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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

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 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.417948
Energy at 298.15K-266.423472
HF Energy-265.645769
Nuclear repulsion energy171.830410
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' 3200 2977 1.82      
2 A' 3186 2965 32.13      
3 A' 2013 1873 455.78      
4 A' 1594 1483 3.16      
5 A' 1524 1418 10.52      
6 A' 1410 1312 39.11      
7 A' 1280 1191 10.91      
8 A' 1176 1095 170.38      
9 A' 1056 983 9.36      
10 A' 1016 945 87.29      
11 A' 932 867 5.53      
12 A' 778 723 1.04      
13 A' 511 475 4.96      
14 A" 3268 3041 10.58      
15 A" 3250 3024 12.37      
16 A" 1242 1155 0.16      
17 A" 1197 1114 0.91      
18 A" 1096 1020 4.98      
19 A" 825 768 1.83      
20 A" 527 491 5.64      
21 A" 176 164 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15627.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14541.7 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.41592 0.17531 0.12940

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 -1.034 -0.269 0.000
C2 0.000 0.624 0.000
O3 -0.054 1.813 0.000
C4 1.087 -0.454 0.000
H5 1.709 -0.463 0.890
H6 1.709 -0.463 -0.890
C7 -0.122 -1.405 0.000
H8 -0.253 -2.011 -0.893
H9 -0.253 -2.011 0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36562.30092.12852.89022.89021.45672.10772.1077
C21.36561.19061.53092.21232.21232.03272.79342.7934
O32.30091.19062.53833.01333.01333.21913.93203.9320
C42.12851.53092.53831.08611.08611.53812.23912.2391
H52.89022.21233.01331.08611.77982.24393.06992.4993
H62.89022.21233.01331.08611.77982.24392.49933.0699
C71.45672.03273.21911.53812.24392.24391.08661.0866
H82.10772.79343.93202.23913.06992.49931.08661.7853
H92.10772.79343.93202.23912.49933.06991.08661.7853

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 128.220 O1 C2 C4 94.414
O1 C7 C4 90.545 O1 C7 H8 111.095
O1 C7 H9 111.095 C2 O1 C7 92.087
C2 C4 H5 114.346 C2 C4 H6 114.346
C2 C4 C7 82.953 O3 C2 C4 137.366
C4 C7 H8 116.031 C4 C7 H9 116.031
H5 C4 H6 110.046 H5 C4 C7 116.481
H6 C4 C7 116.481 H8 C7 H9 110.467
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability