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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.102865
Energy at 298.15K-267.108343
Nuclear repulsion energy172.040450
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 A' 3133 2982 1.54      
2 A' 3123 2973 31.69      
3 A' 1954 1859 539.30      
4 A' 1534 1460 1.03      
5 A' 1464 1393 15.53      
6 A' 1365 1299 28.69      
7 A' 1239 1179 17.05      
8 A' 1147 1092 164.83      
9 A' 1040 990 1.59      
10 A' 985 938 100.35      
11 A' 916 872 2.86      
12 A' 763 726 0.49      
13 A' 499 475 4.06      
14 A" 3202 3047 7.21      
15 A" 3186 3033 7.15      
16 A" 1208 1150 0.03      
17 A" 1169 1112 1.04      
18 A" 1070 1019 3.70      
19 A" 807 768 3.30      
20 A" 522 497 3.87      
21 A" 184 175 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15254.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14519.4 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.41780 0.17564 0.12981

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.031 -0.276 0.000
C2 0.000 0.622 0.000
O3 -0.067 1.812 0.000
C4 1.083 -0.446 0.000
H5 1.709 -0.443 0.893
H6 1.709 -0.443 -0.893
C7 -0.108 -1.406 0.000
H8 -0.245 -2.009 -0.898
H9 -0.245 -2.009 0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.36682.29942.12062.88622.88621.45962.10422.1042
C21.36681.19181.52112.20262.20262.03122.79072.7907
O32.29941.19182.53393.00573.00573.21863.92903.9290
C42.12061.52112.53391.09051.09051.52972.23892.2389
H52.88622.20263.00571.09051.78622.24173.07862.5040
H62.88622.20263.00571.09051.78622.24172.50403.0786
C71.45962.03123.21861.52972.24172.24171.09011.0901
H82.10422.79073.92902.23893.07862.50401.09011.7959
H92.10422.79073.92902.23892.50403.07861.09011.7959

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.838 O1 C2 C4 94.347
O1 C7 C4 90.339 O1 C7 H8 110.393
O1 C7 H9 110.393 C2 O1 C7 91.827
C2 C4 H5 113.984 C2 C4 H6 113.984
C2 C4 C7 83.486 O3 C2 C4 137.815
C4 C7 H8 116.433 C4 C7 H9 116.433
H5 C4 H6 109.970 H5 C4 C7 116.646
H6 C4 C7 116.646 H8 C7 H9 110.924
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 O -0.323      
2 C 0.353      
3 O -0.449      
4 C -0.254      
5 H 0.211      
6 H 0.211      
7 C -0.103      
8 H 0.177      
9 H 0.177      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.237 -3.942 0.000 4.533
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.767 -0.011 0.000
y -0.011 -32.194 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.014
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.164 -0.011 0.000
y -0.011 -3.804 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.967
Polar
3z2-r27.935
x2-y22.427
xy-0.011
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.053
(<r2>)1/2 9.698