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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH3 (Dimethyl ether)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.886352
Energy at 298.15K-154.892943
HF Energy-154.886352
Nuclear repulsion energy81.997871
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 B97D3/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3111 3111 34.79 97.51 0.34 0.51
2 A1 2935 2935 67.04 241.56 0.03 0.06
3 A1 1529 1529 0.61 28.78 0.74 0.85
4 A1 1484 1484 0.15 13.95 0.69 0.82
5 A1 1231 1231 0.02 6.04 0.69 0.81
6 A1 849 849 23.50 10.67 0.38 0.55
7 A1 398 398 3.60 0.70 0.10 0.19
8 A2 2987 2987 0.00 21.96 0.75 0.86
9 A2 1492 1492 0.00 49.25 0.75 0.86
10 A2 1127 1127 0.00 15.09 0.75 0.86
11 A2 220 220 0.00 0.34 0.75 0.86
12 B1 2985 2985 190.95 108.31 0.75 0.86
13 B1 1501 1501 13.67 0.66 0.75 0.86
14 B1 1160 1160 2.83 5.18 0.75 0.86
15 B1 241 241 8.43 0.01 0.75 0.86
16 B2 3108 3108 31.11 82.83 0.75 0.86
17 B2 2921 2921 66.38 3.71 0.75 0.86
18 B2 1510 1510 15.67 5.85 0.75 0.86
19 B2 1455 1455 6.73 11.79 0.75 0.86
20 B2 1134 1134 27.63 3.31 0.75 0.86
21 B2 1041 1041 81.31 4.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17209.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17209.6 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 B97D3/6-31G
ABC
1.25374 0.31734 0.28065

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.608
C2 0.000 1.207 -0.205
C3 0.000 -1.207 -0.205
H4 0.000 2.047 0.498
H5 0.000 -2.047 0.498
H6 0.898 1.264 -0.848
H7 -0.898 1.264 -0.848
H8 -0.898 -1.264 -0.848
H9 0.898 -1.264 -0.848

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
O11.45571.45572.04972.04972.12672.12672.12672.1267
C21.45572.41481.09493.32921.10561.10562.70672.7067
C31.45572.41483.32921.09492.70672.70671.10561.1056
H42.04971.09493.32924.09361.79721.79723.68483.6848
H52.04973.32921.09494.09363.68483.68481.79721.7972
H62.12671.10562.70671.79723.68481.79603.10082.5278
H72.12671.10562.70671.79723.68481.79602.52783.1008
H82.12672.70671.10563.68481.79723.10082.52781.7960
H92.12672.70671.10563.68481.79722.52783.10081.7960

picture of Dimethyl ether state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H4 106.093 O1 C2 H6 111.533
O1 C2 H7 111.533 O1 C3 H5 106.093
O1 C3 H8 111.533 O1 C3 H9 111.533
C2 O1 C3 112.083 H4 C2 H6 109.510
H4 C2 H7 109.510 H5 C3 H8 109.510
H5 C3 H9 109.510 H6 C2 H7 108.618
H8 C3 H9 108.618
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.493      
2 C -0.181      
3 C -0.181      
4 H 0.165      
5 H 0.165      
6 H 0.131      
7 H 0.131      
8 H 0.131      
9 H 0.131      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.646 1.646
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.253
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.956
Polar
3z2-r2-5.913
x2-y2-3.724
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.586 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.808 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.661


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.362
(<r2>)1/2 7.373