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All results from a given calculation for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-117.209744
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-117.209744
Nuclear repulsion energy75.315335
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 wB97X-D/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 A1' 3204 3036 0.00 198.39 0.05 0.09
2 A1' 1555 1474 0.00 7.53 0.74 0.85
3 A1' 1177 1116 0.00 25.96 0.08 0.14
4 A1" 1174 1112 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 A2' 1154 1094 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
6 A2" 3300 3127 16.58 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 A2" 876 831 1.71 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3193 3026 14.48 14.92 0.75 0.86
8 E' 3193 3026 14.47 14.92 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1523 1444 5.94 8.68 0.75 0.86
9 E' 1523 1444 5.94 8.67 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1103 1045 27.81 0.01 0.75 0.86
10 E' 1103 1045 27.80 0.01 0.75 0.86
11 E' 865 819 17.79 17.64 0.75 0.86
11 E' 865 819 17.79 17.64 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3277 3106 0.00 82.13 0.75 0.86
12 E" 3277 3106 0.00 82.11 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1238 1173 0.00 12.78 0.75 0.86
13 E" 1238 1173 0.00 12.77 0.75 0.86
14 E" 783 743 0.00 3.76 0.75 0.86
14 E" 783 743 0.00 3.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18201.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17251.3 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
0.66440 0.66440 0.41475

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.878 0.000
C2 0.761 -0.439 0.000
C3 -0.761 -0.439 0.000
H4 0.000 1.459 0.914
H5 1.263 -0.729 0.914
H6 -1.263 -0.729 0.914
H7 0.000 1.459 -0.914
H8 1.263 -0.729 -0.914
H9 -1.263 -0.729 -0.914

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52141.52141.08272.23982.23981.08272.23982.2398
C21.52141.52142.23981.08272.23982.23981.08272.2398
C31.52141.52142.23982.23981.08272.23982.23981.0827
H41.08272.23982.23982.52692.52691.82773.11863.1186
H52.23981.08272.23982.52692.52693.11861.82773.1186
H62.23982.23981.08272.52692.52693.11863.11861.8277
H71.08272.23982.23981.82773.11863.11862.52692.5269
H82.23981.08272.23983.11861.82773.11862.52692.5269
H92.23982.23981.08273.11863.11861.82772.52692.5269

picture of Cyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 117.669
C1 C2 H8 117.669 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.669 C1 C3 H9 117.669
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.669
C2 C1 H7 117.669 C2 C3 H6 117.669
C2 C3 H9 117.669 C3 C1 H4 117.669
C3 C1 H7 117.669 C3 C2 H5 117.669
C3 C2 H8 117.669 H4 C1 H7 115.150
H5 C2 H8 115.150 H6 C3 H9 115.150
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.451      
2 C -0.451      
3 C -0.451      
4 H 0.226      
5 H 0.226      
6 H 0.226      
7 H 0.226      
8 H 0.226      
9 H 0.226      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.066
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.177 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.355
Polar
3z2-r24.709
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.128 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.128 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.029


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.933
(<r2>)1/2 6.628