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All results from a given calculation for C5H10O (2-methylbutyraldehyde)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-270.035934
Energy at 298.15K-270.047032
HF Energy-270.035934
Nuclear repulsion energy240.696610
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 HF/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 3280 2961 28.46      
2 A 3271 2952 37.26      
3 A 3261 2943 58.13      
4 A 3249 2932 52.71      
5 A 3207 2895 29.52      
6 A 3201 2889 16.29      
7 A 3185 2874 23.87      
8 A 3172 2863 50.82      
9 A 3145 2839 28.91      
10 A 3102 2799 92.38      
11 A 2022 1825 217.20      
12 A 1637 1478 2.40      
13 A 1634 1474 6.78      
14 A 1625 1467 3.80      
15 A 1622 1464 6.21      
16 A 1615 1458 0.94      
17 A 1567 1414 10.18      
18 A 1554 1402 1.90      
19 A 1543 1393 4.34      
20 A 1515 1368 2.11      
21 A 1489 1344 2.40      
22 A 1432 1293 0.75      
23 A 1395 1259 0.41      
24 A 1300 1173 0.79      
25 A 1264 1141 4.03      
26 A 1220 1101 8.12      
27 A 1122 1013 1.15      
28 A 1093 986 8.67      
29 A 1061 958 3.63      
30 A 1018 919 1.40      
31 A 973 878 12.68      
32 A 852 769 5.32      
33 A 830 749 4.21      
34 A 710 641 14.21      
35 A 433 390 0.81      
36 A 416 375 0.98      
37 A 318 287 6.51      
38 A 281 253 0.93      
39 A 252 227 3.43      
40 A 220 199 0.47      
41 A 99 90 3.36      
42 A 80 72 6.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 33131.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29904.1 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.23553 0.07015 0.05850

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.374 -0.700 0.207
C2 -0.089 0.078 0.395
C3 1.056 -0.679 -0.305
C4 2.450 -0.142 0.017
C5 -0.244 1.529 -0.053
O6 -2.382 -0.260 -0.244
H7 -1.326 -1.750 0.527
H8 0.109 0.049 1.469
H9 1.014 -1.728 -0.016
H10 0.894 -0.651 -1.381
H11 3.211 -0.757 -0.452
H12 2.586 0.873 -0.339
H13 2.633 -0.148 1.088
H14 -0.407 1.586 -1.124
H15 -1.095 1.990 0.431
H16 0.639 2.108 0.190

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.51372.48413.86972.51231.18811.09862.08682.60962.76914.63314.29584.14062.81632.71393.4553
C21.51371.54112.57691.52652.40382.21061.09252.15532.15623.50832.88562.81882.16412.16162.1670
C32.48411.54111.52822.57473.46422.74142.13861.08831.08812.16142.17922.17042.81863.50702.8618
C43.86972.57691.52823.17114.84074.13602.76112.13962.15281.08521.08421.08653.52934.15832.8943
C52.51231.52652.57473.17112.79413.50082.15163.49112.79404.16222.91893.52061.08491.08301.0838
O61.18812.40383.46424.84072.79411.98163.03903.70633.48935.61915.09615.19062.84282.67893.8631
H71.09862.21062.74144.13603.50081.98162.48682.40263.12674.74694.78874.30823.83363.74844.3428
H82.08681.09252.13862.76112.15163.03902.48682.48623.03713.73663.17472.56043.05792.50912.4810
H92.60962.15531.08832.13963.49113.70632.40262.48621.74232.44133.05572.51763.77194.29813.8599
H102.76912.15621.08812.15282.79403.48933.12673.03711.74232.49872.50363.06162.60033.77043.1850
H114.63313.50832.16141.08524.16225.61914.74693.73662.44132.49871.74961.75424.36325.18443.9041
H124.29582.88562.17921.08422.91895.09614.78873.17473.05572.50361.74961.75543.17563.92352.3659
H134.14062.81882.17041.08653.52065.19064.30822.56042.51763.06161.75421.75544.14114.34863.1429
H142.81632.16412.81863.52931.08492.84283.83363.05793.77192.60034.36323.17564.14111.74831.7591
H152.71392.16163.50704.15831.08302.67893.74842.50914.29813.77045.18443.92354.34861.74831.7549
H163.45532.16702.86182.89431.08383.86314.34282.48103.85993.18503.90412.36593.14291.75911.7549

picture of 2-methylbutyraldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.813 C1 C2 C5 111.454
C1 C2 H8 105.250 C2 C1 O6 125.241
C2 C1 H7 114.681 C2 C3 C4 114.188
C2 C3 H9 108.887 C2 C3 H10 108.969
C2 C5 H14 110.801 C2 C5 H15 110.710
C2 C5 H16 111.103 C3 C2 C5 114.137
C3 C2 H8 107.370 C3 C4 H11 110.446
C3 C4 H12 111.941 C3 C4 H13 111.088
C4 C3 H9 108.551 C4 C3 H10 109.592
C5 C2 H8 109.363 O6 C1 H7 120.079
H9 C3 H10 106.359 H11 C4 H12 107.510
H11 C4 H13 107.750 H12 C4 H13 107.933
H14 C5 H15 107.503 H14 C5 H16 108.422
H15 C5 H16 108.178
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.395      
2 C -0.234      
3 C -0.228      
4 C -0.333      
5 C -0.314      
6 O -0.486      
7 H 0.095      
8 H 0.133      
9 H 0.116      
10 H 0.126      
11 H 0.121      
12 H 0.121      
13 H 0.113      
14 H 0.126      
15 H 0.136      
16 H 0.113      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.794 -0.643 0.955 3.022
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.174 0.175 -2.172
y 0.175 -37.056 -0.410
z -2.172 -0.410 -37.563
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.865 0.175 -2.172
y 0.175 5.313 -0.410
z -2.172 -0.410 4.552
Polar
3z2-r29.104
x2-y2-10.118
xy0.175
xz-2.172
yz-0.410


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.897 -0.272 0.295
y -0.272 7.757 -0.249
z 0.295 -0.249 6.734


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 203.261
(<r2>)1/2 14.257