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All results from a given calculation for C3H3 (cyclopropenyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.213933
Energy at 298.15K-115.215603
HF Energy-115.213933
Nuclear repulsion energy58.449760
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 HF/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' 3469 3138 0.06      
2 A' 3219 2911 84.18      
3 A' 1790 1619 1.38      
4 A' 1306 1181 8.81      
5 A' 1110 1004 13.16      
6 A' 1004 908 3.91      
7 A' 695 629 90.75      
8 A" 3414 3087 6.57      
9 A" 1135 1027 18.77      
10 A" 1087 983 7.99      
11 A" 984 890 0.00      
12 A" 577 522 120.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9894.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8948.7 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
1.09233 0.89427 0.50633

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.036 0.887 0.000
H2 0.737 1.643 0.000
C3 -0.036 -0.418 0.647
C4 -0.036 -0.418 -0.647
H5 -0.043 -0.974 1.559
H6 -0.043 -0.974 -1.559

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.08201.45641.45642.42732.4273
H21.08202.29482.29483.14443.1444
C31.45642.29481.29351.06812.2746
C41.45642.29481.29352.27461.0681
H52.42733.14441.06812.27463.1180
H62.42733.14442.27461.06813.1180

picture of cyclopropenyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C4 63.636 C1 C3 H5 147.701
C1 C4 C3 63.636 C1 C4 H6 147.701
H2 C1 C3 128.784 H2 C1 C4 128.784
C3 C1 C4 52.729 C3 C4 H6 148.659
C4 C3 H5 148.659
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.220      
2 H 0.203      
3 C -0.219      
4 C -0.219      
5 H 0.228      
6 H 0.228      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.611 -1.201 0.000 1.348
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.479 1.204 0.000
y 1.204 -18.293 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.664
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.500 1.204 0.000
y 1.204 -0.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.222
Polar
3z2-r26.443
x2-y2-1.185
xy1.204
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.546 0.265 0.000
y 0.265 4.679 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.184


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.989
(<r2>)1/2 5.744