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All results from a given calculation for C3H3 (cyclopropenyl radical)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.264568
Energy at 298.15K-115.266210
HF Energy-115.264568
Nuclear repulsion energy57.584723
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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' 3372 3202 0.96      
2 A' 3144 2985 37.14      
3 A' 1648 1565 0.47      
4 A' 1202 1142 15.63      
5 A' 998 948 13.76      
6 A' 943 895 6.11      
7 A' 681 646 106.61      
8 A" 3322 3155 4.35      
9 A" 1078 1023 17.54      
10 A" 1012 961 18.34      
11 A" 926 879 0.49      
12 A" 674 640 30.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9499.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9020.9 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
1.06080 0.86561 0.49104

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.037 0.904 0.000
H2 0.753 1.652 0.000
C3 -0.037 -0.425 0.659
C4 -0.037 -0.425 -0.659
H5 -0.043 -0.990 1.568
H6 -0.043 -0.990 -1.568

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.08731.48331.48332.45922.4592
H21.08732.31702.31703.17333.1733
C31.48332.31701.31751.07102.2978
C41.48332.31701.31752.29781.0710
H52.45923.17331.07102.29783.1369
H62.45923.17332.29781.07103.1369

picture of cyclopropenyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 C4 63.632 C1 C3 H5 148.218
C1 C4 C3 63.632 C1 C4 H6 148.218
H2 C1 C3 128.019 H2 C1 C4 128.019
C3 C1 C4 52.735 C3 C4 H6 148.147
C4 C3 H5 148.147
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.169      
2 H 0.198      
3 C -0.241      
4 C -0.241      
5 H 0.226      
6 H 0.226      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.747 -1.266 0.000 1.470
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.370 1.347 0.000
y 1.347 -17.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.627
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.634 1.347 0.000
y 1.347 -0.346 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.980
Polar
3z2-r25.960
x2-y2-1.525
xy1.347
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.811 0.304 0.000
y 0.304 4.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.392


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.481
(<r2>)1/2 5.786