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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.085755
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-189.685212
Nuclear repulsion energy101.609373
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
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' 3266 3096 7.60 56.02 0.45 0.62
2 A' 3217 3049 1.23 76.74 0.36 0.53
3 A' 3168 3003 4.39 58.41 0.11 0.19
4 A' 2927 2775 103.54 78.84 0.25 0.40
5 A' 1678 1591 7.36 9.25 0.37 0.54
6 A' 1615 1531 51.08 12.98 0.56 0.72
7 A' 1509 1431 3.52 5.19 0.42 0.60
8 A' 1448 1372 0.58 12.68 0.54 0.70
9 A' 1340 1270 1.40 8.30 0.38 0.55
10 A' 1174 1113 18.70 8.83 0.67 0.80
11 A' 933 884 33.26 0.81 0.22 0.36
12 A' 562 533 2.82 4.93 0.34 0.51
13 A' 323 306 7.24 0.14 0.33 0.50
14 A" 1053 998 15.46 2.80 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1037 983 13.41 4.18 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1001 949 41.58 0.12 0.75 0.86
17 A" 618 586 12.99 6.82 0.75 0.86
18 A" 174 165 2.88 1.23 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13521.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12818.3 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
1.58291 0.15044 0.13738

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.141 -0.747 0.000
C2 0.000 0.735 0.000
C3 1.217 1.306 0.000
O4 -1.232 -1.360 0.000
H5 0.832 -1.279 0.000
H6 -0.915 1.320 0.000
H7 1.356 2.382 0.000
H8 2.122 0.701 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48852.46151.25171.10812.20773.46842.6865
C21.48851.34452.43032.17821.08612.13352.1224
C32.46151.34453.62032.61312.13161.08461.0887
O41.25172.43033.62032.06542.69944.54973.9368
H51.10812.17822.61312.06543.13123.69752.3629
H62.20771.08612.13162.69943.13122.50643.0992
H73.46842.13351.08464.54973.69752.50641.8470
H82.68652.12241.08873.93682.36293.09921.8470

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.573 C1 C2 H6 117.220
C2 C1 O4 124.747 C2 C1 H5 113.230
C2 C3 H7 122.519 C2 C3 H8 121.085
C3 C2 H6 122.207 O4 C1 H5 122.023
H7 C3 H8 116.396
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.085753
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-189.685385
Nuclear repulsion energy103.501089
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
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 3107 4.20 48.93 0.52 0.68
2 A' 3214 3046 6.45 88.38 0.29 0.45
3 A' 3179 3014 3.04 49.05 0.11 0.20
4 A' 2993 2837 133.80 127.10 0.31 0.47
5 A' 1688 1600 2.02 5.23 0.20 0.34
6 A' 1597 1514 33.91 15.03 0.40 0.57
7 A' 1508 1430 24.31 8.97 0.24 0.39
8 A' 1459 1383 7.56 10.97 0.63 0.78
9 A' 1364 1293 1.45 10.39 0.47 0.64
10 A' 1116 1058 7.24 5.12 0.74 0.85
11 A' 915 868 56.42 3.16 0.17 0.29
12 A' 702 666 3.08 1.63 0.49 0.66
13 A' 297 282 8.96 1.89 0.52 0.69
14 A" 1052 997 1.20 9.49 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1046 992 43.96 0.60 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1013 960 16.71 0.04 0.75 0.86
17 A" 591 560 14.53 8.63 0.75 0.86
18 A" 222 210 5.88 1.45 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13616.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12908.4 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.72679 0.20824 0.16186

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.902 -0.271 0.000
C2 0.000 0.923 0.000
C3 1.333 0.754 0.000
O4 -0.490 -1.455 0.000
H5 -1.979 -0.036 0.000
H6 -0.464 1.906 0.000
H7 2.034 1.581 0.000
H8 1.742 -0.253 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49632.45871.25431.10202.21973.47112.6438
C21.49631.34362.42832.19891.08632.13762.1020
C32.45871.34362.86413.40462.13421.08411.0875
O41.25432.42832.86412.05723.36073.94822.5343
H51.10202.19893.40462.05722.46224.32613.7268
H62.21971.08632.13423.36072.46222.51883.0865
H73.47112.13761.08413.94824.32612.51881.8580
H82.64382.10201.08752.53433.72683.08651.8580

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.846 C1 C2 H6 117.633
C2 C1 O4 123.732 C2 C1 H5 114.769
C2 C3 H7 123.047 C2 C3 H8 119.306
C3 C2 H6 122.521 O4 C1 H5 121.499
H7 C3 H8 117.647
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability