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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.897879
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.897879
Nuclear repulsion energy75.374054
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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
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' 3129 3035 0.00 285.94 0.04 0.07
2 A1' 1498 1453 0.00 3.99 0.74 0.85
3 A1' 1218 1181 0.00 32.49 0.10 0.18
4 A1" 1137 1103 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1070 1038 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3224 3127 31.84 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 853 827 0.71 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3027 24.21 23.43 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3027 24.21 23.42 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1440 1397 0.64 8.87 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1440 1397 0.64 8.87 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1044 1013 6.08 0.13 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1044 1013 6.08 0.13 0.75 0.86
11 E' 888 861 17.17 14.01 0.75 0.86
11 E' 888 861 17.16 14.01 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3203 3107 0.00 111.15 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3203 3107 0.00 111.15 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1196 1160 0.00 8.79 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1196 1160 0.00 8.79 0.75 0.86
14 E" 729 707 0.00 2.22 0.75 0.86
14 E" 729 707 0.00 2.22 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17684.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17154.2 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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.66668 0.66668 0.41742

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.872 0.000
C2 0.755 -0.436 0.000
C3 -0.755 -0.436 0.000
H4 0.000 1.466 0.918
H5 1.269 -0.733 0.918
H6 -1.269 -0.733 0.918
H7 0.000 1.466 -0.918
H8 1.269 -0.733 -0.918
H9 -1.269 -0.733 -0.918

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51101.51101.09282.24282.24281.09282.24282.2428
C21.51101.51102.24281.09282.24282.24281.09282.2428
C31.51101.51102.24282.24281.09282.24282.24281.0928
H41.09282.24282.24282.53862.53861.83553.13273.1327
H52.24281.09282.24282.53862.53863.13271.83553.1327
H62.24282.24281.09282.53862.53863.13273.13271.8355
H71.09282.24282.24281.83553.13273.13272.53862.5386
H82.24281.09282.24283.13271.83553.13272.53862.5386
H92.24282.24281.09283.13273.13271.83552.53862.5386

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 118.045
C1 C2 H8 118.045 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.045 C1 C3 H9 118.045
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.045
C2 C1 H7 118.045 C2 C3 H6 118.045
C2 C3 H9 118.045 C3 C1 H4 118.045
C3 C1 H7 118.045 C3 C2 H5 118.045
C3 C2 H8 118.045 H4 C1 H7 114.238
H5 C2 H8 114.238 H6 C3 H9 114.238
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.044      
2 C -0.044      
3 C -0.044      
4 H 0.022      
5 H 0.022      
6 H 0.022      
7 H 0.022      
8 H 0.022      
9 H 0.022      


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 -20.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.469
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.092 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.092 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.183
Polar
3z2-r24.366
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 4.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.752 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.546


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.085
(<r2>)1/2 6.640