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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.829697
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.829697
Nuclear repulsion energy74.936548
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 BLYP/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 A1' 3062 3045 0.00 289.31 0.03 0.07
2 A1' 1480 1472 0.00 1.01 0.40 0.57
3 A1' 1170 1164 0.00 44.29 0.08 0.15
4 A1" 1113 1107 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1041 1035 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3150 3133 42.09 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 842 837 1.07 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3055 3039 31.92 28.98 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3055 3039 31.92 28.98 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1439 1431 0.21 7.86 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1439 1431 0.21 7.86 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1015 1009 15.20 0.74 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1015 1009 15.20 0.74 0.75 0.86
11 E' 839 835 19.74 12.31 0.75 0.86
11 E' 839 835 19.74 12.31 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3129 3113 0.00 104.03 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3129 3113 0.00 104.03 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1177 1170 0.00 3.11 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1177 1170 0.00 3.11 0.75 0.86
14 E" 719 715 0.00 0.41 0.75 0.86
14 E" 719 715 0.00 0.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17301.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17209.9 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
0.65855 0.65855 0.41097

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

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.880 0.000
C2 0.762 -0.440 0.000
C3 -0.762 -0.440 0.000
H4 0.000 1.475 0.917
H5 1.277 -0.737 0.917
H6 -1.277 -0.737 0.917
H7 0.000 1.475 -0.917
H8 1.277 -0.737 -0.917
H9 -1.277 -0.737 -0.917

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52401.52401.09322.25562.25561.09322.25562.2556
C21.52401.52402.25561.09322.25562.25561.09322.2556
C31.52401.52402.25562.25561.09322.25562.25561.0932
H41.09322.25562.25562.55402.55401.83473.14473.1447
H52.25561.09322.25562.55402.55403.14471.83473.1447
H62.25562.25561.09322.55402.55403.14473.14471.8347
H71.09322.25562.25561.83473.14473.14472.55402.5540
H82.25561.09322.25563.14471.83473.14472.55402.5540
H92.25562.25561.09323.14473.14471.83472.55402.5540

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 118.106
C1 C2 H8 118.106 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.106 C1 C3 H9 118.106
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.106
C2 C1 H7 118.106 C2 C3 H6 118.105
C2 C3 H9 118.105 C3 C1 H4 118.106
C3 C1 H7 118.106 C3 C2 H5 118.105
C3 C2 H8 118.105 H4 C1 H7 114.091
H5 C2 H8 114.091 H6 C3 H9 114.091
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.286      
2 C -0.286      
3 C -0.286      
4 H 0.143      
5 H 0.143      
6 H 0.143      
7 H 0.143      
8 H 0.143      
9 H 0.143      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.265 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.840
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.425
Polar
3z2-r24.850
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.513 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.764


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.808
(<r2>)1/2 6.694