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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.480147
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.781374
Nuclear repulsion energy103.005957
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3285 3112 4.09      
2 A' 3238 3068 0.69      
3 A' 3190 3023 2.86      
4 A' 2961 2805 76.54      
5 A' 1821 1725 181.03      
6 A' 1701 1611 2.18      
7 A' 1478 1400 8.35      
8 A' 1417 1343 5.21      
9 A' 1310 1241 2.24      
10 A' 1185 1123 32.99      
11 A' 928 879 18.53      
12 A' 571 541 4.53      
13 A' 317 300 9.91      
14 A" 1051 996 3.54      
15 A" 1041 987 15.35      
16 A" 1004 951 28.98      
17 A" 617 584 7.74      
18 A" 162 154 4.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13638.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12920.7 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.59437 0.15501 0.14127

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.152 -0.748 0.000
C2 0.000 0.725 0.000
C3 1.214 1.282 0.000
O4 -1.216 -1.322 0.000
H5 0.805 -1.308 0.000
H6 -0.914 1.308 0.000
H7 1.359 2.356 0.000
H8 2.110 0.669 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48092.44751.20911.10892.19283.45212.6689
C21.48091.33602.38122.18661.08422.12272.1103
C32.44751.33603.56252.62272.12841.08291.0856
O41.20912.38123.56252.02132.64754.48983.8763
H51.10892.18662.62272.02133.13043.70542.3686
H62.19281.08422.12842.64753.13042.50283.0905
H73.45212.12271.08294.48983.70542.50281.8464
H82.66892.11031.08563.87632.36863.09051.8464

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.566 C1 C2 H6 116.631
C2 C1 O4 124.245 C2 C1 H5 114.431
C2 C3 H7 122.352 C2 C3 H8 120.908
C3 C2 H6 122.803 O4 C1 H5 121.324
H7 C3 H8 116.740
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.477917
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.778178
Nuclear repulsion energy104.656977
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3297 3123 1.45      
2 A' 3228 3058 7.68      
3 A' 3199 3031 2.61      
4 A' 2986 2829 114.15      
5 A' 1811 1716 88.64      
6 A' 1697 1608 39.73      
7 A' 1458 1381 27.88      
8 A' 1449 1373 11.03      
9 A' 1328 1259 1.83      
10 A' 1079 1022 4.73      
11 A' 945 895 54.90      
12 A' 684 648 12.01      
13 A' 290 275 6.86      
14 A" 1052 997 7.84      
15 A" 1039 985 24.40      
16 A" 1014 961 10.38      
17 A" 575 545 7.49      
18 A" 167 158 6.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13648.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12930.7 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.75907 0.20957 0.16423

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.891 -0.290 0.000
C2 0.000 0.903 0.000
C3 1.329 0.765 0.000
O4 -0.492 -1.433 0.000
H5 -1.976 -0.073 0.000
H6 -0.475 1.879 0.000
H7 1.996 1.618 0.000
H8 1.769 -0.226 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48982.45821.21061.10632.20883.46082.6609
C21.48981.33602.38782.20441.08492.11982.0986
C32.45821.33602.85423.40962.11991.08291.0841
O41.21062.38782.85422.01303.31213.93682.5629
H51.10632.20443.40962.01302.46274.31703.7481
H62.20881.08492.11993.31212.46272.48423.0763
H73.46082.11981.08293.93684.31702.48421.8579
H82.66092.09861.08412.56293.74813.07631.8579

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.798 C1 C2 H6 117.296
C2 C1 O4 123.987 C2 C1 H5 115.435
C2 C3 H7 122.063 C2 C3 H8 119.896
C3 C2 H6 121.906 O4 C1 H5 120.578
H7 C3 H8 118.041
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability