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All results from a given calculation for C3H3 (cyclopropenyl radical)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.900727
Energy at 298.15K-115.902234
HF Energy-115.900727
Nuclear repulsion energy57.408194
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 BLYP/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' 3207 3182 0.55      
2 A' 2965 2942 71.33      
3 A' 1620 1607 0.24      
4 A' 1207 1197 10.63      
5 A' 977 969 16.56      
6 A' 900 893 3.74      
7 A' 578 574 47.26      
8 A" 3163 3139 0.09      
9 A" 1004 996 25.95      
10 A" 947 940 3.79      
11 A" 838 832 0.04      
12 A" 639 634 22.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9022.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8952.9 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
1.04403 0.87075 0.48920

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.038 0.898 0.000
H2 0.757 1.663 0.000
C3 -0.038 -0.422 0.663
C4 -0.038 -0.422 -0.663
H5 -0.037 -0.994 1.587
H6 -0.037 -0.994 -1.587

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.10261.47761.47762.47012.4701
H21.10262.32772.32773.19543.1954
C31.47762.32771.32581.08702.3216
C41.47762.32771.32582.32161.0870
H52.47013.19541.08702.32163.1743
H62.47013.19542.32161.08703.1743

picture of cyclopropenyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C4 63.345 C1 C3 H5 148.415
C1 C4 C3 63.345 C1 C4 H6 148.415
H2 C1 C3 128.294 H2 C1 C4 128.294
C3 C1 C4 53.310 C3 C4 H6 148.239
C4 C3 H5 148.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.165      
2 H 0.075      
3 C -0.040      
4 C -0.040      
5 H 0.085      
6 H 0.085      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.608 -1.320 0.000 1.453
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.647 1.108 0.000
y 1.108 -18.101 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.653
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.770 1.108 0.000
y 1.108 -0.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.721
Polar
3z2-r25.442
x2-y2-0.546
xy1.108
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.258 0.387 0.000
y 0.387 4.745 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.842


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.546
(<r2>)1/2 5.792