.09402.75343.47542.79782.51683.19262.3452
H102.16803.75864.30853.80843.47293.74842.53363.12822.75341.77401.77691.09392.91142.6575
H112.17792.54853.75863.13642.76224.31303.75353.79733.47541.77401.76801.09712.45602.7189
H122.18593.13663.80842.63352.80003.80573.13332.62212.79781.77691.76801.09513.58633.3809
C131.53182.76233.47292.80002.52163.46872.75052.78692.51681.09391.09711.09512.57412.4228
H141.94862.45602.91163.58632.57413.47403.47424.06623.19262.91142.45603.58632.57410.9648
O151.43072.71892.65763.38092.42292.58642.58673.31752.34522.65752.71893.38092.42280.9648

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.801 C1 C5 H3 110.195
C1 C5 H4 111.553 C1 C9 H6 110.182
C1 C9 H7 110.186 C1 C9 H8 110.990
C1 C13 H10 110.196 C1 C13 H11 110.801
C1 C13 H12 111.554 C1 O15 H14 107.268
H2 C5 H3 108.125 H2 C5 H4 107.518
H3 C5 H4 108.533 C5 C1 C9 110.785
C5 C1 C13 110.794 C5 C1 O15 109.693
H6 C9 H7 108.107 H6 C9 H8 108.652
H7 C9 H8 108.651 C9 C1 C13 110.789
C9 C1 O15 104.924 H10 C13 H11 108.124
H10 C13 H12 108.533 H11 C13 H12 107.517
C13 C1 O15 109.693
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.211      
2 H 0.111      
3 H 0.138      
4 H 0.124      
5 C -0.374      
6 H 0.136      
7 H 0.136      
8 H 0.120      
9 C -0.361      
10 H 0.138      
11 H 0.111      
12 H 0.124      
13 C -0.374      
14 H 0.310      
15 O -0.548      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.202 0.002 -0.898 1.500
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.118 0.002 2.796
y 0.002 -32.869 0.004
z 2.796 0.004 -33.755
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.194 0.002 2.796
y 0.002 -0.433 0.004
z 2.796 0.004 -1.761
Polar
3z2-r2-3.522
x2-y21.751
xy0.002
xz2.796
yz0.004


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.155
(<r2>)1/2 11.187