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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Methyl propyl ether)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-44.601738
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-232.384072
Nuclear repulsion energy186.222808
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 A' 3127 3008 29.53      
2 A' 3117 2999 31.24      
3 A' 3071 2954 18.11      
4 A' 3047 2931 22.39      
5 A' 2988 2875 64.90      
6 A' 2970 2857 29.63      
7 A' 1593 1532 0.83      
8 A' 1576 1516 14.08      
9 A' 1570 1510 3.01      
10 A' 1556 1497 3.79      
11 A' 1511 1454 1.52      
12 A' 1466 1410 11.52      
13 A' 1426 1372 19.39      
14 A' 1364 1312 1.70      
15 A' 1209 1163 16.09      
16 A' 1141 1098 3.33      
17 A' 1098 1057 121.07      
18 A' 1033 994 0.31      
19 A' 927 892 3.49      
20 A' 906 872 18.68      
21 A' 424 408 1.19      
22 A' 404 389 3.20      
23 A' 185 178 2.34      
24 A" 3123 3004 56.25      
25 A" 3093 2976 1.43      
26 A" 3023 2908 72.35      
27 A" 2997 2883 55.81      
28 A" 1569 1510 9.04      
29 A" 1551 1492 6.95      
30 A" 1354 1302 0.03      
31 A" 1291 1242 0.62      
32 A" 1203 1157 2.29      
33 A" 1159 1115 0.13      
34 A" 941 905 2.31      
35 A" 797 766 3.49      
36 A" 245 236 1.36      
37 A" 239 230 2.48      
38 A" 121 116 4.05      
39 A" 100 97 1.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30257.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29107.5 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
0.65402 0.06892 0.06543

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.407 0.498 0.000
O2 -1.253 -0.384 0.000
C3 0.000 0.360 0.000
C4 1.128 -0.676 0.000
C5 2.516 -0.006 0.000
H6 -3.287 -0.150 0.000
H7 -2.435 1.143 0.892
H8 -2.435 1.143 -0.892
H9 0.074 1.006 0.891
H10 0.074 1.006 -0.891
H11 1.007 -1.311 -0.884
H12 1.007 -1.311 0.884
H13 2.644 0.624 0.888
H14 2.644 0.624 -0.888
H15 3.311 -0.758 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15
C11.45302.41143.72484.94921.09241.10111.10112.68472.68473.96373.96375.13075.13075.8551
O21.45301.45662.39813.78762.04782.12742.12742.11732.11732.59722.59724.12194.12194.5792
C32.41141.45661.53082.54243.32622.70922.70921.10271.10272.14162.14162.80192.80193.4949
C43.72482.39811.53081.54154.44594.09854.09852.17502.17501.09531.09532.18602.18602.1852
C54.94923.78762.54241.54155.80485.16045.16042.78942.78942.18272.18271.09641.09641.0949
H61.09242.04783.32624.44595.80481.78691.78693.66383.66384.53494.53496.04716.04716.6263
H71.10112.12742.70924.09855.16041.78691.78332.51273.08064.58524.22765.10585.40716.1183
H81.10112.12742.70924.09855.16041.78691.78333.08062.51274.22764.58525.40715.10586.1183
H92.68472.11731.10272.17502.78943.66382.51273.08061.78113.06382.49792.59853.14893.7929
H102.68472.11731.10272.17502.78943.66383.08062.51271.78112.49793.06383.14892.59853.7929
H113.96372.59722.14161.09532.18274.53494.58524.22763.06382.49791.76733.09332.53562.5295
H123.96372.59722.14161.09532.18274.53494.22764.58522.49793.06381.76732.53563.09332.5295
H135.13074.12192.80192.18601.09646.04715.10585.40712.59853.14893.09332.53561.77611.7736
H145.13074.12192.80192.18601.09646.04715.40715.10583.14892.59852.53563.09331.77611.7736
H155.85514.57923.49492.18521.09496.62636.11836.11833.79293.79292.52952.52951.77361.7736

picture of Methyl propyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.949 O2 C1 H6 106.266
O2 C1 H7 112.072 O2 C1 H8 112.072
O2 C3 C4 106.761 O2 C3 H9 110.890
O2 C3 H10 110.890 C3 C4 C5 111.692
C3 C4 H11 108.129 C3 C4 H12 108.129
C4 C3 H9 110.301 C4 C3 H10 110.301
C4 C5 H13 110.795 C4 C5 H14 110.795
C4 C5 H15 110.821 C5 C4 H11 110.597
C5 C4 H12 110.597 H6 C1 H7 109.107
H6 C1 H8 109.107 H7 C1 H8 108.148
H9 C3 H10 107.723 H11 C4 H12 107.553
H13 C5 H14 108.183 H13 C5 H15 108.068
H14 C5 H15 108.068
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.309      
2 O -0.485      
3 C -0.094      
4 C -0.404      
5 C -0.563      
6 H 0.203      
7 H 0.171      
8 H 0.171      
9 H 0.168      
10 H 0.168      
11 H 0.204      
12 H 0.204      
13 H 0.187      
14 H 0.187      
15 H 0.194      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.104 1.324 0.000 1.328
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.113 -2.260 0.000
y -2.260 -33.456 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.063
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.146 -2.260 0.000
y -2.260 -1.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.278
Polar
3z2-r2-2.555
x2-y23.343
xy-2.260
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.289 -0.281 0.000
y -0.281 6.078 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.934


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 184.659
(<r2>)1/2 13.589