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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: MP2/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.540909
Energy at 298.15K-266.546355
HF Energy-265.728012
Nuclear repulsion energy171.576331
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/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 A' 3152 2988 7.96      
2 A' 3148 2984 24.40      
3 A' 1902 1803 438.40      
4 A' 1556 1475 2.38      
5 A' 1485 1408 12.26      
6 A' 1375 1304 17.19      
7 A' 1240 1175 19.29      
8 A' 1111 1053 173.99      
9 A' 1037 983 0.80      
10 A' 959 909 110.10      
11 A' 906 859 3.38      
12 A' 753 714 2.78      
13 A' 502 476 3.60      
14 A" 3232 3063 12.83      
15 A" 3217 3049 2.29      
16 A" 1214 1151 0.44      
17 A" 1181 1120 0.52      
18 A" 1067 1011 1.99      
19 A" 812 769 1.44      
20 A" 516 489 4.08      
21 A" 163 154 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15262.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14467.6 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/TZVP
ABC
0.41313 0.17529 0.12918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.039 -0.269 0.000
C2 0.000 0.621 0.000
O3 -0.054 1.811 0.000
C4 1.089 -0.455 0.000
H5 1.709 -0.460 0.893
H6 1.709 -0.460 -0.893
C7 -0.118 -1.401 0.000
H8 -0.248 -2.002 -0.896
H9 -0.248 -2.002 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36842.30092.13592.89632.89631.45972.10572.1057
C21.36841.19051.53072.21102.21102.02592.78362.7836
O32.30091.19052.53743.01073.01073.21233.92163.9216
C42.13591.53072.53741.08731.08731.53342.23272.2327
H52.89632.21103.01071.08731.78532.24083.06762.4920
H62.89632.21103.01071.08731.78532.24082.49203.0676
C71.45972.02593.21231.53342.24082.24081.08701.0870
H82.10572.78363.92162.23273.06762.49201.08701.7924
H92.10572.78363.92162.23272.49203.06761.08701.7924

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.967 O1 C2 C4 94.748
O1 C7 C4 91.027 O1 C7 H8 110.697
O1 C7 H9 110.697 C2 O1 C7 91.448
C2 C4 H5 114.176 C2 C4 H6 114.176
C2 C4 C7 82.778 O3 C2 C4 137.285
C4 C7 H8 115.823 C4 C7 H9 115.823
H5 C4 H6 110.364 H5 C4 C7 116.499
H6 C4 C7 116.499 H8 C7 H9 111.067
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability