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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.252966
Energy at 298.15K-267.258418
HF Energy-267.252966
Nuclear repulsion energy171.566248
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 B3LYP/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' 3093 2986 4.22      
2 A' 3088 2982 30.47      
3 A' 1914 1848 506.85      
4 A' 1528 1476 1.09      
5 A' 1464 1413 12.56      
6 A' 1351 1305 17.76      
7 A' 1231 1188 18.12      
8 A' 1105 1067 166.85      
9 A' 1011 976 0.41      
10 A' 930 898 103.36      
11 A' 887 857 3.99      
12 A' 752 726 1.12      
13 A' 494 477 3.46      
14 A" 3155 3046 16.07      
15 A" 3140 3032 2.10      
16 A" 1205 1163 0.06      
17 A" 1161 1121 0.67      
18 A" 1067 1030 3.18      
19 A" 805 777 2.66      
20 A" 522 504 4.26      
21 A" 183 177 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15043.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14523.3 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 B3LYP/TZVP
ABC
0.41489 0.17477 0.12904

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.033 -0.267 0.000
C2 0.000 0.627 0.000
O3 -0.057 1.812 0.000
C4 1.087 -0.454 0.000
H5 1.711 -0.458 0.891
H6 1.711 -0.458 -0.891
C7 -0.120 -1.409 0.000
H8 -0.253 -2.014 -0.896
H9 -0.253 -2.014 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36562.29622.12762.89152.89151.46192.11222.1122
C21.36561.18631.53282.21372.21372.03932.79952.7995
O32.29621.18632.53803.01203.01203.22123.93363.9336
C42.12761.53282.53801.08851.08851.53892.24232.2423
H52.89152.21373.01201.08851.78302.24803.07752.5055
H62.89152.21373.01201.08851.78302.24802.50553.0775
C71.46192.03933.22121.53892.24802.24801.08861.0886
H82.11222.79953.93362.24233.07752.50551.08861.7910
H92.11222.79953.93362.24232.50553.07751.08861.7910

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 128.134 O1 C2 C4 94.282
O1 C7 C4 90.275 O1 C7 H8 110.970
O1 C7 H9 110.970 C2 O1 C7 92.248
C2 C4 H5 114.165 C2 C4 H6 114.165
C2 C4 C7 83.195 O3 C2 C4 137.584
C4 C7 H8 116.114 C4 C7 H9 116.114
H5 C4 H6 109.961 H5 C4 C7 116.604
H6 C4 C7 116.604 H8 C7 H9 110.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.161      
2 C 0.210      
3 O -0.273      
4 C -0.249      
5 H 0.166      
6 H 0.166      
7 C -0.131      
8 H 0.136      
9 H 0.136      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.220 -3.811 0.000 4.410
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.987 -0.042 0.000
y -0.042 -32.324 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.188
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.231 -0.042 0.000
y -0.042 -3.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.967
Polar
3z2-r27.934
x2-y22.336
xy-0.042
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.317 0.099 0.000
y 0.099 7.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.404


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.564
(<r2>)1/2 9.724