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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.315339
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.315339
Nuclear repulsion energy63.491737
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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.92079 0.33408 0.31725

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.949 -0.689 0.000
C2 0.000 0.490 0.000
O3 1.158 0.508 0.000
H4 -0.398 -1.623 0.000
H5 -1.584 -0.625 0.876
H6 -1.584 -0.625 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6
C11.51372.42311.08451.08391.0839
C21.51371.15792.15022.12642.1264
O32.42311.15792.63813.09343.0934
H41.08452.15022.63811.78041.7804
H51.08392.12643.09341.78041.7524
H61.08392.12643.09341.78041.7524

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 129.702 C2 C1 H4 110.614
C2 C1 H5 108.759 C2 C1 H6 108.759
H4 C1 H5 110.382 H4 C1 H6 110.382
H5 C1 H6 107.875
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.485      
2 C 0.211      
3 O -0.252      
4 H 0.175      
5 H 0.176      
6 H 0.176      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.387 -1.290 0.000 2.713
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.197 -0.432 0.000
y -0.432 -18.175 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.707
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.756 -0.432 0.000
y -0.432 -0.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.979
Polar
3z2-r23.958
x2-y2-1.021
xy-0.432
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.003 0.352 0.000
y 0.352 3.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.759


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.869
(<r2>)1/2 6.623