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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

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 MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.068680
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.672036
Nuclear repulsion energy101.222417
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 MP2/6-31G
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' 3268 3127 12.25 62.53 0.52 0.69
2 A' 3205 3067 2.31 87.11 0.30 0.46
3 A' 3166 3029 6.86 64.18 0.11 0.19
4 A' 2981 2852 91.79 92.64 0.24 0.39
5 A' 1684 1612 15.86 19.61 0.33 0.49
6 A' 1608 1538 53.10 24.32 0.51 0.68
7 A' 1494 1429 1.41 3.53 0.47 0.64
8 A' 1426 1364 1.74 15.75 0.44 0.61
9 A' 1334 1277 1.30 10.29 0.34 0.51
10 A' 1207 1155 24.88 10.86 0.66 0.79
11 A' 952 910 21.61 0.78 0.12 0.21
12 A' 570 545 4.81 6.20 0.38 0.55
13 A' 322 308 10.08 0.12 0.24 0.39
14 A" 1024 980 31.99 0.82 0.75 0.86
15 A" 994 951 5.37 5.89 0.75 0.86
16 A" 981 938 33.10 0.15 0.75 0.86
17 A" 600 574 11.73 6.40 0.75 0.86
18 A" 161 154 5.58 0.90 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13487.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12905.2 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
1.57296 0.14956 0.13658

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.129 -0.753 0.000
C2 0.000 0.723 0.000
C3 1.217 1.322 0.000
O4 -1.237 -1.359 0.000
H5 0.822 -1.322 0.000
H6 -0.926 1.300 0.000
H7 1.333 2.404 0.000
H8 2.138 0.736 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48132.47271.26331.10792.20183.47842.7113
C21.48131.35622.42192.20421.09072.14512.1378
C32.47271.35623.63442.67362.14271.08811.0919
O41.26332.42193.63442.05882.67704.55673.9719
H51.10792.20422.67362.05883.15093.76102.4426
H62.20181.09072.14272.67703.15092.51413.1152
H73.47842.14511.08814.55673.76102.51411.8524
H82.71132.13781.09193.97192.44263.11521.8524

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.189 C1 C2 H6 116.935
C2 C1 O4 123.675 C2 C1 H5 115.957
C2 C3 H7 122.329 C2 C3 H8 121.305
C3 C2 H6 121.876 O4 C1 H5 120.368
H7 C3 H8 116.366
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.066597
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.670289
Nuclear repulsion energy102.778804
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 MP2/6-31G
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' 3278 3137 7.01 51.98 0.61 0.76
2 A' 3195 3057 10.90 124.41 0.20 0.34
3 A' 3175 3038 6.79 34.04 0.19 0.32
4 A' 3022 2891 122.04 139.11 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1683 1610 5.11 10.05 0.23 0.38
6 A' 1606 1536 46.53 26.45 0.37 0.54
7 A' 1496 1432 23.76 10.50 0.30 0.46
8 A' 1447 1385 3.80 12.76 0.42 0.59
9 A' 1354 1295 1.47 11.49 0.47 0.64
10 A' 1107 1059 4.71 4.75 0.75 0.85
11 A' 952 911 51.47 3.58 0.21 0.35
12 A' 690 660 8.79 2.18 0.57 0.73
13 A' 293 280 8.06 2.66 0.54 0.70
14 A" 1023 979 45.14 0.42 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1002 959 9.25 7.54 0.75 0.86
16 A" 980 938 8.54 1.68 0.75 0.86
17 A" 566 542 11.25 8.57 0.75 0.86
18 A" 154 148 7.47 1.10 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13511.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12928.2 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
0.73243 0.20222 0.15847

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.906 -0.274 0.000
C2 0.000 0.910 0.000
C3 1.349 0.783 0.000
O4 -0.502 -1.473 0.000
H5 -1.989 -0.063 0.000
H6 -0.475 1.893 0.000
H7 2.012 1.645 0.000
H8 1.811 -0.205 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49092.49061.26461.10392.20923.49302.7174
C21.49091.35532.43512.21471.09142.14252.1264
C32.49061.35532.91823.44432.13551.08811.0901
O41.26462.43512.91822.04883.36544.00582.6376
H51.10392.21473.44432.04882.47374.35133.8027
H62.20921.09142.13553.36542.47372.49963.1023
H73.49302.14251.08814.00584.35132.49961.8614
H82.71742.12641.09012.63763.80273.10231.8614

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 122.026 C1 C2 H6 116.785
C2 C1 O4 123.979 C2 C1 H5 116.403
C2 C3 H7 122.154 C2 C3 H8 120.421
C3 C2 H6 121.188 O4 C1 H5 119.617
H7 C3 H8 117.425
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability