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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.654007
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.711504
Nuclear repulsion energy240.432610
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 QCISD/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 3216 3027 10.77      
2 A 3204 3016 29.37      
3 A 3194 3007 13.25      
4 A 3137 2953 18.89      
5 A 3131 2947 6.88      
6 A 3118 2935 43.07      
7 A 1905 1793 339.58      
8 A 1585 1492 0.77      
9 A 1555 1464 3.75      
10 A 1526 1437 6.16      
11 A 1440 1355 20.33      
12 A 1392 1310 3.20      
13 A 1355 1276 14.26      
14 A 1292 1217 12.06      
15 A 1258 1184 21.31      
16 A 1228 1156 17.97      
17 A 1219 1147 186.45      
18 A 1128 1062 9.82      
19 A 1101 1037 63.99      
20 A 1034 973 18.07      
21 A 964 908 5.05      
22 A 922 868 9.58      
23 A 902 850 16.97      
24 A 826 778 6.05      
25 A 689 648 5.60      
26 A 647 609 3.80      
27 A 534 503 4.76      
28 A 491 463 4.31      
29 A 223 210 2.86      
30 A 152 143 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22183.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20883.3 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.24278 0.11909 0.08528

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.885 -0.003 0.005
C2 -0.028 1.203 0.185
C3 -1.393 0.668 -0.242
C4 -1.273 -0.810 0.139
O5 0.121 -1.138 -0.047
O6 2.088 -0.029 -0.078
H7 0.344 2.046 -0.393
H8 -0.013 1.482 1.241
H9 -1.518 0.766 -1.321
H10 -2.235 1.156 0.247
H11 -1.855 -1.482 -0.489
H12 -1.535 -0.982 1.186

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52362.38782.30781.36921.20602.15632.13082.85033.33733.15212.8652
C21.52361.52712.36792.35742.46241.08721.09302.16282.20863.31662.8376
C32.38781.52711.53132.36473.55392.22242.18311.09111.08902.21262.1867
C42.30782.36791.53131.44363.45723.32492.83852.16252.19181.08771.0929
O51.36922.35742.36471.44362.25853.21042.92262.81673.30132.05312.0701
O61.20602.46243.55393.45722.25852.72832.90463.89584.49414.22173.9538
H72.15631.08722.22243.32493.21042.72831.76572.44232.80264.15773.8982
H82.13081.09302.18312.83852.92262.90461.76573.05652.45593.89472.8972
H92.85032.16281.09112.16252.81673.89582.44233.05651.76822.42043.0565
H103.33732.20861.08902.19183.30134.49412.80262.45591.76822.76482.4380
H113.15213.31662.21261.08772.05314.22174.15773.89472.42042.76481.7764
H122.86522.83762.18671.09292.07013.95383.89822.89723.05652.43801.7764

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 103.021 C1 C2 H7 110.246
C1 C2 H8 107.912 C1 O5 C4 110.233
C2 C1 O5 109.048 C2 C1 O6 128.501
C2 C3 C4 101.469 C2 C3 H9 110.281
C2 C3 H10 114.136 C3 C2 H7 115.414
C3 C2 H8 111.794 C3 C4 O5 105.251
C3 C4 H11 114.239 C3 C4 H12 111.791
C4 C3 H9 109.965 C4 C3 H10 112.445
O5 C1 O6 122.450 O5 C4 H11 107.572
O5 C4 H12 108.610 H7 C2 H8 108.162
H9 C3 H10 108.403 H11 C4 H12 109.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability