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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.357393
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.773651
Nuclear repulsion energy102.573493
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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' 3338 3140 4.61 62.01 0.57 0.72
2 A' 3276 3081 0.83 92.35 0.27 0.42
3 A' 3231 3039 3.54 76.57 0.12 0.22
4 A' 3013 2834 82.50 100.82 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1744 1640 149.53 97.85 0.30 0.46
6 A' 1685 1585 19.15 6.16 0.14 0.25
7 A' 1490 1401 7.69 4.45 0.52 0.68
8 A' 1415 1331 1.84 21.15 0.31 0.48
9 A' 1322 1244 2.75 9.67 0.17 0.28
10 A' 1206 1134 34.21 12.54 0.66 0.79
11 A' 946 890 18.33 1.07 0.01 0.02
12 A' 574 540 4.07 5.19 0.23 0.37
13 A' 324 304 10.80 0.35 0.31 0.48
14 A" 1031 970 22.99 0.74 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1011 951 14.48 2.82 0.75 0.86
16 A" 965 907 34.16 2.29 0.75 0.86
17 A" 600 564 12.77 1.23 0.75 0.86
18 A" 156 146 4.98 0.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13662.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12850.7 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
1.58901 0.15400 0.14039

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.145 -0.743 0.000
C2 0.000 0.722 0.000
C3 1.221 1.285 0.000
O4 -1.228 -1.326 0.000
H5 0.802 -1.313 0.000
H6 -0.910 1.309 0.000
H7 1.357 2.357 0.000
H8 2.115 0.673 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47132.44461.23051.10532.18993.44422.6660
C21.47131.34482.38772.18691.08292.12512.1154
C32.44461.34483.57992.63132.13081.08071.0834
O41.23052.38773.57992.03022.65464.49973.8948
H51.10532.18692.63132.03023.13143.71152.3801
H62.18991.08292.13082.65463.13142.49703.0907
H73.44422.12511.08074.49973.71152.49701.8471
H82.66602.11541.08343.89482.38013.09071.8471

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.404 C1 C2 H6 117.228
C2 C1 O4 123.950 C2 C1 H5 115.418
C2 C3 H7 121.987 C2 C3 H8 120.820
C3 C2 H6 122.368 O4 C1 H5 120.631
H7 C3 H8 117.194
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.354094
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.770580
Nuclear repulsion energy104.136796
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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' 3349 3150 1.73 50.34 0.64 0.78
2 A' 3262 3069 9.73 127.21 0.21 0.35
3 A' 3239 3047 3.21 51.77 0.17 0.29
4 A' 3042 2862 119.32 160.20 0.31 0.47
5 A' 1744 1640 61.14 12.35 0.64 0.78
6 A' 1691 1590 65.68 60.30 0.16 0.28
7 A' 1474 1387 31.94 7.85 0.46 0.63
8 A' 1451 1365 2.06 11.47 0.21 0.34
9 A' 1333 1254 1.42 15.05 0.27 0.43
10 A' 1088 1023 3.22 3.59 0.75 0.86
11 A' 961 904 57.50 5.04 0.13 0.22
12 A' 685 644 11.51 1.45 0.69 0.82
13 A' 290 273 7.07 3.05 0.42 0.59
14 A" 1024 963 27.12 1.08 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1013 953 23.63 2.65 0.75 0.86
16 A" 967 909 12.60 3.01 0.75 0.86
17 A" 549 516 12.80 1.81 0.75 0.86
18 A" 119 112 6.96 0.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13639.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12829.4 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.75203 0.20752 0.16264

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.895 -0.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.902 0.000
C3 1.337 0.768 0.000
O4 -0.498 -1.445 0.000
H5 -1.976 -0.068 0.000
H6 -0.469 1.879 0.000
H7 1.991 1.628 0.000
H8 1.784 -0.217 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48222.46581.23081.10222.20033.45982.6796
C21.48221.34392.39932.20111.08372.11972.1060
C32.46581.34392.87543.41722.12031.08061.0819
O41.23082.39932.87542.02053.32413.95532.5917
H51.10222.20113.41722.02052.46164.31473.7633
H62.20031.08372.12033.32412.46162.47293.0772
H73.45982.11971.08063.95534.31472.47291.8572
H82.67962.10601.08192.59173.76333.07721.8572

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.425 C1 C2 H6 117.228
C2 C1 O4 124.079 C2 C1 H5 116.016
C2 C3 H7 121.538 C2 C3 H8 120.101
C3 C2 H6 121.347 O4 C1 H5 119.906
H7 C3 H8 118.361
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability