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

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-266.049978
Energy at 298.15K-266.055242
HF Energy-265.536804
Nuclear repulsion energy165.484960
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/SDD
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' 3118 3010 35.54      
2 A' 3090 2983 9.45      
3 A' 1740 1679 358.76      
4 A' 1544 1490 0.93      
5 A' 1505 1453 16.28      
6 A' 1314 1268 3.00      
7 A' 1269 1225 19.67      
8 A' 992 958 87.89      
9 A' 979 945 73.03      
10 A' 846 817 98.50      
11 A' 828 799 39.45      
12 A' 693 669 13.14      
13 A' 457 441 6.11      
14 A" 3213 3101 24.48      
15 A" 3171 3061 2.76      
16 A" 1221 1179 0.41      
17 A" 1100 1062 0.00      
18 A" 1069 1032 2.81      
19 A" 828 799 4.39      
20 A" 493 476 5.00      
21 A" 168 162 0.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14817.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14303.6 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/SDD
ABC
0.39014 0.16143 0.11956

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.089 -0.315 0.000
C2 0.000 0.656 0.000
O3 -0.087 1.887 0.000
C4 1.111 -0.439 0.000
H5 1.740 -0.425 0.903
H6 1.740 -0.425 -0.903
C7 -0.062 -1.479 0.000
H8 -0.185 -2.076 -0.913
H9 -0.185 -2.076 0.913

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.45912.41952.20332.97172.97171.55242.17972.1797
C21.45911.23391.56042.23882.23882.13662.88662.8866
O32.41951.23392.61683.08193.08193.36664.06804.0680
C42.20331.56042.61681.10051.10051.56762.27812.2781
H52.97172.23883.08191.10051.80542.27503.11892.5362
H62.97172.23883.08191.10051.80542.27502.53623.1189
C71.55242.13663.36661.56762.27502.27501.09721.0972
H82.17972.88664.06802.27813.11892.53621.09721.8252
H92.17972.88664.06802.27812.53623.11891.09721.8252

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 127.706 O1 C2 C4 93.658
O1 C7 C4 89.849 O1 C7 H8 109.503
O1 C7 H9 109.503 C2 O1 C7 90.328
C2 C4 H5 113.440 C2 C4 H6 113.440
C2 C4 C7 86.165 O3 C2 C4 138.636
C4 C7 H8 116.384 C4 C7 H9 116.384
H5 C4 H6 110.219 H5 C4 C7 115.896
H6 C4 C7 115.896 H8 C7 H9 112.562
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability