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All results from a given calculation for C3H8O2 (Propylene glycol)

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 C1 1A
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-268.079823
Energy at 298.15K-268.089778
Nuclear repulsion energy193.699537
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 3460 3328 1.29      
2 A 3353 3226 36.95      
3 A 3140 3020 36.73      
4 A 3135 3016 12.22      
5 A 3127 3008 14.57      
6 A 3060 2944 21.48      
7 A 3051 2935 31.71      
8 A 2941 2829 74.89      
9 A 1569 1510 5.03      
10 A 1550 1491 4.77      
11 A 1544 1485 5.13      
12 A 1476 1420 71.03      
13 A 1460 1404 14.24      
14 A 1403 1350 16.90      
15 A 1392 1339 15.43      
16 A 1384 1331 41.07      
17 A 1340 1289 21.18      
18 A 1237 1190 15.97      
19 A 1165 1121 3.48      
20 A 1105 1063 16.22      
21 A 1056 1016 39.21      
22 A 995 957 53.19      
23 A 951 915 17.17      
24 A 916 881 16.47      
25 A 843 811 12.33      
26 A 691 665 153.30      
27 A 523 503 15.57      
28 A 470 452 19.68      
29 A 385 370 85.15      
30 A 359 345 11.39      
31 A 266 255 2.87      
32 A 223 214 0.33      
33 A 151 146 5.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24859.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23914.4 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.28696 0.12045 0.09318

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.314 1.381 -0.146
H2 0.684 1.469 -0.221
O3 1.923 -0.055 -0.036
H4 2.175 -0.096 0.927
C5 0.666 -0.815 -0.193
H6 0.538 -0.914 -1.273
H7 0.717 -1.808 0.269
C8 -0.480 0.034 0.377
H9 -0.409 0.019 1.480
C10 -1.853 -0.473 -0.055
H11 -1.909 -0.475 -1.148
H12 -2.039 -1.483 0.326
H13 -2.627 0.199 0.326

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 H2 O3 H4 C5 H6 H7 C8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13
O11.00422.66053.08712.40542.69543.37751.45462.12342.41182.64483.37722.6404
H21.00421.97302.44832.28442.60953.31391.94202.48783.19933.37074.05353.5880
O32.66051.97300.99691.47762.04642.14992.44032.78243.79964.01214.22774.5719
H43.08712.44830.99692.01242.86202.34312.71492.64464.16344.59664.47734.8489
C52.40542.28441.47762.01241.09171.09651.53622.15642.54612.76692.83453.4847
H62.69542.60952.04642.86201.09171.79082.15823.05702.71942.48883.08553.7166
H73.37753.31392.14992.34311.09651.79082.19992.46442.91433.26762.77603.9010
C81.45461.94202.44032.71491.53622.15822.19991.10551.52602.15062.17622.1540
H92.12342.48782.78242.64462.15643.05702.46441.10552.16443.06602.49972.5075
C102.41183.19933.79964.16342.54612.71942.91431.52602.16441.09441.09541.0936
H112.64483.37074.01214.59662.76692.48883.26762.15063.06601.09441.78991.7727
H123.37724.05354.22774.47732.83453.08552.77602.17622.49971.09541.78991.7824
H132.64043.58804.57194.84893.48473.71663.90102.15402.50751.09361.77271.7824

picture of Propylene glycol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C8 C5 107.047 O1 C8 H9 111.344
O1 C8 C10 108.002 H2 O1 C8 102.798
O3 C5 H6 104.592 O3 C5 H7 112.434
O3 C5 C8 108.116 H4 O3 C5 107.232
C5 C8 H9 108.327 C5 C8 C10 112.493
H6 C5 H7 109.848 H6 C5 C8 109.254
H7 C5 C8 112.277 C8 C10 H11 109.206
C8 C10 H12 111.168 C8 C10 H13 109.516
H9 C8 C10 109.633 H11 C10 H12 109.647
H11 C10 H13 108.228 H12 C10 H13 109.024
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 O -0.566      
2 H 0.336      
3 O -0.536      
4 H 0.341      
5 C -0.176      
6 H 0.224      
7 H 0.179      
8 C 0.003      
9 H 0.158      
10 C -0.551      
11 H 0.200      
12 H 0.176      
13 H 0.213      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.664 -2.113 1.599 2.731
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.880 1.893 3.238
y 1.893 -33.030 0.162
z 3.238 0.162 -29.532
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.599 1.893 3.238
y 1.893 -2.324 0.162
z 3.238 0.162 2.923
Polar
3z2-r25.845
x2-y21.150
xy1.893
xz3.238
yz0.162


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.131 0.285 0.212
y 0.285 5.402 -0.186
z 0.212 -0.186 5.129


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 132.524
(<r2>)1/2 11.512