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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.385157
Energy at 298.15K-233.396098
Nuclear repulsion energy197.977082
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 PBEPBE/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 3695 3653 6.93      
2 A 3074 3039 38.69      
3 A 3071 3036 31.25      
4 A 3065 3030 10.41      
5 A 3064 3029 6.28      
6 A 3046 3011 56.60      
7 A 3039 3004 2.75      
8 A 2987 2953 11.85      
9 A 2970 2936 35.60      
10 A 2965 2931 23.75      
11 A 1470 1453 11.68      
12 A 1461 1444 6.04      
13 A 1452 1435 5.02      
14 A 1438 1422 0.19      
15 A 1434 1417 0.06      
16 A 1425 1409 0.08      
17 A 1377 1361 4.45      
18 A 1356 1340 31.85      
19 A 1347 1331 20.14      
20 A 1316 1301 23.23      
21 A 1220 1206 22.01      
22 A 1188 1174 50.52      
23 A 1120 1107 52.16      
24 A 1008 997 1.10      
25 A 993 982 9.56      
26 A 923 912 0.00      
27 A 902 891 15.81      
28 A 892 881 28.47      
29 A 883 873 0.03      
30 A 736 727 2.93      
31 A 450 445 9.15      
32 A 446 441 9.72      
33 A 405 400 0.31      
34 A 330 326 9.33      
35 A 329 325 0.97      
36 A 280 277 83.39      
37 A 264 261 0.06      
38 A 245 242 17.96      
39 A 192 190 4.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28926.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28596.7 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.15505 0.15406 0.14847

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.005 0.000 0.012
H2 1.758 1.281 -0.205
H3 0.209 2.168 -0.101
H4 0.664 1.319 -1.610
C5 0.696 1.267 -0.509
H6 -1.989 0.893 0.043
H7 -1.989 -0.893 0.043
H8 -1.614 -0.000 -1.463
C9 -1.490 -0.000 -0.368
H10 0.209 -2.168 -0.101
H11 1.758 -1.281 -0.205
H12 0.664 -1.319 -1.610
C13 0.696 -1.267 -0.509
H14 0.935 0.000 1.752
O15 0.003 -0.000 1.462

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.19072.18112.19501.53872.17562.17562.18181.53262.18112.19072.19501.53871.97811.4510
H22.19071.78821.78141.10503.77574.33943.81993.49593.78232.56223.15162.77732.48022.7397
H32.18111.78821.79041.10202.54513.77073.14252.76724.33533.78233.82653.49292.94252.6806
H42.19501.78141.79041.10353.15463.82902.63572.81473.82653.15162.63802.81113.62193.4086
C51.53871.10501.10201.10352.76643.48962.80162.53063.49292.77742.81112.53402.60242.4435
H62.17563.77572.54513.15462.76641.78541.79031.10203.77074.33943.82903.48963.50252.6038
H72.17564.33943.77073.82903.48961.78541.79031.10202.54513.77573.15462.76643.50242.6038
H82.18183.81993.14252.63572.80161.79031.79031.10203.14253.81992.63572.80164.10233.3422
C91.53263.49592.76722.81472.53061.10201.10201.10202.76723.49592.81482.53063.22092.3620
H102.18113.78234.33533.82653.49293.77072.54513.14252.76721.78821.79041.10202.94262.6806
H112.19072.56223.78233.15162.77744.33943.77573.81993.49591.78821.78141.10502.48022.7397
H122.19503.15163.82652.63802.81113.82903.15462.63572.81481.79041.78141.10353.62193.4086
C131.53872.77733.49292.81112.53403.48962.76642.80162.53061.10201.10501.10352.60242.4435
H141.97812.48022.94253.62192.60243.50253.50244.10233.22092.94262.48023.62192.60240.9759
O151.45102.73972.68063.40862.44352.60382.60383.34222.36202.68062.73973.40862.44350.9759

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.856 C1 C5 H3 110.279
C1 C5 H4 111.285 C1 C9 H6 110.265
C1 C9 H7 110.265 C1 C9 H8 110.753
C1 C13 H10 110.279 C1 C13 H11 110.856
C1 C13 H12 111.285 C1 O15 H14 107.576
H2 C5 H3 108.239 H2 C5 H4 107.533
H3 C5 H4 108.540 C5 C1 C9 110.969
C5 C1 C13 110.862 C5 C1 O15 109.601
H6 C9 H7 108.207 H6 C9 H8 108.642
H7 C9 H8 108.642 C9 C1 C13 110.969
C9 C1 O15 104.653 H10 C13 H11 108.239
H10 C13 H12 108.541 H11 C13 H12 107.533
C13 C1 O15 109.601
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.173      
2 H 0.159      
3 H 0.184      
4 H 0.170      
5 C -0.555      
6 H 0.179      
7 H 0.179      
8 H 0.167      
9 C -0.504      
10 H 0.184      
11 H 0.159      
12 H 0.170      
13 C -0.555      
14 H 0.328      
15 O -0.439      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.226 0.000 -1.155 1.685
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.681 0.000 0.055
y 0.000 8.614 0.000
z 0.055 0.000 8.231


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 127.450
(<r2>)1/2 11.289