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All results from a given calculation for SeO3 (selenium trioxide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2627.128823
Energy at 298.15K-2627.128569
HF Energy-2627.128823
Nuclear repulsion energy308.604349
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 wB97X-D/TZVP
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' 936 894 0.00      
2 A2" 285 273 31.36      
3 E' 1042 995 107.56      
3 E' 1042 995 107.52      
4 E' 345 329 32.75      
4 E' 345 329 32.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1997.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1907.3 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 wB97X-D/TZVP
ABC
0.27817 0.27817 0.13908

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.589 0.000
O3 1.376 -0.795 0.000
O4 -1.376 -0.795 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.58931.58931.5893
O21.58932.75282.7528
O31.58932.75282.7528
O41.58932.75282.7528

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 120.000 O2 Se1 O4 120.000
O3 Se1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.181      
2 O -0.394      
3 O -0.394      
4 O -0.394      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.368 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.368 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.997
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.371
Polar
3z2-r216.742
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.467 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.507


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.843
(<r2>)1/2 9.102

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2627.128820
Energy at 298.15K-2627.128566
HF Energy-2627.128820
Nuclear repulsion energy308.599985
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 wB97X-D/TZVP
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 1041 994 107.40      
2 A1 936 894 0.00      
3 A1 345 329 32.78      
4 B1 285 272 31.36      
5 B2 1042 995 107.57      
6 B2 345 329 32.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1996.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1907.0 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 wB97X-D/TZVP
ABC
0.27837 0.27795 0.13908

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.012
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.971
O3 0.000 1.336 0.959
O4 0.000 -1.336 0.959

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.98311.63801.6380
O21.98313.22063.2206
O31.63803.22062.6727
O41.63803.22062.6727

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 125.327 O2 Se1 O4 125.327
O3 Se1 O4 109.346
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.181      
2 O -0.394      
3 O -0.394      
4 O -0.394      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.002 0.002
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.371
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.370 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.190
Polar
3z2-r2-8.381
x2-y28.367
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.464 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.469


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.844
(<r2>)1/2 9.102