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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.375546
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.773891
Nuclear repulsion energy102.672391
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
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' 3341 3138 4.48 61.59 0.57 0.73
2 A' 3278 3079 0.81 92.15 0.27 0.42
3 A' 3234 3037 3.48 76.07 0.12 0.22
4 A' 3014 2831 82.41 100.46 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1748 1642 150.36 97.85 0.30 0.47
6 A' 1689 1586 18.80 6.23 0.13 0.23
7 A' 1492 1402 7.88 4.49 0.51 0.68
8 A' 1418 1332 1.89 21.04 0.31 0.48
9 A' 1324 1243 2.78 9.65 0.17 0.28
10 A' 1207 1134 33.92 12.52 0.66 0.79
11 A' 948 890 18.46 1.06 0.01 0.02
12 A' 575 540 4.08 5.17 0.23 0.37
13 A' 324 305 10.78 0.35 0.31 0.47
14 A" 1034 971 23.15 0.70 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1014 953 13.43 2.88 0.75 0.86
16 A" 969 910 35.11 2.28 0.75 0.86
17 A" 602 566 12.72 1.23 0.75 0.86
18 A" 157 148 4.98 0.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13684.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12852.4 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
1.59254 0.15429 0.14066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.145 -0.742 0.000
C2 0.000 0.721 0.000
C3 1.220 1.284 0.000
O4 -1.227 -1.325 0.000
H5 0.802 -1.311 0.000
H6 -0.909 1.308 0.000
H7 1.356 2.355 0.000
H8 2.113 0.672 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.46982.44191.22951.10432.18773.44072.6632
C21.46981.34332.38582.18451.08202.12302.1132
C32.44191.34333.57652.62822.12861.07971.0824
O41.22952.38583.57652.02832.65274.49573.8909
H51.10432.18452.62822.02833.12833.70742.3771
H62.18771.08202.12862.65273.12832.49463.0877
H73.44072.12301.07974.49573.70742.49461.8453
H82.66322.11321.08243.89092.37713.08771.8453

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.406 C1 C2 H6 117.229
C2 C1 O4 123.987 C2 C1 H5 115.396
C2 C3 H7 121.997 C2 C3 H8 120.820
C3 C2 H6 122.365 O4 C1 H5 120.617
H7 C3 H8 117.183
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.372255
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.770820
Nuclear repulsion energy104.236557
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
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' 3352 3148 1.66 50.06 0.64 0.78
2 A' 3265 3067 9.60 126.81 0.21 0.35
3 A' 3242 3045 3.15 51.27 0.17 0.29
4 A' 3044 2859 119.16 159.62 0.31 0.47
5 A' 1748 1641 61.61 12.54 0.64 0.78
6 A' 1694 1591 65.32 60.14 0.16 0.28
7 A' 1477 1387 32.29 7.88 0.45 0.62
8 A' 1453 1365 2.09 11.38 0.21 0.34
9 A' 1335 1254 1.42 15.03 0.27 0.43
10 A' 1090 1024 3.26 3.58 0.75 0.86
11 A' 962 904 57.39 4.99 0.13 0.23
12 A' 686 644 11.46 1.44 0.69 0.82
13 A' 291 273 7.08 3.04 0.42 0.59
14 A" 1027 964 27.41 1.05 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1017 955 22.64 2.77 0.75 0.86
16 A" 972 913 13.34 2.93 0.75 0.86
17 A" 552 518 12.79 1.80 0.75 0.86
18 A" 122 114 6.94 0.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13663.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12833.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.75364 0.20789 0.16294

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.894 -0.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.901 0.000
C3 1.336 0.768 0.000
O4 -0.498 -1.444 0.000
H5 -1.974 -0.067 0.000
H6 -0.469 1.877 0.000
H7 1.989 1.627 0.000
H8 1.782 -0.217 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48072.46321.22981.10132.19803.45642.6768
C21.48071.34242.39722.19891.08272.11762.1038
C32.46321.34242.87293.41372.11821.07961.0810
O41.22982.39722.87292.01873.32103.95192.5896
H51.10132.19893.41372.01872.45894.31043.7596
H62.19801.08272.11823.32102.45892.47073.0742
H73.45642.11761.07963.95194.31042.47071.8553
H82.67682.10381.08102.58963.75963.07421.8553

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.429 C1 C2 H6 117.219
C2 C1 O4 124.103 C2 C1 H5 116.004
C2 C3 H7 121.553 C2 C3 H8 120.100
C3 C2 H6 121.352 O4 C1 H5 119.893
H7 C3 H8 118.347
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability