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

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

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.371193
Energy at 298.15K-233.382173
Nuclear repulsion energy198.215937
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 A 3686 3635 2.29      
2 A 3081 3038 38.74      
3 A 3077 3035 31.89      
4 A 3072 3029 11.25      
5 A 3070 3028 5.61      
6 A 3050 3009 55.53      
7 A 3044 3002 2.29      
8 A 2992 2951 9.44      
9 A 2974 2933 29.52      
10 A 2969 2928 18.32      
11 A 1480 1460 6.38      
12 A 1471 1451 4.82      
13 A 1461 1441 2.09      
14 A 1447 1428 0.07      
15 A 1443 1423 0.02      
16 A 1435 1415 0.03      
17 A 1384 1365 3.72      
18 A 1367 1348 33.15      
19 A 1354 1336 13.28      
20 A 1333 1314 21.90      
21 A 1226 1210 25.81      
22 A 1203 1187 49.02      
23 A 1134 1118 55.82      
24 A 1013 999 1.14      
25 A 996 983 8.17      
26 A 924 911 0.00      
27 A 912 900 29.61      
28 A 897 885 5.69      
29 A 884 872 0.11      
30 A 738 728 1.82      
31 A 450 444 12.14      
32 A 445 439 8.50      
33 A 399 393 0.52      
34 A 330 326 24.24      
35 A 326 322 0.97      
36 A 304 300 74.28      
37 A 264 261 0.05      
38 A 252 248 2.02      
39 A 196 193 2.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29040.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28642.6 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
0.15553 0.15460 0.14855

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.005 0.000 0.015
H2 1.758 1.279 -0.203
H3 0.211 2.166 -0.094
H4 0.665 1.326 -1.607
C5 0.696 1.267 -0.506
H6 -1.988 0.892 0.041
H7 -1.988 -0.892 0.041
H8 -1.613 0.000 -1.464
C9 -1.489 -0.000 -0.370
H10 0.211 -2.166 -0.094
H11 1.758 -1.278 -0.203
H12 0.665 -1.326 -1.607
C13 0.696 -1.267 -0.506
H14 0.938 0.000 1.727
O15 -0.000 -0.000 1.458

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.18902.17952.19921.53872.17432.17432.18401.53272.17952.18902.19921.53871.95541.4439
H22.18901.78671.77991.10473.77404.33643.81913.49383.77752.55713.15412.77482.45662.7363
H32.17951.78671.78941.10152.54533.76913.14582.76754.33203.77753.83263.49132.92162.6731
H42.19921.77991.78941.10293.15333.83052.63902.81573.83263.15412.65162.81693.59873.4055
C51.53871.10471.10151.10292.76463.48752.80192.52933.49132.77482.81692.53372.57922.4390
H62.17433.77402.54533.15332.76461.78381.78961.10153.76914.33643.83053.48753.49282.5992
H72.17434.33643.76913.83053.48751.78381.78961.10152.54533.77403.15322.76463.49282.5992
H82.18403.81913.14582.63902.80191.78961.78961.10143.14593.81912.63902.80204.08543.3379
C91.53273.49382.76752.81572.52931.10151.10151.10142.76753.49382.81572.52933.20752.3578
H102.17953.77754.33203.83263.49133.76912.54533.14592.76751.78671.78941.10152.92152.6730
H112.18902.55713.77753.15412.77484.33643.77403.81913.49381.78671.77991.10472.45672.7364
H122.19923.15413.83262.65162.81693.83053.15322.63902.81571.78941.77991.10293.59873.4055
C131.53872.77483.49132.81692.53373.48752.76462.80202.52931.10151.10471.10292.57922.4390
H141.95542.45662.92163.59872.57923.49283.49284.08543.20752.92152.45673.59872.57920.9758
O151.44392.73632.67313.40552.43902.59922.59923.33792.35782.67302.73643.40552.43900.9758

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 110.736 C1 C5 H3 110.180
C1 C5 H4 111.653 C1 C9 H6 110.181
C1 C9 H7 110.182 C1 C9 H8 110.951
C1 C13 H10 110.180 C1 C13 H11 110.736
C1 C13 H12 111.653 C1 O15 H14 106.202
H2 C5 H3 108.158 H2 C5 H4 107.461
H3 C5 H4 108.535 C5 C1 C9 110.870
C5 C1 C13 110.842 C5 C1 O15 109.680
H6 C9 H7 108.139 H6 C9 H8 108.659
H7 C9 H8 108.659 C9 C1 C13 110.870
C9 C1 O15 104.721 H10 C13 H11 108.158
H10 C13 H12 108.535 H11 C13 H12 107.461
C13 C1 O15 109.680
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 C 0.203      
2 H 0.102      
3 H 0.128      
4 H 0.115      
5 C -0.351      
6 H 0.126      
7 H 0.126      
8 H 0.112      
9 C -0.339      
10 H 0.128      
11 H 0.102      
12 H 0.115      
13 C -0.351      
14 H 0.293      
15 O -0.507      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.153 0.000 -0.842 1.428
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.375 0.000 2.715
y 0.000 -33.080 0.000
z 2.715 0.000 -33.855
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.092 0.000 2.715
y 0.000 -0.465 0.000
z 2.715 0.000 -1.627
Polar
3z2-r2-3.255
x2-y21.704
xy0.000
xz2.715
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.582 0.000 0.165
y 0.000 7.230 0.000
z 0.165 0.000 7.133


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 126.448
(<r2>)1/2 11.245