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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.648639
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.648639
Nuclear repulsion energy103.467575
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 HF/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 3191 2886 0.00 207.81 0.29 0.45
2 Ag 2041 1846 0.00 60.87 0.54 0.70
3 Ag 1506 1362 0.00 9.76 0.49 0.66
4 Ag 1177 1065 0.00 9.41 0.68 0.81
5 Ag 609 551 0.00 4.14 0.35 0.51
6 Au 904 818 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 152 137 44.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1192 1078 0.00 8.10 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 3189 2884 132.51 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 2002 1811 324.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1461 1322 22.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 370 335 67.93 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8896.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8046.4 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
1.90714 0.16407 0.15108

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.324 0.687 0.000
C2 0.324 -0.687 0.000
H3 -1.416 0.686 0.000
H4 1.416 -0.686 0.000
O5 0.324 1.672 0.000
O6 -0.324 -1.672 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51981.09232.21671.17832.3588
C21.51982.21671.09232.35881.1783
H31.09232.21673.14712.00022.5979
H42.21671.09233.14712.59792.0002
O51.17832.35882.00022.59793.4052
O62.35881.17832.59792.00023.4052

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.149 C1 C2 O6 121.397
C2 C1 H3 115.149 C2 C1 O5 121.397
H3 C1 O5 123.454 H4 C2 O6 123.454
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.128      
2 C 0.128      
3 H 0.212      
4 H 0.212      
5 O -0.340      
6 O -0.340      


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 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.005


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.743 -3.601 0.000
y -3.601 -31.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.069
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.522 -3.601 0.000
y -3.601 -10.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.034
Polar
3z2-r210.068
x2-y210.719
xy-3.601
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.820 0.719 0.000
y 0.719 4.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.922


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.519
(<r2>)1/2 8.574