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All results from a given calculation for C2H4CO3 (Ethylene carbonate)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.461759
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-340.529695
Nuclear repulsion energy244.566360
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 MP2/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3151 2951 52.44      
2 A1 1942 1819 520.37      
3 A1 1607 1505 5.28      
4 A1 1434 1343 2.41      
5 A1 1224 1146 232.46      
6 A1 985 922 14.21      
7 A1 832 780 40.67      
8 A1 724 678 0.06      
9 A2 3196 2993 0.00      
10 A2 1280 1199 0.00      
11 A2 1196 1120 0.00      
12 A2 197i 185i 0.00      
13 B1 3216 3012 42.30      
14 B1 1293 1211 1.09      
15 B1 886 830 1.19      
16 B1 743 696 23.33      
17 B1 139 131 2.40      
18 B2 3145 2945 23.46      
19 B2 1591 1490 1.27      
20 B2 1440 1349 16.26      
21 B2 1216 1139 12.07      
22 B2 1056 989 315.66      
23 B2 753 705 1.01      
24 B2 503 471 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16677.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15618.3 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.26148 0.12700 0.08832

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.869
O2 0.000 0.000 2.064
O3 0.000 1.136 0.056
O4 0.000 -1.136 0.056
C5 0.000 0.773 -1.293
C6 0.000 -0.773 -1.293
H7 -0.886 1.184 -1.776
H8 0.886 1.184 -1.776
H9 0.886 -1.184 -1.776
H10 -0.886 -1.184 -1.776

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19531.39711.39712.29592.29593.02993.02993.02993.0299
O21.19532.30732.30733.44503.44504.11474.11474.11474.1147
O31.39712.30732.27261.39712.33792.03522.03523.08623.0862
O41.39712.30732.27262.33791.39713.08623.08622.03522.0352
C52.29593.44501.39712.33791.54631.08941.08942.20202.2020
C62.29593.44502.33791.39711.54632.20202.20201.08941.0894
H73.02994.11472.03523.08621.08942.20201.77212.95792.3683
H83.02994.11472.03523.08621.08942.20201.77212.36832.9579
H93.02994.11473.08622.03522.20201.08942.95792.36831.7721
H103.02994.11473.08622.03522.20201.08942.36832.95791.7721

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 110.509 C1 O4 C6 110.509
O2 C1 O3 125.575 O2 C1 O4 125.575
O3 C1 O4 108.849 O3 C5 C6 105.067
O3 C5 H7 109.248 O3 C5 H8 109.248
O4 C6 C5 105.067 O4 C6 H9 109.248
O4 C6 H10 109.248 C5 C6 H9 112.163
C5 C6 H10 112.163 C6 C5 H7 112.163
C6 C5 H8 112.163 H7 C5 H8 108.843
H9 C6 H10 108.843
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.463315
Energy at 298.15K-341.469771
HF Energy-340.529684
Nuclear repulsion energy245.361385
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3220 3015 12.01      
2 A 3133 2934 29.79      
3 A 1944 1820 498.98      
4 A 1589 1488 5.29      
5 A 1441 1349 10.46      
6 A 1287 1205 15.75      
7 A 1225 1147 119.30      
8 A 1175 1101 83.87      
9 A 987 925 6.26      
10 A 827 775 45.28      
11 A 719 674 0.17      
12 A 180 168 0.89      
13 B 3230 3025 26.36      
14 B 3136 2937 41.12      
15 B 1581 1481 2.27      
16 B 1432 1341 13.44      
17 B 1293 1211 4.14      
18 B 1187 1112 9.14      
19 B 1050 984 281.87      
20 B 929 870 15.88      
21 B 760 712 24.64      
22 B 678 635 1.49      
23 B 503 471 0.07      
24 B 152 143 2.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16829.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15760.9 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.26345 0.12766 0.09002

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.862
O2 0.000 0.000 2.057
O3 0.000 1.136 0.041
O4 0.000 -1.136 0.041
C5 0.230 0.728 -1.279
C6 -0.230 -0.728 -1.279
H7 -0.340 1.362 -1.954
H8 1.294 0.814 -1.512
H9 0.340 -1.362 -1.954
H10 -1.294 -0.814 -1.512

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19511.40141.40142.27302.27303.14582.82343.14582.8234
O21.19512.31362.31363.42233.42234.24893.88254.24893.8825
O31.40142.31362.27271.40142.29642.03642.04763.21512.8090
O41.40142.31362.27272.29641.40143.21512.80902.03642.0476
C52.27303.42231.40142.29641.52741.08721.09232.19882.1807
C62.27303.42232.29641.40141.52742.19882.18071.08721.0923
H73.14584.24892.03643.21511.08722.19881.77952.80732.4161
H82.82343.88252.04762.80901.09232.18071.77952.41613.0574
H93.14584.24893.21512.03642.19881.08722.80732.41611.7795
H102.82343.88252.80902.04762.18071.09232.41613.05741.7795

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 108.380 C1 O4 C6 108.380
O2 C1 O3 125.820 O2 C1 O4 125.820
O3 C1 O4 108.359 O3 C5 C6 103.186
O3 C5 H7 109.174 O3 C5 H8 109.771
O4 C6 C5 103.186 O4 C6 H9 109.174
O4 C6 H10 109.771 C5 C6 H9 113.413
C5 C6 H10 111.621 C6 C5 H7 113.413
C6 C5 H8 111.621 H7 C5 H8 109.468
H9 C6 H10 109.468
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability