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All results from a given calculation for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (C2)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.987740
Energy at 298.15K-267.997096
Nuclear repulsion energy189.930440
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 A1 3176 3016 19.54      
2 A1 3017 2865 42.89      
3 A1 2913 2766 45.95      
4 A1 1615 1534 0.57      
5 A1 1578 1498 3.40      
6 A1 1508 1432 2.52      
7 A1 1238 1176 1.73      
8 A1 1133 1075 0.01      
9 A1 981 931 45.82      
10 A1 462 439 0.53      
11 A1 205 195 2.94      
12 A2 3063 2909 0.00      
13 A2 1557 1478 0.00      
14 A2 1254 1190 0.00      
15 A2 1171 1112 0.00      
16 A2 228 217 0.00      
17 A2 81 77 0.00      
18 B1 3064 2909 126.11      
19 B1 2929 2781 138.74      
20 B1 1557 1478 22.77      
21 B1 1191 1131 9.65      
22 B1 1141 1084 8.27      
23 B1 258 245 8.01      
24 B1 77 73 1.17      
25 B2 3176 3016 16.72      
26 B2 3016 2864 49.75      
27 B2 1585 1505 9.15      
28 B2 1532 1455 23.02      
29 B2 1454 1380 79.23      
30 B2 1194 1134 101.23      
31 B2 1143 1085 251.85      
32 B2 973 924 4.07      
33 B2 403 383 5.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24936.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23679.2 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
0.77456 0.07504 0.07119

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.318
H2 -0.894 0.000 0.974
H3 0.894 0.000 0.974
O4 0.000 1.132 -0.546
O5 0.000 -1.132 -0.546
C6 0.000 2.365 0.211
C7 0.000 -2.365 0.211
H8 0.000 3.169 -0.524
H9 0.000 -3.169 -0.524
H10 -0.892 2.458 0.848
H11 0.892 2.458 0.848
H12 0.892 -2.458 0.848
H13 -0.892 -2.458 0.848

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 O4 O5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.10811.10811.42431.42432.36752.36753.27923.27922.66772.66772.66772.6677
H21.10811.78702.09502.09502.64062.64063.61733.61732.46103.04043.04042.4610
H31.10811.78702.09502.09502.64062.64063.61733.61733.04042.46102.46103.0404
O41.42432.09502.09502.26421.44703.57822.03714.30122.12032.12033.95293.9529
O51.42432.09502.09502.26423.57821.44704.30122.03713.95293.95292.12032.1203
C62.36752.64062.64061.44703.57824.73011.08985.58281.09961.09964.94574.9457
C72.36752.64062.64063.57821.44704.73015.58281.08984.94574.94571.09961.0996
H83.27923.61733.61732.03714.30121.08985.58286.33821.78441.78445.86005.8600
H93.27923.61733.61734.30122.03715.58281.08986.33825.86005.86001.78441.7844
H102.66772.46103.04042.12033.95291.09964.94571.78445.86001.78375.22924.9156
H112.66773.04042.46102.12033.95291.09964.94571.78445.86001.78374.91565.2292
H122.66773.04042.46103.95292.12034.94571.09965.86001.78445.22924.91561.7837
H132.66772.46103.04043.95292.12034.94571.09965.86001.78444.91565.22921.7837

picture of Methane, dimethoxy- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O4 C6 111.083 C1 O5 C7 111.083
H2 C1 H3 107.484 H2 C1 O4 111.030
H2 C1 O5 111.030 H3 C1 O4 111.030
H3 C1 O5 111.030 O4 C1 O5 105.287
O4 C6 H8 105.982 O4 C6 H10 112.015
O4 C6 H11 112.015 O5 C7 H9 105.982
O5 C7 H12 112.015 O5 C7 H13 112.015
H8 C6 H10 109.177 H8 C6 H11 109.177
H9 C7 H12 109.177 H9 C7 H13 109.177
H10 C6 H11 108.403 H12 C7 H13 108.403
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 0.149      
2 H 0.173      
3 H 0.173      
4 O -0.500      
5 O -0.500      
6 C -0.387      
7 C -0.387      
8 H 0.241      
9 H 0.241      
10 H 0.199      
11 H 0.199      
12 H 0.199      
13 H 0.199      


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 3.034 3.034
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.784 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.143 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.228
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.599 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.765
Polar
3z2-r2-11.530
x2-y2-8.642
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.813 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.791


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000