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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.594076
Energy at 298.15K-233.605190
Nuclear repulsion energy200.181853
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 3806 3648 5.35      
2 A 3142 3012 56.92      
3 A 3140 3010 41.79      
4 A 3134 3004 10.17      
5 A 3133 3003 6.37      
6 A 3112 2983 67.78      
7 A 3105 2977 4.39      
8 A 3060 2933 10.97      
9 A 3041 2915 38.62      
10 A 3036 2910 20.41      
11 A 1528 1465 11.02      
12 A 1518 1456 7.29      
13 A 1508 1445 3.75      
14 A 1495 1433 0.22      
15 A 1490 1428 0.00      
16 A 1480 1419 0.09      
17 A 1430 1371 5.84      
18 A 1415 1356 41.77      
19 A 1401 1343 22.43      
20 A 1375 1318 26.66      
21 A 1270 1217 22.16      
22 A 1248 1196 49.73      
23 A 1172 1123 64.61      
24 A 1044 1001 1.37      
25 A 1029 987 10.70      
26 A 953 914 0.01      
27 A 949 910 34.56      
28 A 930 892 1.33      
29 A 915 877 0.09      
30 A 763 731 1.79      
31 A 458 439 18.68      
32 A 447 428 11.66      
33 A 401 384 0.25      
34 A 338 324 31.41      
35 A 331 318 1.03      
36 A 303 291 84.52      
37 A 270 259 0.04      
38 A 256 245 2.76      
39 A 198 190 2.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29811.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28577.1 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
0.15868 0.15771 0.15137

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.007 -0.000 0.013
H2 1.738 1.268 -0.210
H3 0.207 2.144 -0.095
H4 0.650 1.316 -1.597
C5 0.684 1.255 -0.507
H6 -1.969 0.882 0.062
H7 -1.969 -0.883 0.062
H8 -1.617 -0.000 -1.435
C9 -1.480 -0.000 -0.352
H10 0.207 -2.144 -0.095
H11 1.738 -1.268 -0.210
H12 0.650 -1.316 -1.597
C13 0.684 -1.255 -0.507
H14 0.938 0.000 1.718
O15 0.017 -0.000 1.440

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.16792.15772.18031.52412.15212.15212.16541.51742.15772.16792.18031.52411.94961.4280
H22.16791.76801.76341.09443.73654.29373.78983.46093.74172.53553.12752.74972.44252.7005
H32.15771.76801.77231.09092.52003.73103.11802.74024.28893.74173.79823.45742.90162.6441
H42.18031.76341.77231.09223.13013.80022.62622.79553.79823.12752.63132.79223.57863.3703
C51.52411.09441.09091.09222.73923.45442.78082.50633.45742.74972.79222.50972.56752.4113
H62.15213.73652.52003.13012.73921.76501.77251.09083.73104.29373.80023.45443.46012.5736
H72.15214.29373.73103.80023.45441.76501.77251.09082.52003.73653.13012.73923.46012.5736
H82.16543.78983.11802.62622.78081.77251.77251.09103.11803.78982.62622.78084.05833.3072
C91.51743.46092.74022.79552.50631.09081.09081.09102.74023.46092.79552.50633.18302.3354
H102.15773.74174.28893.79823.45743.73102.52003.11802.74021.76801.77231.09092.90172.6441
H112.16792.53553.74173.12752.74974.29373.73653.78983.46091.76801.76341.09442.44252.7005
H122.18033.12753.79822.63132.79223.80023.13012.62622.79551.77231.76341.09223.57863.3703
C131.52412.74973.45742.79222.50973.45442.73922.78082.50631.09091.09441.09222.56752.4112
H141.94962.44252.90163.57862.56753.46013.46014.05833.18302.90172.44253.57862.56750.9618
O151.42802.70052.64413.37032.41132.57362.57363.30722.33542.64412.70053.37032.41120.9618

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.701 C1 C5 H3 110.105
C1 C5 H4 111.834 C1 C9 H6 110.126
C1 C9 H7 110.126 C1 C9 H8 111.176
C1 C13 H10 110.105 C1 C13 H11 110.701
C1 C13 H12 111.834 C1 O15 H14 107.737
H2 C5 H3 108.007 H2 C5 H4 107.510
H3 C5 H4 108.559 C5 C1 C9 110.983
C5 C1 C13 110.844 C5 C1 O15 109.489
H6 C9 H7 108.006 H6 C9 H8 108.664
H7 C9 H8 108.664 C9 C1 C13 110.983
C9 C1 O15 104.872 H10 C13 H11 108.007
H10 C13 H12 108.559 H11 C13 H12 107.510
C13 C1 O15 109.489
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 C 0.058      
2 H 0.200      
3 H 0.229      
4 H 0.215      
5 C -0.618      
6 H 0.227      
7 H 0.227      
8 H 0.211      
9 C -0.612      
10 H 0.229      
11 H 0.200      
12 H 0.215      
13 C -0.618      
14 H 0.383      
15 O -0.549      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.270 0.000 -0.936 1.578
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.826 0.000 2.951
y 0.000 -33.699 0.000
z 2.951 0.000 -34.366
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.206 0.000 2.951
y 0.000 -0.603 0.000
z 2.951 0.000 -1.603
Polar
3z2-r2-3.206
x2-y21.873
xy0.000
xz2.951
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.835 0.000 0.127
y 0.000 7.554 0.000
z 0.127 0.000 7.237


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.698
(<r2>)1/2 11.167