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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.956658
Energy at 298.15K-266.962070
Nuclear repulsion energy169.174898
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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' 3141 3008 18.15      
2 A' 3124 2991 5.44      
3 A' 1876 1796 387.51      
4 A' 1552 1486 0.16      
5 A' 1497 1434 16.47      
6 A' 1335 1279 5.36      
7 A' 1270 1217 21.61      
8 A' 1079 1033 164.47      
9 A' 1021 978 0.08      
10 A' 903 865 41.71      
11 A' 876 839 50.10      
12 A' 737 706 1.52      
13 A' 483 462 4.54      
14 A" 3218 3082 15.68      
15 A" 3186 3051 0.07      
16 A" 1223 1171 0.13      
17 A" 1132 1085 0.02      
18 A" 1085 1039 4.78      
19 A" 826 791 4.94      
20 A" 512 490 3.20      
21 A" 184 176 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15129.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14489.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
0.40726 0.16913 0.12525

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.061 -0.294 0.000
C2 0.000 0.636 0.000
O3 -0.073 1.845 0.000
C4 1.087 -0.437 0.000
H5 1.717 -0.429 0.892
H6 1.717 -0.429 -0.892
C7 -0.079 -1.442 0.000
H8 -0.206 -2.042 -0.900
H9 -0.206 -2.042 0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.41072.35582.15192.92032.92031.51072.14342.1434
C21.41071.21091.52742.20862.20862.07992.83242.8324
O32.35581.21092.55993.02813.02813.28713.99143.9914
C42.15191.52742.55991.09221.09221.53892.24812.2481
H52.92032.20863.02811.09221.78372.24663.08372.5095
H62.92032.20863.02811.09221.78372.24662.50953.0837
C71.51072.07993.28711.53892.24662.24661.08891.0889
H82.14342.83243.99142.24813.08372.50951.08891.8005
H92.14342.83243.99142.24812.50953.08371.08891.8005

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.795 O1 C2 C4 94.094
O1 C7 C4 89.759 O1 C7 H8 110.025
O1 C7 H9 110.025 C2 O1 C7 90.724
C2 C4 H5 113.903 C2 C4 H6 113.903
C2 C4 C7 85.423 O3 C2 C4 138.111
C4 C7 H8 116.598 C4 C7 H9 116.598
H5 C4 H6 109.486 H5 C4 C7 116.242
H6 C4 C7 116.242 H8 C7 H9 111.539
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.467      
2 C 0.527      
3 O -0.381      
4 C -0.450      
5 H 0.224      
6 H 0.224      
7 C -0.081      
8 H 0.202      
9 H 0.202      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.667 -3.891 0.000 4.717
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.017 -0.197 0.000
y -0.197 -31.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.864
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.715 -0.197 0.000
y -0.197 -3.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.015
Polar
3z2-r28.031
x2-y21.724
xy-0.197
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 96.482
(<r2>)1/2 9.823