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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.483037
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.483037
Nuclear repulsion energy101.117664
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3013 2861 0.00      
2 Ag 1757 1669 0.00      
3 Ag 1397 1327 0.00      
4 Ag 1035 983 0.00      
5 Ag 556 528 0.00      
6 Au 875 831 5.71      
7 Au 204 194 26.14      
8 Bg 1126 1069 0.00      
9 Bu 3013 2861 137.36      
10 Bu 1749 1661 90.35      
11 Bu 1358 1289 2.39      
12 Bu 315 300 49.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8199.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7785.9 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
1.88836 0.15692 0.14488

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.328 0.682 0.000
C2 0.328 -0.682 0.000
H3 -1.428 0.628 0.000
H4 1.428 -0.628 0.000
O5 0.328 1.717 0.000
O6 -0.328 -1.717 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51281.10092.19031.22572.3982
C21.51282.19031.10092.39821.2257
H31.10092.19033.11932.06602.5897
H42.19031.10093.11932.58972.0660
O51.22572.39822.06602.58973.4955
O62.39821.22572.58972.06603.4955

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 112.918 C1 C2 O6 121.921
C2 C1 H3 112.918 C2 C1 O5 121.921
H3 C1 O5 125.161 H4 C2 O6 125.161
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.177      
2 C 0.177      
3 H 0.223      
4 H 0.223      
5 O -0.400      
6 O -0.400      


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 -20.938 -2.915 0.000
y -2.915 -30.281 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.158
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.782 -2.915 0.000
y -2.915 -9.233 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.451
Polar
3z2-r28.902
x2-y29.343
xy-2.915
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.568 0.614 0.000
y 0.614 4.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.404


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.674
(<r2>)1/2 8.699