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All results from a given calculation for C2H5 (Ethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.904761
Energy at 298.15K-78.908678
HF Energy-78.605479
Nuclear repulsion energy36.988478
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 MP3/6-31+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' 3265 3038 14.35      
2 A' 3178 2957 27.18      
3 A' 3098 2883 24.93      
4 A' 1553 1445 2.19      
5 A' 1541 1434 2.96      
6 A' 1469 1367 0.15      
7 A' 1103 1026 0.06      
8 A' 1029 958 0.20      
9 A' 466 433 45.64      
10 A" 3373 3139 17.51      
11 A" 3220 2996 23.08      
12 A" 1556 1447 3.17      
13 A" 1247 1160 1.97      
14 A" 835 777 1.12      
15 A" 163 152 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13547.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12605.8 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
3.47866 0.75709 0.70323

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.014 -0.697 0.000
C2 -0.014 0.796 0.000
H3 1.002 -1.103 0.000
H4 -0.517 -1.092 0.881
H5 -0.517 -1.092 -0.881
H6 0.102 1.345 -0.921
H7 0.102 1.345 0.921

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49281.09471.08881.08882.24232.2423
C21.49282.15422.14352.14351.07821.0782
H31.09472.15421.75581.75582.76562.7656
H41.08882.14351.75581.76293.09342.5143
H51.08882.14351.75581.76292.51433.0934
H62.24231.07822.76563.09342.51431.8419
H72.24231.07822.76562.51433.09341.8419

picture of Ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 120.570 C1 C2 H7 120.570
C2 C1 H3 111.805 C2 C1 H4 111.300
C2 C1 H5 111.300 H3 C1 H4 107.050
H3 C1 H5 107.050 H4 C1 H5 108.108
H6 C2 H7 117.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability