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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.491706
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-340.530491
Nuclear repulsion energy244.859389
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 A1 3132 2948 55.76      
2 A1 1965 1850 567.61      
3 A1 1609 1515 6.37      
4 A1 1442 1358 4.60      
5 A1 1244 1171 232.58      
6 A1 983 925 14.99      
7 A1 841 791 37.09      
8 A1 731 688 0.43      
9 A2 3165 2979 0.00      
10 A2 1282 1207 0.00      
11 A2 1200 1130 0.00      
12 A2 194i 182i 0.00      
13 B1 3185 2999 52.34      
14 B1 1295 1219 1.47      
15 B1 884 832 1.91      
16 B1 756 711 28.46      
17 B1 133 125 2.19      
18 B2 3124 2941 27.52      
19 B2 1595 1501 1.01      
20 B2 1449 1364 19.09      
21 B2 1230 1158 13.77      
22 B2 1084 1020 301.18      
23 B2 761 717 0.42      
24 B2 507 478 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16700.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15721.8 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
0.26173 0.12743 0.08856

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.868
O2 0.000 0.000 2.059
O3 0.000 1.135 0.057
O4 0.000 -1.135 0.057
C5 0.000 0.774 -1.291
C6 0.000 -0.774 -1.291
H7 -0.886 1.186 -1.775
H8 0.886 1.186 -1.775
H9 0.886 -1.186 -1.775
H10 -0.886 -1.186 -1.775

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19121.39501.39502.29372.29373.02963.02963.02963.0296
O21.19122.30182.30183.43863.43864.11044.11044.11044.1104
O31.39502.30182.26951.39502.33672.03572.03573.08633.0863
O41.39502.30182.26952.33671.39503.08633.08632.03572.0357
C52.29373.43861.39502.33671.54851.09051.09052.20472.2047
C62.29373.43862.33671.39501.54852.20472.20471.09051.0905
H73.02964.11042.03573.08631.09052.20471.77242.96032.3711
H83.02964.11042.03573.08631.09052.20471.77242.37112.9603
H93.02964.11043.08632.03572.20471.09052.96032.37111.7724
H103.02964.11043.08632.03572.20471.09052.37112.96031.7724

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 110.593 C1 O4 C6 110.593
O2 C1 O3 125.569 O2 C1 O4 125.569
O3 C1 O4 108.862 O3 C5 C6 104.976
O3 C5 H7 109.366 O3 C5 H8 109.366
O4 C6 C5 104.976 O4 C6 H9 109.366
O4 C6 H10 109.366 C5 C6 H9 112.160
C5 C6 H10 112.160 C6 C5 H7 112.160
C6 C5 H8 112.160 H7 C5 H8 108.717
H9 C6 H10 108.717
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-341.492964
Energy at 298.15K-341.499409
HF Energy-340.530661
Nuclear repulsion energy245.566859
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 3192 3005 16.40      
2 A 3113 2930 29.45      
3 A 1968 1852 547.81      
4 A 1594 1501 6.29      
5 A 1449 1364 12.87      
6 A 1288 1213 13.75      
7 A 1240 1167 147.34      
8 A 1184 1115 58.47      
9 A 984 926 6.69      
10 A 836 787 40.93      
11 A 727 684 0.61      
12 A 162 153 0.81      
13 B 3201 3014 32.86      
14 B 3115 2933 48.24      
15 B 1585 1492 1.77      
16 B 1441 1356 16.48      
17 B 1297 1221 4.99      
18 B 1202 1132 11.37      
19 B 1079 1015 277.40      
20 B 930 876 8.30      
21 B 770 725 29.60      
22 B 689 649 1.61      
23 B 508 478 0.01      
24 B 146 137 1.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16849.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15861.7 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
0.26351 0.12801 0.09008

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 2.053
O3 0.000 1.135 0.044
O4 0.000 -1.135 0.044
C5 0.219 0.734 -1.279
C6 -0.219 -0.734 -1.279
H7 -0.371 1.359 -1.946
H8 1.278 0.839 -1.528
H9 0.371 -1.359 -1.946
H10 -1.278 -0.839 -1.528

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.19091.39891.39892.27362.27363.14162.83713.14162.8371
O21.19092.30742.30743.41853.41854.23993.89354.23993.8935
O31.39892.30742.26911.39892.29962.03642.04703.21152.8283
O41.39892.30742.26912.29961.39893.21152.82832.03642.0470
C52.27363.41851.39892.29961.53201.08811.09322.20202.1861
C62.27363.41852.29961.39891.53202.20202.18611.08811.0932
H73.14164.23992.03643.21151.08812.20201.77902.81732.4146
H82.83713.89352.04702.82831.09322.18611.77902.41463.0583
H93.14164.23993.21152.03642.20201.08812.81732.41461.7790
H102.83713.89352.82832.04702.18611.09322.41463.05831.7790

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 108.710 C1 O4 C6 108.710
O2 C1 O3 125.803 O2 C1 O4 125.803
O3 C1 O4 108.395 O3 C5 C6 103.274
O3 C5 H7 109.302 O3 C5 H8 109.842
O4 C6 C5 103.274 O4 C6 H9 109.302
O4 C6 H10 109.842 C5 C6 H9 113.285
C5 C6 H10 111.671 C6 C5 H7 113.285
C6 C5 H8 111.671 H7 C5 H8 109.286
H9 C6 H10 109.286
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability