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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.767877
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.767877
Nuclear repulsion energy101.939519
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+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 Ag 3011 2865 0.00      
2 Ag 1848 1759 0.00      
3 Ag 1386 1319 0.00      
4 Ag 1090 1037 0.00      
5 Ag 563 536 0.00      
6 Au 816 776 2.96      
7 Au 132 125 37.75      
8 Bg 1081 1029 0.00      
9 Bu 3007 2863 112.70      
10 Bu 1840 1751 208.76      
11 Bu 1342 1277 8.49      
12 Bu 336 320 54.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8225.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7829.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
1.85864 0.16008 0.14738

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.760 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.760 0.000
H3 1.000 1.234 0.000
H4 -1.000 -1.234 0.000
O5 -1.031 1.385 0.000
O6 1.031 -1.385 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52041.10612.23041.20612.3806
C21.52042.23041.10612.38061.2061
H31.10612.23043.17562.03672.6193
H42.23041.10613.17562.61932.0367
O51.20612.38062.03672.61933.4543
O62.38061.20612.61932.03673.4543

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.342 C1 C2 O6 121.227
C2 C1 H3 115.342 C2 C1 O5 121.227
H3 C1 O5 123.431 H4 C2 O6 123.431
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.147      
2 C 0.147      
3 H 0.171      
4 H 0.171      
5 O -0.318      
6 O -0.318      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.731 6.160 0.000
y 6.160 -26.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.369
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.805 6.160 0.000
y 6.160 -2.932 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.737
Polar
3z2-r29.474
x2-y20.752
xy6.160
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.369 -0.949 0.000
y -0.949 4.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.443


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.026
(<r2>)1/2 8.662