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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pVQZ

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/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.602978
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.846637
Nuclear repulsion energy103.286974
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/cc-pVQZ
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' 3287 3117 2.06 57.79 0.51 0.68
2 A' 3231 3064 0.31 91.26 0.27 0.43
3 A' 3181 3017 2.35 83.08 0.09 0.16
4 A' 2953 2800 78.31 105.22 0.25 0.40
5 A' 1748 1658 161.56 70.70 0.36 0.53
6 A' 1671 1584 5.21 11.14 0.08 0.16
7 A' 1462 1387 10.88 3.68 0.64 0.78
8 A' 1394 1322 3.73 19.07 0.30 0.47
9 A' 1300 1233 4.42 7.34 0.15 0.26
10 A' 1181 1120 33.63 11.50 0.61 0.76
11 A' 929 881 16.56 0.95 0.04 0.08
12 A' 572 543 3.62 5.13 0.23 0.38
13 A' 319 303 10.34 0.48 0.33 0.50
14 A" 1042 988 14.84 0.26 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1020 967 6.19 2.32 0.75 0.86
16 A" 989 938 33.36 1.45 0.75 0.86
17 A" 618 586 10.38 0.93 0.75 0.86
18 A" 163 155 4.36 0.55 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13529.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12831.7 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/cc-pVQZ
ABC
1.59577 0.15644 0.14248

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.152 -0.737 0.000
C2 0.000 0.723 0.000
C3 1.220 1.266 0.000
O4 -1.221 -1.312 0.000
H5 0.799 -1.300 0.000
H6 -0.902 1.318 0.000
H7 1.371 2.334 0.000
H8 2.097 0.634 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.46772.42731.21431.10532.18763.42782.6341
C21.46771.33492.37322.17521.08072.11572.0993
C32.42731.33493.55012.60022.12231.07871.0818
O41.21432.37323.55012.02072.64914.47373.8472
H51.10532.17522.60022.02073.12233.67872.3293
H62.18761.08072.12232.64913.12232.49023.0766
H73.42782.11571.07874.47373.67872.49021.8485
H82.63412.09931.08183.84722.32933.07661.8485

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 119.939 C1 C2 H6 117.472
C2 C1 O4 124.196 C2 C1 H5 114.695
C2 C3 H7 122.097 C2 C3 H8 120.248
C3 C2 H6 122.589 O4 C1 H5 121.108
H7 C3 H8 117.655
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.599535
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.842760
Nuclear repulsion energy104.854140
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/cc-pVQZ
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' 3296 3126 0.49 49.01 0.58 0.73
2 A' 3222 3055 7.02 112.14 0.23 0.37
3 A' 3188 3024 2.37 68.95 0.10 0.18
4 A' 2986 2832 115.47 166.08 0.27 0.43
5 A' 1749 1659 70.92 13.47 0.53 0.69
6 A' 1671 1585 48.29 44.94 0.16 0.28
7 A' 1444 1369 39.22 5.59 0.69 0.82
8 A' 1433 1359 0.20 10.69 0.15 0.26
9 A' 1314 1246 1.45 14.59 0.28 0.44
10 A' 1068 1013 3.07 3.46 0.75 0.86
11 A' 948 899 56.70 3.64 0.11 0.20
12 A' 680 645 11.26 0.92 0.60 0.75
13 A' 288 273 6.82 2.69 0.39 0.56
14 A" 1034 981 25.13 1.40 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1028 975 4.36 2.61 0.75 0.86
16 A" 999 947 18.05 1.16 0.75 0.86
17 A" 564 534 10.42 1.51 0.75 0.86
18 A" 137 130 6.03 0.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13524.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12826.3 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 MP2/cc-pVQZ
ABC
0.76186 0.21057 0.16498

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.889 -0.284 0.000
C2 0.000 0.899 0.000
C3 1.327 0.762 0.000
O4 -0.492 -1.432 0.000
H5 -1.970 -0.070 0.000
H6 -0.467 1.874 0.000
H7 1.984 1.618 0.000
H8 1.761 -0.228 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47962.45071.21481.10182.19893.44542.6508
C21.47961.33432.38232.19501.08112.11042.0906
C32.45071.33432.85053.40032.11061.07861.0806
O41.21482.38232.85052.00973.30623.92852.5552
H51.10182.19503.40032.00972.45714.29893.7343
H62.19891.08112.11063.30622.45712.46423.0627
H73.44542.11041.07863.92854.29892.46421.8585
H82.65082.09061.08062.55523.73433.06271.8585

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 121.051 C1 C2 H6 117.497
C2 C1 O4 124.006 C2 C1 H5 115.724
C2 C3 H7 121.640 C2 C3 H8 119.560
C3 C2 H6 121.452 O4 C1 H5 120.271
H7 C3 H8 118.800
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability