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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2624.872459
Energy at 298.15K-2624.872218
HF Energy-2624.872459
Nuclear repulsion energy307.138308
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/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 A1' 953 908 0.00      
2 A2" 290 276 30.21      
3 E' 1058 1008 104.76      
3 E' 1058 1008 104.71      
4 E' 348 331 29.99      
4 E' 348 331 29.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2028.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1931.4 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 wB97X-D/6-31+G**
ABC
0.27553 0.27553 0.13777

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.598 0.000
O3 1.384 -0.799 0.000
O4 -1.384 -0.799 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.59811.59811.5981
O21.59812.76792.7679
O31.59812.76792.7679
O41.59812.76792.7679

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/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.312      
2 O -0.437      
3 O -0.437      
4 O -0.437      


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 -38.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.358
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.013 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.026
Polar
3z2-r216.052
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 5.824 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.941


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.505
(<r2>)1/2 9.138

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2624.872466
Energy at 298.15K-2624.872226
HF Energy-2624.872466
Nuclear repulsion energy307.143326
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/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 A1 1059 1009 104.71      
2 A1 954 908 0.00      
3 A1 348 332 30.03      
4 B1 290 276 30.22      
5 B2 1059 1008 104.71      
6 B2 348 332 29.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2029.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1932.3 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.27565 0.27542 0.13777

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.011
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.970
O3 0.000 1.337 0.961
O4 0.000 -1.337 0.961

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.98141.64011.6401
O21.98143.22153.2215
O31.64013.22152.6746
O41.64013.22152.6746

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 125.374 O2 Se1 O4 125.374
O3 Se1 O4 109.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 1.312      
2 O -0.437      
3 O -0.437      
4 O -0.437      


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 -0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.358 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.381 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.385
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.016
Polar
3z2-r2-8.032
x2-y28.023
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.825


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.502
(<r2>)1/2 9.138