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All results from a given calculation for CH3CO (Acetyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.087515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.087515
Nuclear repulsion energy61.606572
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 BLYP/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G
ABC
2.73362 0.31877 0.30167

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.000 -0.648 0.000
C2 0.000 0.501 0.000
O3 1.225 0.453 0.000
H4 -0.503 -1.636 0.000
H5 -1.649 -0.554 0.887
H6 -1.649 -0.554 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6
C11.52302.48231.10521.10311.1031
C21.52301.22592.19502.14932.1493
O32.48231.22592.71133.17213.1721
H41.10522.19502.71131.80771.8077
H51.10312.14933.17211.80771.7733
H61.10312.14933.17211.80771.7733

picture of Acetyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 128.802 C2 C1 H4 112.296
C2 C1 H5 108.813 C2 C1 H6 108.813
H4 C1 H5 109.891 H4 C1 H6 109.891
H5 C1 H6 106.984
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.455      
2 C 0.253      
3 O -0.300      
4 H 0.156      
5 H 0.173      
6 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.275 -1.415 0.000 2.679
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.160 -0.132 0.000
y -0.132 -18.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.815
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.456 -0.132 0.000
y -0.132 -0.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.061
Polar
3z2-r24.123
x2-y2-0.568
xy-0.132
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.392 0.479 0.000
y 0.479 3.152 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.548


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.585
(<r2>)1/2 6.752