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All results from a given calculation for C3H8O2 (Propylene glycol)

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 C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-268.810011
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-267.995006
Nuclear repulsion energy194.801654
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**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.28685 0.12016 0.09293

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.464 1.377 -0.156
H2 0.449 1.699 -0.136
O3 1.950 -0.041 0.009
H4 2.212 -0.192 0.926
C5 0.718 -0.719 -0.247
H6 0.615 -0.748 -1.332
H7 0.734 -1.747 0.130
C8 -0.460 0.046 0.342
H9 -0.347 0.053 1.437
C10 -1.789 -0.585 -0.016
H11 -1.904 -0.621 -1.100
H12 -1.858 -1.597 0.384
H13 -2.602 0.011 0.396

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 H2 O3 H4 C5 H6 H7 C8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13
O10.96842.80463.28562.40822.65773.35871.42112.07552.37152.63703.32862.5967
H20.96842.30262.79512.43582.72913.46861.94572.41233.19993.44184.05663.5273
O32.80462.30260.96541.42962.01982.09862.43382.70623.77834.05154.13034.5685
H43.28562.79510.96541.97132.82062.28812.74512.62104.12924.60724.33944.8473
C52.40822.43581.42961.97131.09031.09521.52232.13642.52072.75832.79293.4591
H62.65772.72912.01982.82061.09031.77502.14143.03872.74532.53253.12713.7297
H73.35873.46862.09862.28811.09521.77502.16472.47302.78203.12112.60853.7803
C81.42111.94572.43382.74511.52232.14142.16471.10151.51452.14662.15792.1434
H92.07552.41232.70622.62102.13643.03872.47301.10152.14453.05192.47242.4842
C102.37153.19993.77834.12922.52072.74532.78201.51452.14451.09031.09071.0889
H112.63703.44184.05154.60722.75832.53253.12112.14663.05191.09031.77711.7677
H123.32864.05664.13034.33942.79293.12712.60852.15792.47241.09071.77711.7717
H132.59673.52734.56854.84733.45913.72973.78032.14342.48421.08891.76771.7717

picture of Propylene glycol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C8 C5 109.758 O1 C8 H9 110.081
O1 C8 C10 107.732 H2 O1 C8 107.518
O3 C5 H6 105.761 O3 C5 H7 111.760
O3 C5 C8 111.034 H4 O3 C5 109.251
C5 C8 H9 107.949 C5 C8 C10 112.214
H6 C5 H7 108.610 H6 C5 C8 108.976
H7 C5 C8 110.526 C8 C10 H11 109.925
C8 C10 H12 110.800 C8 C10 H13 109.760
H9 C8 C10 109.103 H11 C10 H12 109.135
H11 C10 H13 108.424 H12 C10 H13 108.750
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability