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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.744294
Energy at 298.15K-154.750976
HF Energy-154.142636
Nuclear repulsion energy82.068416
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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
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' 3867 3672 34.48 90.62 0.25 0.41
2 A' 3178 3018 19.78 53.31 0.75 0.86
3 A' 3086 2930 12.73 141.73 0.01 0.01
4 A' 3043 2889 59.22 124.41 0.08 0.15
5 A' 1549 1471 1.20 3.18 0.71 0.83
6 A' 1519 1442 2.52 10.94 0.75 0.86
7 A' 1469 1395 11.33 3.08 0.30 0.46
8 A' 1406 1335 2.61 0.12 0.46 0.63
9 A' 1281 1216 65.08 2.11 0.74 0.85
10 A' 1128 1071 35.79 5.24 0.57 0.72
11 A' 1058 1004 45.96 4.96 0.13 0.23
12 A' 918 871 11.72 5.07 0.26 0.42
13 A' 417 396 10.46 0.26 0.67 0.80
14 A" 3183 3023 22.09 39.66 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3085 2929 43.41 86.48 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1500 1424 5.59 7.18 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1316 1249 0.01 5.94 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1192 1132 3.69 0.94 0.75 0.86
19 A" 826 784 0.04 0.06 0.75 0.86
20 A" 291 277 73.06 1.98 0.75 0.86
21 A" 244 231 42.42 0.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17777.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16879.7 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.17321 0.31619 0.27455

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.167 -0.402 0.000
C2 0.000 0.557 0.000
O3 -1.191 -0.223 0.000
H4 -1.937 0.382 0.000
H5 2.110 0.143 0.000
H6 1.131 -1.036 0.882
H7 1.131 -1.036 -0.882
H8 0.044 1.200 0.883
H9 0.044 1.200 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51012.36453.20151.08851.08761.08762.14592.1459
C21.51011.42321.94502.14992.14372.14371.09351.0935
O32.36451.42320.96063.32052.61332.61332.08082.0808
H43.20151.94500.96064.05393.49313.49312.31862.3186
H51.08852.14993.32054.05391.76841.76842.48262.4826
H61.08762.14372.61333.49311.76841.76452.48623.0493
H71.08762.14372.61333.49311.76841.76453.04932.4862
H82.14591.09352.08082.31862.48262.48623.04931.7667
H92.14591.09352.08082.31862.48263.04932.48621.7667

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 107.392 C1 C2 H8 109.986
C1 C2 H9 109.986 C2 C1 H5 110.606
C2 C1 H6 110.162 C2 C1 H7 110.162
C2 O3 H4 107.778 O3 C2 H8 110.860
O3 C2 H9 110.860 H5 C1 H6 108.714
H5 C1 H7 108.714 H6 C1 H7 108.429
H8 C2 H9 107.767
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.744186
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-154.142275
Nuclear repulsion energy81.890903
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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
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 3858 3663 27.91      
2 A 3178 3017 23.75      
3 A 3162 3002 39.95      
4 A 3140 2982 4.80      
5 A 3072 2917 12.51      
6 A 3058 2903 55.74      
7 A 1538 1460 0.60      
8 A 1512 1435 1.89      
9 A 1505 1429 6.75      
10 A 1432 1360 41.04      
11 A 1406 1335 5.06      
12 A 1388 1318 2.45      
13 A 1294 1229 10.79      
14 A 1150 1092 6.08      
15 A 1105 1050 72.09      
16 A 1076 1022 45.31      
17 A 902 857 9.61      
18 A 812 771 2.48      
19 A 422 401 13.71      
20 A 288 274 99.06      
21 A 273 260 11.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17785.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16886.9 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.15147 0.30923 0.27279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.207 -0.241 -0.022
C2 -0.080 0.558 0.047
O3 -1.235 -0.258 -0.107
H4 -1.224 -0.902 0.606
H5 2.074 0.414 0.049
H6 1.261 -0.957 0.798
H7 1.259 -0.790 -0.960
H8 -0.124 1.275 -0.770
H9 -0.125 1.124 0.982

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51582.44312.59661.08941.09021.08772.15042.1545
C21.51581.42231.93762.15872.15782.15051.08771.0935
O32.44311.42230.96123.38022.74542.68952.00572.0799
H42.59661.93760.96123.59492.49332.93832.80072.3357
H51.08942.15873.38023.59491.76141.76982.49802.4912
H61.09022.15782.74542.49331.76141.76513.05852.5067
H71.08772.15052.68952.93831.76981.76512.49263.0573
H82.15041.08772.00572.80072.49803.05852.49261.7578
H92.15451.09352.07992.33572.49122.50673.05731.7578

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 112.477 C1 C2 H8 110.297
C1 C2 H9 110.272 C2 C1 H5 110.849
C2 C1 H6 110.732 C2 C1 H7 110.299
C2 O3 H4 107.178 O3 C2 H8 105.313
O3 C2 H9 110.857 H5 C1 H6 107.822
H5 C1 H7 108.767 H6 C1 H7 108.286
H8 C2 H9 107.398
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability