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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.126617
Energy at 298.15K-154.133297
Nuclear repulsion energy80.993435
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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' 3519 3376 0.51      
2 A' 3149 3021 22.10      
3 A' 3071 2946 11.35      
4 A' 2988 2867 59.38      
5 A' 1589 1525 1.98      
6 A' 1565 1502 6.58      
7 A' 1472 1413 6.96      
8 A' 1452 1393 11.90      
9 A' 1292 1240 70.52      
10 A' 1121 1076 5.25      
11 A' 1015 974 59.35      
12 A' 905 869 9.59      
13 A' 400 384 15.27      
14 A" 3154 3026 25.03      
15 A" 3015 2892 73.72      
16 A" 1544 1481 6.81      
17 A" 1328 1274 2.00      
18 A" 1183 1135 3.96      
19 A" 863 828 0.56      
20 A" 313 300 130.77      
21 A" 244 234 20.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17590.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16876.3 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
1.11929 0.31233 0.26901

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.178 -0.390 0.000
C2 0.000 0.578 0.000
O3 -1.196 -0.253 0.000
H4 -1.983 0.351 0.000
H5 2.129 0.153 0.000
H6 1.125 -1.028 0.888
H7 1.125 -1.028 -0.888
H8 0.054 1.226 0.890
H9 0.054 1.226 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52492.37853.24731.09531.09451.09452.16082.1608
C21.52491.45691.99642.17092.15282.15281.10241.1024
O32.37851.45690.99233.35022.60362.60362.13192.1319
H43.24731.99640.99234.11723.51493.51492.38942.3894
H51.09532.17093.35024.11721.78661.78662.49982.4998
H61.09452.15282.60363.51491.78661.77532.49633.0646
H71.09452.15282.60363.51491.78661.77533.06462.4963
H82.16081.10242.13192.38942.49982.49633.06461.7799
H92.16081.10242.13192.38942.49983.06462.49631.7799

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 105.793 C1 C2 H8 109.611
C1 C2 H9 109.611 C2 C1 H5 110.831
C2 C1 H6 109.445 C2 C1 H7 109.445
C2 O3 H4 107.689 O3 C2 H8 112.076
O3 C2 H9 112.076 H5 C1 H6 109.344
H5 C1 H7 109.344 H6 C1 H7 108.390
H8 C2 H9 107.655
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.626      
2 C -0.191      
3 O -0.563      
4 H 0.345      
5 H 0.202      
6 H 0.227      
7 H 0.227      
8 H 0.189      
9 H 0.189      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.082 1.715 0.000 1.717
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.401
(<r2>)1/2 7.376