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

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-265.673630
Energy at 298.15K-265.678971
Nuclear repulsion energy168.250576
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 18.46      
2 A' 3113 2995 6.58      
3 A' 1909 1836 315.30      
4 A' 1562 1503 1.05      
5 A' 1499 1442 13.32      
6 A' 1315 1265 3.58      
7 A' 1258 1210 23.09      
8 A' 1024 985 132.24      
9 A' 978 940 10.30      
10 A' 877 843 75.52      
11 A' 858 825 3.31      
12 A' 725 697 3.16      
13 A' 473 455 3.50      
14 A" 3194 3073 16.12      
15 A" 3168 3048 0.11      
16 A" 1232 1185 0.05      
17 A" 1123 1080 0.25      
18 A" 1065 1024 3.70      
19 A" 810 779 4.59      
20 A" 517 497 1.34      
21 A" 170 163 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14997.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14427.1 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
0.40184 0.16721 0.12375

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)
O1 -1.066 -0.298 0.000
C2 0.000 0.650 0.000
O3 -0.090 1.851 0.000
C4 1.100 -0.440 0.000
H5 1.720 -0.434 0.898
H6 1.720 -0.434 -0.898
C7 -0.073 -1.452 0.000
H8 -0.181 -2.050 -0.903
H9 -0.181 -2.050 0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.42692.36002.17102.93072.93071.52282.16022.1602
C21.42691.20341.54932.22332.22332.10422.85292.8529
O32.36001.20342.58143.05023.05023.30314.00444.0044
C42.17101.54932.58141.09141.09141.54972.24692.2469
H52.93072.22333.05021.09141.79642.24943.07752.4951
H62.93072.22333.05021.09141.79642.24942.49513.0775
C71.52282.10423.30311.54972.24942.24941.08821.0882
H82.16022.85294.00442.24693.07752.49511.08821.8066
H92.16022.85294.00442.24692.49513.07751.08821.8066

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 127.389 O1 C2 C4 93.592
O1 C7 C4 89.915 O1 C7 H8 110.555
O1 C7 H9 110.555 C2 O1 C7 90.962
C2 C4 H5 113.558 C2 C4 H6 113.558
C2 C4 C7 85.531 O3 C2 C4 139.019
C4 C7 H8 115.706 C4 C7 H9 115.706
H5 C4 H6 110.765 H5 C4 C7 115.699
H6 C4 C7 115.699 H8 C7 H9 112.213
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 O -0.452      
2 C 0.647      
3 O -0.447      
4 C -0.539      
5 H 0.246      
6 H 0.246      
7 C -0.149      
8 H 0.223      
9 H 0.223      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.428 -3.338 0.000 4.128
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.796 -0.177 0.000
y -0.177 -31.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.910
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.784 -0.177 0.000
y -0.177 -2.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.545
Polar
3z2-r27.090
x2-y21.317
xy-0.177
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.133 0.089 0.000
y 0.089 6.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.458


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.211
(<r2>)1/2 9.860