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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2OH (2-hydroxy 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 no CS 2A'
1 2 yes C1 2A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.925452
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.453377
Nuclear repulsion energy74.829996
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**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
1.25688 0.32967 0.29081

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)
O1 -1.109 -0.359 0.000
C2 0.000 0.540 0.000
C3 1.259 -0.261 0.000
H4 -1.912 0.167 0.000
H5 -0.019 1.188 0.883
H6 -0.019 1.188 -0.883
H7 1.634 -0.672 -0.924
H8 1.634 -0.672 0.924

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.42742.36970.95992.08792.08792.91082.9108
C21.42741.49181.94811.09501.09502.23422.2342
C32.36971.49183.19952.12352.12351.07871.0787
H40.95991.94813.19952.32492.32493.75883.7588
H52.08791.09502.12352.32491.76523.07462.4883
H62.08791.09502.12352.32491.76522.48833.0746
H72.91082.23421.07873.75883.07462.48831.8479
H82.91082.23421.07873.75882.48833.07461.8479

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.517 O1 C2 H5 111.050
O1 C2 H6 111.050 C2 O1 H4 107.764
C2 C3 H7 119.862 C2 C3 H8 119.862
C3 C2 H5 109.390 C3 C2 H6 109.390
H5 C2 H6 107.419 H7 C3 H8 117.870
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.926533
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.454410
Nuclear repulsion energy75.078030
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**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
1.33172 0.33631 0.28458

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.104 -0.380 -0.050
C2 -0.015 0.524 0.040
C3 1.248 -0.258 -0.037
H4 -1.917 0.118 0.055
H5 -0.048 1.089 0.984
H6 -0.036 1.268 -0.767
H7 2.187 0.250 -0.191
H8 1.253 -1.279 0.307

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.41852.35570.95882.08392.09083.35392.5476
C21.41851.48781.94461.10081.09722.23112.2205
C32.35571.48783.18852.13022.12321.07821.0777
H40.95881.94463.18852.30152.35284.11323.4728
H52.08391.10082.13022.30151.76012.66112.7855
H62.09081.09722.12322.35281.76012.51153.0494
H73.35392.23111.07824.11322.66112.51151.8596
H82.54762.22051.07773.47282.78553.04941.8596

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.272 O1 C2 H5 110.986
O1 C2 H6 111.790 C2 O1 H4 108.204
C2 C3 H7 119.947 C2 C3 H8 119.024
C3 C2 H5 109.856 C3 C2 H6 109.516
H5 C2 H6 106.408 H7 C3 H8 119.212
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability