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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.453428
Energy at 298.15K-266.458938
HF Energy-265.652733
Nuclear repulsion energy171.845218
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=FULL/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' 3196 2977 3.66      
2 A' 3189 2971 29.14      
3 A' 1987 1851 538.81      
4 A' 1587 1479 2.44      
5 A' 1517 1413 12.24      
6 A' 1402 1306 36.36      
7 A' 1276 1188 10.93      
8 A' 1171 1091 180.47      
9 A' 1050 978 6.30      
10 A' 1009 940 102.16      
11 A' 930 867 6.43      
12 A' 775 722 0.76      
13 A' 509 474 4.99      
14 A" 3267 3044 12.41      
15 A" 3254 3031 4.68      
16 A" 1232 1148 0.15      
17 A" 1190 1109 1.57      
18 A" 1093 1018 3.76      
19 A" 822 766 1.88      
20 A" 528 491 6.15      
21 A" 173 161 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15578.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14512.8 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=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.41660 0.17521 0.12942

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.032 -0.269 0.000
C2 0.000 0.624 0.000
O3 -0.054 1.814 0.000
C4 1.086 -0.453 0.000
H5 1.707 -0.458 0.890
H6 1.707 -0.458 -0.890
C7 -0.121 -1.407 0.000
H8 -0.256 -2.009 -0.893
H9 -0.256 -2.009 0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36482.30112.12582.88622.88621.45752.10412.1041
C21.36481.19121.52932.20822.20822.03432.79192.7919
O32.30111.19122.53753.00913.00913.22133.93083.9308
C42.12581.52932.53751.08551.08551.53802.23992.2399
H52.88622.20823.00911.08551.78012.24373.07202.5015
H62.88622.20823.00911.08551.78012.24372.50153.0720
C71.45752.03433.22131.53802.24372.24371.08551.0855
H82.10412.79193.93082.23993.07202.50151.08551.7863
H92.10412.79193.93082.23992.50153.07201.08551.7863

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 128.260 O1 C2 C4 94.361
O1 C7 C4 90.372 O1 C7 H8 110.820
O1 C7 H9 110.820 C2 O1 C7 92.179
C2 C4 H5 114.165 C2 C4 H6 114.165
C2 C4 C7 83.088 O3 C2 C4 137.379
C4 C7 H8 116.178 C4 C7 H9 116.178
H5 C4 H6 110.169 H5 C4 C7 116.512
H6 C4 C7 116.512 H8 C7 H9 110.730
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability