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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G**

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**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.375351
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.767004
Nuclear repulsion energy102.681205
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**
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' 3317 3122 9.24      
2 A' 3265 3074 1.78      
3 A' 3218 3030 6.10      
4 A' 2994 2819 91.88      
5 A' 1814 1708 166.80      
6 A' 1720 1619 5.06      
7 A' 1499 1411 6.62      
8 A' 1433 1349 3.41      
9 A' 1327 1249 2.27      
10 A' 1201 1131 34.40      
11 A' 944 889 17.79      
12 A' 575 541 4.95      
13 A' 323 304 10.44      
14 A" 1038 977 8.52      
15 A" 1021 961 19.20      
16 A" 983 925 24.43      
17 A" 604 569 8.77      
18 A" 156 147 5.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13715.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12912.1 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**
ABC
1.59171 0.15400 0.14041

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.146 -0.750 0.000
C2 0.000 0.723 0.000
C3 1.214 1.291 0.000
O4 -1.221 -1.328 0.000
H5 0.807 -1.313 0.000
H6 -0.914 1.303 0.000
H7 1.349 2.364 0.000
H8 2.114 0.687 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48022.45281.22071.10632.19253.45392.6782
C21.48021.34062.38682.18991.08282.12402.1145
C32.45281.34063.57632.63592.12821.08101.0838
O41.22072.38683.57632.02772.64924.49793.8967
H51.10632.18992.63592.02773.13153.71662.3897
H62.19251.08282.12822.64923.13152.49883.0902
H73.45392.12401.08104.49793.71662.49881.8431
H82.67822.11451.08383.89672.38973.09021.8431

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.730 C1 C2 H6 116.772
C2 C1 O4 123.901 C2 C1 H5 114.939
C2 C3 H7 122.225 C2 C3 H8 121.056
C3 C2 H6 122.498 O4 C1 H5 121.160
H7 C3 H8 116.720
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.373334
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.764422
Nuclear repulsion energy104.352441
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**
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' 3331 3136 4.27      
2 A' 3250 3060 10.75      
3 A' 3229 3040 6.25      
4 A' 3021 2844 133.62      
5 A' 1804 1699 77.79      
6 A' 1718 1617 45.72      
7 A' 1480 1393 32.82      
8 A' 1466 1380 1.38      
9 A' 1341 1263 2.12      
10 A' 1093 1029 3.65      
11 A' 958 902 56.57      
12 A' 689 649 12.79      
13 A' 297 279 7.27      
14 A" 1031 971 0.42      
15 A" 1028 968 38.26      
16 A" 989 931 7.30      
17 A" 564 531 7.60      
18 A" 165 156 7.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13726.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12922.0 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.75201 0.20887 0.16347

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.895 -0.284 0.000
C2 0.000 0.905 0.000
C3 1.333 0.763 0.000
O4 -0.494 -1.438 0.000
H5 -1.978 -0.068 0.000
H6 -0.470 1.882 0.000
H7 1.999 1.615 0.000
H8 1.773 -0.225 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48852.46241.22221.10362.20733.46162.6691
C21.48851.34062.39482.20421.08382.12102.1025
C32.46241.34062.86083.41372.12151.08091.0819
O41.22222.39482.86082.01983.32013.94142.5710
H51.10362.20423.41372.01982.46514.31803.7540
H62.20731.08382.12153.32012.46512.48263.0770
H73.46162.12101.08093.94144.31802.48261.8539
H82.66912.10251.08192.57103.75403.07701.8539

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.916 C1 C2 H6 117.337
C2 C1 O4 123.826 C2 C1 H5 115.703
C2 C3 H7 121.936 C2 C3 H8 120.061
C3 C2 H6 121.747 O4 C1 H5 120.470
H7 C3 H8 118.003
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability