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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

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 C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.653308
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.719745
Nuclear repulsion energy240.848611
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 3239 3014 9.21      
2 A 3233 3008 21.11      
3 A 3219 2995 13.92      
4 A 3159 2940 19.35      
5 A 3152 2933 5.84      
6 A 3147 2928 37.98      
7 A 1928 1794 440.80      
8 A 1585 1475 0.53      
9 A 1553 1445 5.90      
10 A 1522 1417 7.66      
11 A 1447 1347 26.99      
12 A 1390 1294 3.68      
13 A 1356 1262 18.65      
14 A 1295 1205 19.37      
15 A 1257 1170 32.26      
16 A 1233 1147 188.90      
17 A 1229 1143 24.81      
18 A 1131 1053 15.70      
19 A 1114 1037 64.95      
20 A 1039 966 15.73      
21 A 967 900 5.27      
22 A 925 860 10.28      
23 A 908 845 16.49      
24 A 835 777 5.84      
25 A 697 649 5.79      
26 A 656 610 3.95      
27 A 542 504 5.07      
28 A 499 464 4.52      
29 A 219 203 3.22      
30 A 150 139 0.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22312.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20761.8 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.24348 0.11958 0.08551

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.882 -0.005 0.004
C2 -0.024 1.203 0.178
C3 -1.396 0.668 -0.234
C4 -1.271 -0.813 0.137
O5 0.124 -1.134 -0.048
O6 2.082 -0.029 -0.074
H7 0.346 2.037 -0.411
H8 0.002 1.492 1.231
H9 -1.538 0.774 -1.309
H10 -2.228 1.152 0.273
H11 -1.844 -1.481 -0.498
H12 -1.530 -0.995 1.181

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52082.38752.30351.36131.20202.15142.12582.86153.32933.14142.8610
C21.52081.52852.37052.35302.45321.08581.09162.16452.20623.31332.8473
C32.38751.52851.53162.36443.55012.22232.18521.08971.08742.21192.1875
C42.30352.37051.53161.44283.44923.32162.85052.16292.18921.08581.0910
O51.36132.35302.36441.44282.24843.19902.92312.82643.29492.04842.0651
O61.20202.45323.55013.44922.24842.71872.88803.90744.48184.20753.9439
H72.15141.08582.22233.32163.19902.71871.76392.43912.80684.14543.9049
H82.12581.09162.18522.85052.92312.88801.76393.05512.45053.90322.9215
H92.86152.16451.08972.16292.82643.90742.43913.05511.76652.41643.0541
H103.32932.20621.08742.18923.29494.48182.80682.45051.76652.77012.4331
H113.14143.31332.21191.08582.04844.20754.14543.90322.41642.77011.7752
H122.86102.84732.18751.09102.06513.94393.90492.92153.05412.43311.7752

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 103.062 C1 C2 H7 110.129
C1 C2 H8 107.790 C1 O5 C4 110.428
C2 C1 O5 109.329 C2 C1 O6 128.190
C2 C3 C4 101.550 C2 C3 H9 110.401
C2 C3 H10 113.927 C3 C2 H7 115.396
C3 C2 H8 111.943 C3 C4 O5 105.259
C3 C4 H11 114.282 C3 C4 H12 111.955
C4 C3 H9 110.060 C4 C3 H10 112.310
O5 C1 O6 122.480 O5 C4 H11 107.367
O5 C4 H12 108.382 H7 C2 H8 108.211
H9 C3 H10 108.459 H11 C4 H12 109.272
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability