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All results from a given calculation for C2H6O2 (1,2-Ethanediol)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-230.023518
Energy at 298.15K-230.030617
Nuclear repulsion energy129.780965
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3685 3647 0.00      
2 Ag 2906 2876 0.00      
3 Ag 1490 1474 0.00      
4 Ag 1460 1444 0.00      
5 Ag 1275 1262 0.00      
6 Ag 1058 1047 0.00      
7 Ag 976 966 0.00      
8 Ag 470 465 0.00      
9 Au 2958 2928 137.82      
10 Au 1193 1180 0.61      
11 Au 823 815 3.20      
12 Au 266 263 273.76      
13 Au 123 122 21.48      
14 Bg 2928 2897 0.00      
15 Bg 1275 1262 0.00      
16 Bg 1129 1117 0.00      
17 Bg 252 249 0.00      
18 Bu 3687 3648 18.78      
19 Bu 2912 2881 140.09      
20 Bu 1500 1484 4.82      
21 Bu 1386 1372 7.23      
22 Bu 1179 1166 98.86      
23 Bu 1048 1037 212.42      
24 Bu 285 282 21.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18131.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17942.4 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/6-311G*
ABC
1.00680 0.13296 0.12300

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.437 0.621 0.000
C2 -0.437 -0.621 0.000
O3 0.437 -1.748 0.000
O4 -0.437 1.748 0.000
H5 -0.115 -2.548 0.000
H6 0.115 2.548 0.000
H7 -1.089 -0.597 0.896
H8 -1.089 -0.597 -0.896
H9 1.089 0.597 0.896
H10 1.089 0.597 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.51862.36911.42683.21611.95362.14882.14881.10851.1085
C21.51861.42682.36911.95363.21611.10851.10852.14882.1488
O32.36911.42683.60420.97144.30792.11142.11142.59432.5943
O41.42682.36913.60424.30790.97142.59432.59432.11142.1114
H53.21611.95360.97144.30795.10032.35712.35713.48483.4848
H61.95363.21614.30790.97145.10033.48483.48482.35712.3571
H72.14881.10852.11142.59432.35713.48481.79212.48503.0637
H82.14881.10852.11142.59432.35713.48481.79213.06372.4850
H91.10852.14882.59432.11143.48482.35712.48503.06371.7921
H101.10852.14882.59432.11143.48482.35713.06372.48501.7921

picture of 1,2-Ethanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 107.047 C1 C2 H7 108.757
C1 C2 H8 108.757 C1 O4 H6 107.576
C2 C1 O4 107.047 C2 C1 H9 108.757
C2 C1 H10 108.757 C2 O3 H5 107.576
O3 C2 H7 112.164 O3 C2 H8 112.164
O4 C1 H9 112.164 O4 C1 H10 112.164
H7 C2 H8 107.862 H9 C1 H10 107.862
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.231      
2 C -0.231      
3 O -0.541      
4 O -0.541      
5 H 0.384      
6 H 0.384      
7 H 0.194      
8 H 0.194      
9 H 0.194      
10 H 0.194      


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 -26.745 6.412 0.000
y 6.412 -18.103 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.575
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.906 6.412 0.000
y 6.412 8.057 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.151
Polar
3z2-r2-6.301
x2-y2-8.642
xy6.412
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.720 0.145 0.000
y 0.145 5.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.068


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 95.935
(<r2>)1/2 9.795