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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.977004
Energy at 298.15K-115.978583
HF Energy-115.977004
Nuclear repulsion energy57.970197
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 B3LYP/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' 3277 3167 0.15      
2 A' 3038 2935 73.08      
3 A' 1664 1608 0.26      
4 A' 1238 1196 9.16      
5 A' 998 964 21.59      
6 A' 912 882 6.72      
7 A' 599 579 70.43      
8 A" 3230 3122 0.03      
9 A" 1030 995 27.63      
10 A" 977 944 5.82      
11 A" 869 839 0.07      
12 A" 694 670 34.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9263.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8950.8 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
1.06593 0.88718 0.49873

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.037 0.890 0.000
H2 0.746 1.652 0.000
C3 -0.037 -0.418 0.656
C4 -0.037 -0.418 -0.656
H5 -0.041 -0.985 1.574
H6 -0.041 -0.985 -1.574

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.09311.46301.46302.44762.4476
H21.09312.30852.30853.17013.1701
C31.46302.30851.31131.07892.3001
C41.46302.30851.31132.30011.0789
H52.44763.17011.07892.30013.1471
H62.44763.17012.30011.07893.1471

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 63.375 C1 C3 H5 148.326
C1 C4 C3 63.375 C1 C4 H6 148.326
H2 C1 C3 128.571 H2 C1 C4 128.571
C3 C1 C4 53.251 C3 C4 H6 148.299
C4 C3 H5 148.299
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.250      
2 H 0.190      
3 C -0.174      
4 C -0.174      
5 H 0.204      
6 H 0.204      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.678 -1.366 0.000 1.525
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.274 1.302 0.000
y 1.302 -18.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.696
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.216 1.302 0.000
y 1.302 -0.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.151
Polar
3z2-r26.302
x2-y2-0.854
xy1.302
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.644 0.308 0.000
y 0.308 4.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.929


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.328
(<r2>)1/2 5.773