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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.037194
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.675950
Nuclear repulsion energy102.164556
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/6-31G
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' 3305 3091 12.72      
2 A' 3252 3041 1.62      
3 A' 3211 3003 6.43      
4 A' 3057 2859 72.88      
5 A' 1795 1679 100.71      
6 A' 1733 1621 37.47      
7 A' 1533 1434 4.06      
8 A' 1464 1369 4.72      
9 A' 1366 1278 1.36      
10 A' 1235 1155 26.93      
11 A' 972 909 21.58      
12 A' 589 551 7.54      
13 A' 334 312 12.00      
14 A" 1051 983 26.95      
15 A" 1044 976 15.38      
16 A" 1030 964 32.13      
17 A" 618 578 13.26      
18 A" 162 152 7.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13876.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12977.2 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/6-31G
ABC
1.59346 0.15224 0.13896

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.130 -0.756 0.000
C2 0.000 0.718 0.000
C3 1.202 1.316 0.000
O4 -1.219 -1.345 0.000
H5 0.811 -1.327 0.000
H6 -0.926 1.286 0.000
H7 1.313 2.394 0.000
H8 2.125 0.740 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47942.46281.23831.10142.19083.46472.7068
C21.47941.34242.39682.20001.08632.12922.1255
C32.46281.34243.59772.67122.12871.08421.0878
O41.23832.39683.59772.03042.64734.51633.9417
H51.10142.20002.67122.03043.13753.75472.4496
H62.19081.08632.12872.64733.13752.49883.1001
H73.46472.12921.08424.51633.75472.49881.8425
H82.70682.12551.08783.94172.44963.10011.8425

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.486 C1 C2 H6 116.432
C2 C1 O4 123.508 C2 C1 H5 116.188
C2 C3 H7 122.304 C2 C3 H8 121.648
C3 C2 H6 122.081 O4 C1 H5 120.304
H7 C3 H8 116.048
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.035040
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.674018
Nuclear repulsion energy103.716939
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/6-31G
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' 3315 3100 6.78      
2 A' 3242 3032 9.62      
3 A' 3220 3011 6.78      
4 A' 3084 2884 104.59      
5 A' 1780 1665 28.81      
6 A' 1740 1627 74.67      
7 A' 1523 1424 26.19      
8 A' 1490 1394 7.88      
9 A' 1386 1296 1.75      
10 A' 1135 1061 6.86      
11 A' 976 913 54.17      
12 A' 711 665 14.55      
13 A' 301 282 8.79      
14 A" 1055 987 63.24      
15 A" 1045 977 3.67      
16 A" 1038 971 0.08      
17 A" 587 549 12.35      
18 A" 149 139 9.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13888.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12988.1 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/6-31G
ABC
0.75159 0.20477 0.16092

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.898 -0.285 0.000
C2 0.000 0.901 0.000
C3 1.337 0.785 0.000
O4 -0.497 -1.457 0.000
H5 -1.977 -0.079 0.000
H6 -0.483 1.875 0.000
H7 1.991 1.650 0.000
H8 1.811 -0.193 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48752.47791.23951.09862.19943.47682.7105
C21.48751.34232.41042.20661.08702.12692.1155
C32.47791.34232.89683.42502.12161.08451.0858
O41.23952.41042.89682.02293.33263.98072.6318
H51.09862.20663.42502.02292.45994.32813.7897
H62.19941.08702.12163.33262.45992.48343.0879
H73.47682.12691.08453.98074.32812.48341.8515
H82.71052.11551.08582.63183.78973.08791.8515

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 122.158 C1 C2 H6 116.505
C2 C1 O4 123.984 C2 C1 H5 116.329
C2 C3 H7 122.067 C2 C3 H8 120.839
C3 C2 H6 121.338 O4 C1 H5 119.687
H7 C3 H8 117.093
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability