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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.123864
Energy at 298.15K-267.129333
Nuclear repulsion energy172.569472
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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' 3113 2984 3.75      
2 A' 3102 2974 39.84      
3 A' 1961 1880 493.65      
4 A' 1536 1473 0.68      
5 A' 1464 1404 14.93      
6 A' 1363 1307 26.32      
7 A' 1229 1179 19.15      
8 A' 1134 1087 162.15      
9 A' 1040 997 2.20      
10 A' 982 941 95.61      
11 A' 912 874 1.98      
12 A' 763 732 0.47      
13 A' 502 482 3.92      
14 A" 3176 3045 19.40      
15 A" 3160 3029 8.07      
16 A" 1211 1161 0.01      
17 A" 1176 1127 0.88      
18 A" 1068 1023 4.02      
19 A" 803 770 2.96      
20 A" 519 498 2.87      
21 A" 179 172 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15197.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14567.8 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.41920 0.17699 0.13065

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.029 -0.275 0.000
C2 0.000 0.622 0.000
O3 -0.068 1.804 0.000
C4 1.081 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.707 -0.444 0.891
H6 1.707 -0.444 -0.891
C7 -0.107 -1.400 0.000
H8 -0.243 -2.003 -0.896
H9 -0.243 -2.003 0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36552.29052.11712.88262.88261.45442.09902.0990
C21.36551.18351.51982.20132.20132.02542.78452.7845
O32.29051.18352.52612.99982.99983.20433.91473.9147
C42.11711.51982.52611.08861.08861.52432.23192.2319
H52.88262.20132.99981.08861.78102.23593.07002.4966
H62.88262.20132.99981.08861.78102.23592.49663.0700
C71.45442.02543.20431.52432.23592.23591.08841.0884
H82.09902.78453.91472.23193.07002.49661.08841.7920
H92.09902.78453.91472.23192.49663.07001.08841.7920

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.806 O1 C2 C4 94.256
O1 C7 C4 90.561 O1 C7 H8 110.443
O1 C7 H9 110.443 C2 O1 C7 91.764
C2 C4 H5 114.098 C2 C4 H6 114.098
C2 C4 C7 83.419 O3 C2 C4 137.938
C4 C7 H8 116.362 C4 C7 H9 116.362
H5 C4 H6 109.773 H5 C4 C7 116.697
H6 C4 C7 116.697 H8 C7 H9 110.826
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.265      
2 C 0.424      
3 O -0.298      
4 C -0.645      
5 H 0.264      
6 H 0.264      
7 C -0.204      
8 H 0.230      
9 H 0.230      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.048 -3.586 0.000 4.129
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.347 -0.015 0.000
y -0.015 -31.524 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.710
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.231 -0.015 0.000
y -0.015 -3.495 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.725
Polar
3z2-r27.451
x2-y22.176
xy-0.015
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.815 0.104 0.000
y 0.104 6.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.021


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.270
(<r2>)1/2 9.658