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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.758974
Energy at 298.15K-154.765660
HF Energy-154.656019
Nuclear repulsion energy80.911030
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 B2PLYP/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3657 3657 3.29 134.00 0.31 0.47
2 A' 3156 3156 30.66 58.46 0.74 0.85
3 A' 3076 3076 15.75 119.64 0.02 0.03
4 A' 3028 3028 58.76 103.74 0.14 0.25
5 A' 1589 1589 1.29 6.07 0.68 0.81
6 A' 1565 1565 5.88 29.13 0.75 0.86
7 A' 1485 1485 16.77 6.55 0.69 0.81
8 A' 1469 1469 0.52 1.21 0.31 0.48
9 A' 1285 1285 63.00 10.43 0.69 0.82
10 A' 1116 1116 1.18 6.68 0.45 0.63
11 A' 1041 1041 66.67 3.03 0.35 0.52
12 A' 896 896 24.97 8.38 0.33 0.50
13 A' 416 416 15.60 0.41 0.68 0.81
14 A" 3170 3170 34.60 44.23 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3065 3065 66.88 90.38 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1548 1548 5.52 20.07 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1329 1329 0.70 15.72 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1200 1200 4.47 7.19 0.75 0.86
19 A" 857 857 0.24 0.00 0.75 0.86
20 A" 303 303 139.45 7.28 0.75 0.86
21 A" 244 244 37.70 1.15 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17746.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17746.2 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
1.13400 0.30825 0.26673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.189 -0.374 0.000
C2 0.000 0.574 0.000
O3 -1.202 -0.262 0.000
H4 -2.005 0.295 0.000
H5 2.130 0.187 0.000
H6 1.160 -1.014 0.886
H7 1.160 -1.014 -0.886
H8 0.019 1.219 0.889
H9 0.019 1.219 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52072.39433.26351.09521.09341.09342.16752.1675
C21.52071.46412.02422.16452.15672.15671.09891.0989
O32.39431.46410.97663.36222.63312.63312.11582.1158
H43.26352.02420.97664.13603.53793.53792.39632.3963
H51.09522.16453.36224.13601.77981.77982.51182.5118
H61.09342.15672.63313.53791.77981.77252.50773.0725
H71.09342.15672.63313.53791.77981.77253.07252.5077
H82.16751.09892.11582.39632.51182.50773.07251.7780
H92.16751.09892.11582.39632.51183.07252.50771.7780

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 106.662 C1 C2 H8 110.638
C1 C2 H9 110.638 C2 C1 H5 110.620
C2 C1 H6 110.113 C2 C1 H7 110.113
C2 O3 H4 110.467 O3 C2 H8 110.469
O3 C2 H9 110.469 H5 C1 H6 108.820
H5 C1 H7 108.820 H6 C1 H7 108.302
H8 C2 H9 107.986
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.400      
2 C -0.018      
3 O -0.634      
4 H 0.362      
5 H 0.129      
6 H 0.155      
7 H 0.155      
8 H 0.125      
9 H 0.125      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.065 1.934 0.000 1.935
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.264 -2.655 -0.010
y -2.655 -20.249 -0.002
z -0.010 -0.002 -20.203
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.962 -2.655 -0.010
y -2.655 -1.516 -0.002
z -0.010 -0.002 -1.447
Polar
3z2-r2-2.893
x2-y22.985
xy-2.655
xz-0.010
yz-0.002


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.364 -0.060 0.000
y -0.060 3.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.340


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.982
(<r2>)1/2 7.415