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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 2A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.178370
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-153.178370
Nuclear repulsion energy62.382455
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/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
2.74089 0.32704 0.30904

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.974 -0.668 0.000
C2 0.000 0.508 0.000
O3 1.192 0.472 0.000
H4 -0.444 -1.635 0.000
H5 -1.624 -0.590 0.884
H6 -1.624 -0.590 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6
C11.52692.44801.10271.09941.0994
C21.52691.19262.18792.15002.1500
O32.44801.19262.66733.13663.1366
H41.10272.18792.66731.80681.8068
H51.09942.15003.13661.80681.7671
H61.09942.15003.13661.80681.7671

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 127.934 C2 C1 H4 111.598
C2 C1 H5 108.807 C2 C1 H6 108.807
H4 C1 H5 110.269 H4 C1 H6 110.269
H5 C1 H6 106.960
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.644      
2 C 0.153      
3 O -0.179      
4 H 0.210      
5 H 0.230      
6 H 0.230      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.891 -1.269 0.000 2.277
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.031 -0.106 0.000
y -0.106 -19.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.160
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.944 -0.106 0.000
y -0.106 -0.918 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.863
Polar
3z2-r23.725
x2-y2-0.017
xy-0.106
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.598 0.546 0.000
y 0.546 3.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.907


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.964
(<r2>)1/2 6.706