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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.244339
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.611773
Nuclear repulsion energy238.334764
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3127 2975 33.00      
2 A1 1848 1758 379.82      
3 A1 1630 1550 5.91      
4 A1 1400 1332 0.84      
5 A1 1099 1045 189.28      
6 A1 900 856 7.07      
7 A1 743 707 42.84      
8 A1 693 660 1.55      
9 A2 3162 3008 0.00      
10 A2 1290 1227 0.00      
11 A2 1166 1109 0.00      
12 A2 169i 161i 0.00      
13 B1 3186 3031 40.34      
14 B1 1272 1210 0.21      
15 B1 891 848 0.90      
16 B1 701 667 25.26      
17 B1 112 107 4.96      
18 B2 3119 2967 22.75      
19 B2 1617 1538 0.58      
20 B2 1426 1357 0.09      
21 B2 1118 1063 9.49      
22 B2 922 877 283.09      
23 B2 723 688 3.32      
24 B2 486 462 1.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16231.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15440.5 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.24768 0.12059 0.08370

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.902
O2 0.000 0.000 2.112
O3 0.000 1.175 0.060
O4 0.000 -1.175 0.060
C5 0.000 0.790 -1.333
C6 0.000 -0.790 -1.333
H7 -0.894 1.189 -1.816
H8 0.894 1.189 -1.816
H9 0.894 -1.189 -1.816
H10 -0.894 -1.189 -1.816

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.20951.44551.44552.37092.37093.09883.09883.09883.0988
O21.20952.36412.36413.53433.53434.20024.20024.20024.2002
O31.44552.36412.34981.44552.40892.07862.07863.14753.1475
O41.44552.36412.34982.40891.44553.14753.14752.07862.0786
C52.37093.53431.44552.40891.58041.09161.09162.22462.2246
C62.37093.53432.40891.44551.58042.22462.22461.09161.0916
H73.09884.20022.07863.14751.09162.22461.78812.97482.3774
H83.09884.20022.07863.14751.09162.22461.78812.37742.9748
H93.09884.20023.14752.07862.22461.09162.97482.37741.7881
H103.09884.20023.14752.07862.22461.09162.37742.97481.7881

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 110.192 C1 O4 C6 110.192
O2 C1 O3 125.627 O2 C1 O4 125.627
O3 C1 O4 108.746 O3 C5 C6 105.436
O3 C5 H7 109.238 O3 C5 H8 109.238
O4 C6 C5 105.436 O4 C6 H9 109.238
O4 C6 H10 109.238 C5 C6 H9 111.411
C5 C6 H10 111.411 C6 C5 H7 111.411
C6 C5 H8 111.411 H7 C5 H8 109.977
H9 C6 H10 109.977
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.245398
Energy at 298.15K-339.251592
HF Energy-338.611924
Nuclear repulsion energy239.011632
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3186 3031 7.74      
2 A 3111 2960 17.92      
3 A 1853 1763 360.83      
4 A 1616 1537 5.50      
5 A 1418 1349 7.94      
6 A 1279 1217 11.75      
7 A 1176 1118 0.65      
8 A 1085 1032 160.85      
9 A 917 872 4.08      
10 A 738 702 43.95      
11 A 688 655 2.70      
12 A 140 133 0.87      
13 B 3199 3043 25.78      
14 B 3113 2961 36.94      
15 B 1609 1531 1.28      
16 B 1427 1358 0.25      
17 B 1270 1208 0.91      
18 B 1102 1048 9.22      
19 B 952 906 100.92      
20 B 889 846 166.51      
21 B 714 679 26.63      
22 B 654 622 2.15      
23 B 485 461 1.64      
24 B 130 124 4.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16374.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15577.3 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.24945 0.12109 0.08518

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.896
O2 0.000 0.000 2.105
O3 0.000 1.176 0.046
O4 0.000 -1.176 0.046
C5 0.232 0.744 -1.320
C6 -0.232 -0.744 -1.320
H7 -0.356 1.369 -1.992
H8 1.297 0.821 -1.559
H9 0.356 -1.369 -1.992
H10 -1.297 -0.821 -1.559

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.20901.45111.45112.34962.34963.21572.89573.21572.8957
O21.20902.37162.37163.51313.51314.33423.97304.33423.9730
O31.45112.37162.35131.45112.36762.07722.09343.27912.8714
O41.45112.37162.35132.36761.45113.27912.87142.07722.0934
C52.34963.51311.45112.36761.55891.08951.09392.22072.2009
C62.34963.51312.36761.45111.55892.22072.20091.08951.0939
H73.21574.33422.07723.27911.08952.22071.79412.82912.4224
H82.89573.97302.09342.87141.09392.20091.79412.42243.0696
H93.21574.33423.27912.07722.22071.08952.82912.42241.7941
H102.89573.97302.87142.09342.20091.09392.42243.06961.7941

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 108.111 C1 O4 C6 108.111
O2 C1 O3 125.886 O2 C1 O4 125.886
O3 C1 O4 108.228 O3 C5 C6 103.672
O3 C5 H7 108.859 O3 C5 H8 109.889
O4 C6 C5 103.672 O4 C6 H9 108.859
O4 C6 H10 109.889 C5 C6 H9 112.762
C5 C6 H10 110.908 C6 C5 H7 112.762
C6 C5 H8 110.908 H7 C5 H8 110.510
H9 C6 H10 110.510
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability