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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.920235
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.920235
Nuclear repulsion energy75.666359
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3129 3023 0.00 263.12 0.04 0.07
2 A1' 1533 1481 0.00 2.55 0.75 0.86
3 A1' 1218 1177 0.00 29.69 0.08 0.15
4 A1" 1158 1119 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1083 1046 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3217 3108 53.41 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 866 836 0.44 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3015 35.30 24.87 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3120 3015 35.30 24.87 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1485 1435 1.78 7.52 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1485 1435 1.78 7.52 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1052 1017 11.33 0.21 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1052 1017 11.33 0.21 0.75 0.86
11 E' 884 854 20.45 12.87 0.75 0.86
11 E' 884 854 20.45 12.87 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3194 3086 0.00 105.67 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3194 3086 0.00 105.67 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1222 1181 0.00 6.06 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1222 1181 0.00 6.06 0.75 0.86
14 E" 748 723 0.00 1.61 0.75 0.86
14 E" 748 723 0.00 1.61 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17805.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17205.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
ABC
0.67161 0.67161 0.41936

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.871 0.000
C2 0.754 -0.435 0.000
C3 -0.754 -0.435 0.000
H4 0.000 1.461 0.909
H5 1.265 -0.731 0.909
H6 -1.265 -0.731 0.909
H7 0.000 1.461 -0.909
H8 1.265 -0.731 -0.909
H9 -1.265 -0.731 -0.909

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.50801.50801.08432.23432.23431.08432.23432.2343
C21.50801.50802.23431.08432.23432.23431.08432.2343
C31.50801.50802.23432.23431.08432.23432.23431.0843
H41.08432.23432.23432.53082.53081.81893.11663.1166
H52.23431.08432.23432.53082.53083.11661.81893.1166
H62.23432.23431.08432.53082.53083.11663.11661.8189
H71.08432.23432.23431.81893.11663.11662.53082.5308
H82.23431.08432.23433.11661.81893.11662.53082.5308
H92.23432.23431.08433.11663.11661.81892.53082.5308

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 118.140
C1 C2 H8 118.140 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 118.140 C1 C3 H9 118.140
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 118.140
C2 C1 H7 118.140 C2 C3 H6 118.140
C2 C3 H9 118.140 C3 C1 H4 118.140
C3 C1 H7 118.140 C3 C2 H5 118.140
C3 C2 H8 118.140 H4 C1 H7 114.008
H5 C2 H8 114.008 H6 C3 H9 114.008
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.424      
2 C -0.424      
3 C -0.424      
4 H 0.212      
5 H 0.212      
6 H 0.212      
7 H 0.212      
8 H 0.212      
9 H 0.212      


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 -20.872 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.872 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.456
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.208 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.415
Polar
3z2-r24.831
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.853 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.539


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.950
(<r2>)1/2 6.629