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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.145059
Energy at 298.15K-264.150639
Nuclear repulsion energy170.743934
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 HF/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' 3304 2982 21.61      
2 A' 3275 2956 4.32      
3 A' 2075 1873 450.07      
4 A' 1677 1513 1.80      
5 A' 1601 1445 16.26      
6 A' 1454 1312 9.17      
7 A' 1381 1247 21.15      
8 A' 1145 1033 196.54      
9 A' 1036 935 55.00      
10 A' 997 900 68.46      
11 A' 929 839 6.16      
12 A' 796 719 1.88      
13 A' 520 469 5.22      
14 A" 3372 3044 14.90      
15 A" 3332 3007 0.04      
16 A" 1328 1199 0.04      
17 A" 1236 1116 0.01      
18 A" 1168 1054 13.54      
19 A" 860 777 7.17      
20 A" 559 505 7.16      
21 A" 174 157 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16108.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14539.5 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.41470 0.17175 0.12731

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.039 -0.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.644 0.000
O3 -0.072 1.824 0.000
C4 1.089 -0.443 0.000
H5 1.701 -0.444 0.889
H6 1.701 -0.444 -0.889
C7 -0.102 -1.437 0.000
H8 -0.220 -2.024 -0.892
H9 -0.220 -2.024 0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.39002.31552.13432.88542.88541.48902.12352.1235
C21.39001.18251.53872.20622.20622.08302.82132.8213
O32.31551.18252.54713.01293.01293.26103.95283.9528
C42.13431.53872.54711.07921.07921.55112.23762.2376
H52.88542.20623.01291.07921.77762.24203.05882.4869
H62.88542.20623.01291.07921.77762.24202.48693.0588
C71.48902.08303.26101.55112.24202.24201.07431.0743
H82.12352.82133.95282.23763.05882.48691.07431.7840
H92.12352.82133.95282.23762.48693.05881.07431.7840

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 128.158 O1 C2 C4 93.428
O1 C7 C4 89.164 O1 C7 H8 110.837
O1 C7 H9 110.837 C2 O1 C7 92.628
C2 C4 H5 113.709 C2 C4 H6 113.709
C2 C4 C7 84.780 O3 C2 C4 138.414
C4 C7 H8 115.734 C4 C7 H9 115.734
H5 C4 H6 110.894 H5 C4 C7 115.780
H6 C4 C7 115.780 H8 C7 H9 112.259
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.634 -0.604    
2 C 0.881 0.986    
3 O -0.567 -0.599    
4 C -0.630 -0.498    
5 H 0.279 0.152    
6 H 0.279 0.152    
7 C -0.094 0.360    
8 H 0.243 0.025    
9 H 0.243 0.025    


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.886 -3.927 0.000 4.873
CHELPG 2.879 -3.944 0.000 4.882
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.630 -0.238 0.000
y -0.238 -32.243 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.045
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.986 -0.238 0.000
y -0.238 -3.405 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.392
Polar
3z2-r28.783
x2-y21.613
xy-0.238
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.850 0.083 0.000
y 0.083 5.827 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.319


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 95.513
(<r2>)1/2 9.773