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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.547530
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.547530
Nuclear repulsion energy100.797156
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/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 2971 2859 0.00 209.25 0.29 0.44
2 Ag 1728 1662 0.00 33.62 0.54 0.70
3 Ag 1395 1342 0.00 16.17 0.59 0.74
4 Ag 1016 977 0.00 9.86 0.73 0.84
5 Ag 547 527 0.00 4.82 0.35 0.52
6 Au 871 838 3.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 205 198 23.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1117 1074 0.00 9.43 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 2970 2858 155.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 1721 1656 87.98 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1355 1303 2.64 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 316 304 47.10 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8106.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7798.1 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
1.89025 0.15554 0.14371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.327 0.685 0.000
C2 0.327 -0.685 0.000
H3 -1.429 0.628 0.000
H4 1.429 -0.628 0.000
O5 0.327 1.724 0.000
O6 -0.327 -1.724 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51841.10312.19291.22862.4093
C21.51842.19291.10312.40931.2286
H31.10312.19293.12182.07092.5973
H42.19291.10313.12182.59732.0709
O51.22862.40932.07092.59733.5105
O62.40931.22862.59732.07093.5105

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 112.581 C1 C2 O6 122.231
C2 C1 H3 112.581 C2 C1 O5 122.231
H3 C1 O5 125.189 H4 C2 O6 125.189
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.192      
2 C 0.192      
3 H 0.194      
4 H 0.194      
5 O -0.386      
6 O -0.386      


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 -21.149 -2.788 0.000
y -2.788 -30.081 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.099
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.441 -2.788 0.000
y -2.788 -8.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.515
Polar
3z2-r29.031
x2-y28.932
xy-2.788
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.621 0.591 0.000
y 0.591 4.584 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.141
(<r2>)1/2 8.726