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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-188.541977
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.295709
Nuclear repulsion energy100.014881
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/STO-3G
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' 3608 3146 0.10 30.43 0.70 0.82
2 A' 3513 3063 1.10 44.14 0.27 0.42
3 A' 3451 3009 7.89 33.01 0.13 0.23
4 A' 3284 2864 35.62 35.12 0.30 0.46
5 A' 1796 1566 13.07 10.83 0.68 0.81
6 A' 1719 1499 8.14 1.44 0.58 0.74
7 A' 1572 1371 0.78 7.09 0.48 0.65
8 A' 1481 1291 10.21 10.07 0.73 0.84
9 A' 1403 1223 1.03 6.54 0.60 0.75
10 A' 1217 1061 19.02 7.82 0.75 0.86
11 A' 971 846 13.20 0.82 0.19 0.32
12 A' 561 489 2.01 2.61 0.43 0.60
13 A' 316 276 3.27 0.07 0.30 0.46
14 A" 1133 988 5.51 0.01 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1003 875 10.62 0.01 0.75 0.86
16 A" 979 853 0.38 3.18 0.75 0.86
17 A" 619 539 3.85 3.13 0.75 0.86
18 A" 148 129 1.40 0.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14386.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12544.0 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/STO-3G
ABC
1.54371 0.14493 0.13249

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.129 -0.778 0.000
C2 0.000 0.748 0.000
C3 1.205 1.360 0.000
O4 -1.229 -1.404 0.000
H5 0.864 -1.307 0.000
H6 -0.935 1.330 0.000
H7 1.306 2.454 0.000
H8 2.138 0.776 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53122.51971.26591.12502.25743.53632.7477
C21.53121.35162.47822.22961.10192.14892.1378
C32.51971.35163.68292.68912.14071.09901.1002
O41.26592.47823.68292.09502.75034.61674.0106
H51.12502.22962.68912.09503.19323.78762.4418
H62.25741.10192.14072.75033.19322.50763.1226
H73.53632.14891.09904.61673.78762.50761.8729
H82.74772.13781.10024.01062.44183.12261.8729

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.739 C1 C2 H6 117.091
C2 C1 O4 124.473 C2 C1 H5 113.265
C2 C3 H7 122.202 C2 C3 H8 121.023
C3 C2 H6 121.170 O4 C1 H5 122.263
H7 C3 H8 116.775
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-188.541133
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.295140
Nuclear repulsion energy101.708134
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/STO-3G
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' 3610 3148 0.08 29.00 0.69 0.82
2 A' 3517 3067 0.84 45.25 0.28 0.43
3 A' 3451 3009 7.37 32.78 0.14 0.24
4 A' 3303 2880 43.66 56.63 0.32 0.49
5 A' 1792 1563 1.85 9.19 0.69 0.82
6 A' 1718 1498 19.63 1.98 0.37 0.54
7 A' 1571 1370 2.62 7.33 0.47 0.64
8 A' 1499 1307 17.68 10.13 0.73 0.85
9 A' 1407 1226 4.08 9.73 0.60 0.75
10 A' 1130 985 1.70 4.35 0.75 0.85
11 A' 967 844 26.28 2.87 0.21 0.35
12 A' 691 603 5.51 1.21 0.70 0.82
13 A' 253 220 1.76 1.18 0.52 0.69
14 A" 1129 985 5.64 0.01 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1008 879 9.46 0.06 0.75 0.86
16 A" 978 852 0.48 3.93 0.75 0.86
17 A" 583 508 3.43 4.23 0.75 0.86
18 A" 164 143 2.01 0.70 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14386.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12543.2 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.72591 0.19610 0.15439

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.915 -0.306 0.000
C2 0.000 0.928 0.000
C3 1.347 0.817 0.000
O4 -0.490 -1.499 0.000
H5 -2.012 -0.066 0.000
H6 -0.492 1.913 0.000
H7 2.011 1.692 0.000
H8 1.822 -0.176 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53622.52491.26631.12342.25913.54282.7398
C21.53621.35142.47622.24431.10112.15092.1304
C32.52491.35142.95593.47302.14101.09891.1005
O41.26632.47622.95592.09053.41224.05462.6640
H51.12342.24433.47302.09052.49544.39033.8358
H62.25911.10112.14103.41222.49542.51243.1176
H73.54282.15091.09894.05464.39032.51241.8779
H82.73982.13041.10052.66403.83583.11761.8779

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.815 C1 C2 H6 116.907
C2 C1 O4 123.869 C2 C1 H5 114.204
C2 C3 H7 122.430 C2 C3 H8 120.312
C3 C2 H6 121.278 O4 C1 H5 121.927
H7 C3 H8 117.258
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability