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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH2OH (2-hydroxy ethyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.975479
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.475388
Nuclear repulsion energy74.862103
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=FULL/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 A' 3835 3632 11.22      
2 A' 3213 3043 8.12      
3 A' 3049 2888 63.07      
4 A' 1569 1486 0.63      
5 A' 1526 1445 6.22      
6 A' 1474 1396 2.48      
7 A' 1269 1202 71.44      
8 A' 1095 1037 89.33      
9 A' 1030 975 23.17      
10 A' 641 607 21.03      
11 A' 382 362 39.09      
12 A" 3329 3153 10.35      
13 A" 3096 2932 56.28      
14 A" 1331 1260 0.26      
15 A" 1202 1138 1.31      
16 A" 829 785 0.36      
17 A" 286 271 153.27      
18 A" 73i 70i 0.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14540.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13771.7 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=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
1.25079 0.33122 0.29197

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.105 -0.368 0.000
C2 0.000 0.542 0.000
C3 1.258 -0.252 0.000
H4 -1.911 0.157 0.000
H5 -0.033 1.186 0.888
H6 -0.033 1.186 -0.888
H7 1.635 -0.664 -0.926
H8 1.635 -0.664 0.926

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.43142.36660.96122.08622.08622.90752.9075
C21.43141.48751.94911.09741.09742.23242.2324
C32.36661.48753.19542.12652.12651.08141.0814
H40.96121.94913.19542.31802.31803.75523.7552
H52.08621.09742.12652.31801.77583.08122.4909
H62.08621.09742.12652.31801.77582.49093.0812
H72.90752.23241.08143.75523.08122.49091.8522
H82.90752.23241.08143.75522.49093.08121.8522

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.329 O1 C2 H5 110.472
O1 C2 H6 110.472 C2 O1 H4 107.474
C2 C3 H7 119.853 C2 C3 H8 119.853
C3 C2 H5 109.776 C3 C2 H6 109.776
H5 C2 H6 108.013 H7 C3 H8 117.827
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.976665
Energy at 298.15K-153.981379
HF Energy-153.476413
Nuclear repulsion energy75.100208
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=FULL/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 A 3862 3658 18.12      
2 A 3342 3165 5.35      
3 A 3220 3050 5.67      
4 A 3045 2884 60.84      
5 A 2982 2825 64.30      
6 A 1552 1470 3.63      
7 A 1512 1432 6.80      
8 A 1464 1386 0.41      
9 A 1308 1239 69.58      
10 A 1261 1194 14.82      
11 A 1150 1089 33.78      
12 A 1107 1049 37.62      
13 A 997 944 9.45      
14 A 890 843 14.30      
15 A 465 440 24.22      
16 A 400 379 54.56      
17 A 288 273 119.60      
18 A 162 154 23.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14503.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13736.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
1.33281 0.33670 0.28521

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.104 -0.380 -0.059
C2 -0.013 0.524 0.039
C3 1.247 -0.256 -0.029
H4 -1.913 0.113 0.096
H5 -0.061 1.084 0.989
H6 -0.037 1.270 -0.769
H7 2.189 0.241 -0.216
H8 1.247 -1.281 0.313

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
O11.42052.35480.95962.08112.08903.35492.5450
C21.42051.48341.94481.10421.10002.23462.2180
C32.35481.48343.18392.13182.12741.08111.0805
H40.95961.94483.18392.27402.36704.11573.4603
H52.08111.10422.13182.27401.76852.68842.7859
H62.08901.10002.12742.36701.76852.51453.0539
H73.35492.23461.08114.11572.68842.51451.8662
H82.54502.21801.08053.46032.78593.05391.8662

picture of 2-hydroxy ethyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 C3 108.346 O1 C2 H5 110.404
O1 C2 H6 111.316 C2 O1 H4 108.022
C2 C3 H7 120.425 C2 C3 H8 118.944
C3 C2 H5 110.082 C3 C2 H6 109.988
H5 C2 H6 106.709 H7 C3 H8 119.386
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability