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All results from a given calculation for C2H4CO3 (Ethylene carbonate)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.160840
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.617906
Nuclear repulsion energy241.478131
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 CID/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 3186 2964 29.12      
2 A1 1992 1854 529.99      
3 A1 1658 1542 3.69      
4 A1 1440 1340 0.37      
5 A1 1195 1112 219.59      
6 A1 925 861 8.62      
7 A1 809 753 36.07      
8 A1 731 680 2.12      
9 A2 3214 2990 0.00      
10 A2 1323 1231 0.00      
11 A2 1198 1114 0.00      
12 A2 173i 161i 0.00      
13 B1 3237 3012 39.05      
14 B1 1310 1219 0.76      
15 B1 905 842 1.85      
16 B1 759 707 43.12      
17 B1 108 100 5.04      
18 B2 3175 2954 23.40      
19 B2 1643 1529 1.15      
20 B2 1471 1369 0.86      
21 B2 1200 1116 8.12      
22 B2 1009 938 307.43      
23 B2 765 712 0.17      
24 B2 513 477 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16794.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15627.6 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
0.25468 0.12361 0.08592

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.894
O2 0.000 0.000 2.084
O3 0.000 1.152 0.059
O4 0.000 -1.152 0.059
C5 0.000 0.787 -1.316
C6 0.000 -0.787 -1.316
H7 -0.889 1.187 -1.797
H8 0.889 1.187 -1.797
H9 0.889 -1.187 -1.797
H10 -0.889 -1.187 -1.797

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.18951.42281.42282.34662.34663.07293.07293.07293.0729
O21.18952.32952.32953.49013.49014.15464.15464.15464.1546
O31.42282.32952.30381.42282.37752.05842.05843.11543.1154
O41.42282.32952.30382.37751.42283.11543.11542.05842.0584
C52.34663.49011.42282.37751.57491.08671.08672.21802.2180
C62.34663.49012.37751.42281.57492.21802.21801.08671.0867
H73.07294.15462.05843.11541.08672.21801.77782.96572.3738
H83.07294.15462.05843.11541.08672.21801.77782.37382.9657
H93.07294.15463.11542.05842.21801.08672.96572.37381.7778
H103.07294.15463.11542.05842.21801.08672.37382.96571.7778

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 111.104 C1 O4 C6 111.104
O2 C1 O3 125.945 O2 C1 O4 125.945
O3 C1 O4 108.111 O3 C5 C6 104.841
O3 C5 H7 109.486 O3 C5 H8 109.486
O4 C6 C5 104.841 O4 C6 H9 109.486
O4 C6 H10 109.486 C5 C6 H9 111.566
C5 C6 H10 111.566 C6 C5 H7 111.566
C6 C5 H8 111.566 H7 C5 H8 109.766
H9 C6 H10 109.766
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.161543
Energy at 298.15K-339.167847
HF Energy-338.618247
Nuclear repulsion energy242.026609
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 CID/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 3238 3013 8.09      
2 A 3169 2949 15.34      
3 A 1997 1858 509.72      
4 A 1646 1532 3.79      
5 A 1453 1352 5.75      
6 A 1316 1224 15.45      
7 A 1215 1131 34.84      
8 A 1171 1090 156.47      
9 A 936 871 3.88      
10 A 805 749 37.50      
11 A 727 676 2.65      
12 A 111 103 0.77      
13 B 3250 3024 25.62      
14 B 3169 2949 36.64      
15 B 1637 1524 1.87      
16 B 1470 1368 0.76      
17 B 1311 1220 2.18      
18 B 1181 1099 8.38      
19 B 1013 943 258.12      
20 B 941 876 36.54      
21 B 769 715 44.32      
22 B 697 649 1.79      
23 B 512 477 0.18      
24 B 124 116 4.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16929.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15752.6 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
0.25616 0.12402 0.08715

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.890
O2 0.000 0.000 2.079
O3 0.000 1.152 0.048
O4 0.000 -1.152 0.048
C5 0.207 0.751 -1.306
C6 -0.207 -0.751 -1.306
H7 -0.415 1.356 -1.958
H8 1.256 0.869 -1.572
H9 0.415 -1.356 -1.958
H10 -1.256 -0.869 -1.572

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.18921.42701.42702.32992.32993.18072.89663.18072.8966
O21.18922.33512.33513.47343.47344.27823.95704.27823.9570
O31.42702.33512.30461.42702.34522.05792.06903.23812.8784
O41.42702.33512.30462.34521.42703.23812.87842.05792.0690
C52.32993.47341.42702.34521.55871.08461.08882.21582.1992
C62.32993.47342.34521.42701.55872.21582.19921.08461.0888
H73.18074.27822.05793.23811.08462.21581.78282.83632.4100
H82.89663.95702.06902.87841.08882.19921.78282.41003.0549
H93.18074.27823.23812.05792.21581.08462.83632.41001.7828
H102.89663.95702.87842.06902.19921.08882.41003.05491.7828

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 109.441 C1 O4 C6 109.441
O2 C1 O3 126.150 O2 C1 O4 126.150
O3 C1 O4 107.701 O3 C5 C6 103.437
O3 C5 H7 109.280 O3 C5 H8 109.919
O4 C6 C5 103.437 O4 C6 H9 109.280
O4 C6 H10 109.919 C5 C6 H9 112.677
C5 C6 H10 111.084 C6 C5 H7 112.677
C6 C5 H8 111.084 H7 C5 H8 110.224
H9 C6 H10 110.224
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability