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All results from a given calculation for SeO3 (selenium trioxide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2624.986749
Energy at 298.15K-2624.986503
HF Energy-2624.210353
Nuclear repulsion energy304.799815
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 MP2/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1' 917 871 0.00      
2 A2" 282 268 20.18      
3 E' 1087 1033 81.84      
3 E' 1087 1033 81.84      
4 E' 350 333 26.38      
4 E' 350 333 26.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2036.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1934.9 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.27135 0.27135 0.13568

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.611 0.000
O3 1.395 -0.806 0.000
O4 -1.395 -0.806 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.61121.61121.6112
O21.61122.79062.7906
O31.61122.79062.7906
O41.61122.79062.7906

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 120.000 O2 Se1 O4 120.000
O3 Se1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2624.986749
Energy at 298.15K-2624.986503
HF Energy-2624.210350
Nuclear repulsion energy304.797966
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 MP2/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1087 1033 81.84      
2 A1 917 871 0.00      
3 A1 350 333 26.38      
4 B1 282 268 20.18      
5 B2 1087 1033 81.84      
6 B2 350 333 26.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2036.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1934.9 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.27137 0.27133 0.13567

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.009
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.965
O3 0.000 1.354 0.963
O4 0.000 -1.354 0.963

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.97481.65601.6560
O21.97483.22623.2262
O31.65603.22622.7079
O41.65603.22622.7079

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 125.155 O2 Se1 O4 125.155
O3 Se1 O4 109.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability