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All results from a given calculation for C2H4CO3 (Ethylene carbonate)

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C2V 1A1
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.268244
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-338.612479
Nuclear repulsion energy238.586211
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/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3071 2952 33.47      
2 A1 1881 1808 413.80      
3 A1 1607 1545 4.71      
4 A1 1385 1331 0.95      
5 A1 1114 1071 182.63      
6 A1 887 853 7.32      
7 A1 747 718 34.49      
8 A1 695 668 2.48      
9 A2 3098 2977 0.00      
10 A2 1274 1225 0.00      
11 A2 1153 1109 0.00      
12 A2 169i 163i 0.00      
13 B1 3121 3000 43.21      
14 B1 1260 1211 0.35      
15 B1 878 843 1.34      
16 B1 703 676 31.42      
17 B1 103 99 4.87      
18 B2 3062 2943 24.26      
19 B2 1594 1532 0.51      
20 B2 1411 1356 0.10      
21 B2 1126 1082 10.75      
22 B2 952 914 266.41      
23 B2 727 699 0.91      
24 B2 485 467 0.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16081.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15456.3 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.24769 0.12103 0.08393

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.902
O2 0.000 0.000 2.106
O3 0.000 1.173 0.061
O4 0.000 -1.173 0.061
C5 0.000 0.793 -1.331
C6 0.000 -0.793 -1.331
H7 -0.897 1.193 -1.816
H8 0.897 1.193 -1.816
H9 0.897 -1.193 -1.816
H10 -0.897 -1.193 -1.816

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.20451.44291.44292.36902.36903.10073.10073.10073.1007
O21.20452.35742.35743.52713.52714.19674.19674.19674.1967
O31.44292.35742.34551.44292.40842.08062.08063.15063.1506
O41.44292.35742.34552.40841.44293.15063.15062.08062.0806
C52.36903.52711.44292.40841.58541.09561.09562.23242.2324
C62.36903.52712.40841.44291.58542.23242.23241.09561.0956
H73.10074.19672.08063.15061.09562.23241.79382.98542.3863
H83.10074.19672.08063.15061.09562.23241.79382.38632.9854
H93.10074.19673.15062.08062.23241.09562.98542.38631.7938
H103.10074.19673.15062.08062.23241.09562.38632.98541.7938

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 110.359 C1 O4 C6 110.359
O2 C1 O3 125.630 O2 C1 O4 125.630
O3 C1 O4 108.739 O3 C5 C6 105.272
O3 C5 H7 109.334 O3 C5 H8 109.334
O4 C6 C5 105.272 O4 C6 H9 109.334
O4 C6 H10 109.334 C5 C6 H9 111.439
C5 C6 H10 111.439 C6 C5 H7 111.439
C6 C5 H8 111.439 H7 C5 H8 109.898
H9 C6 H10 109.898
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-339.269220
Energy at 298.15K-339.275392
HF Energy-338.612701
Nuclear repulsion energy239.236204
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/3-21G*
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 3126 3005 9.60      
2 A 3053 2935 16.80      
3 A 1886 1813 393.77      
4 A 1594 1532 4.46      
5 A 1401 1347 7.80      
6 A 1266 1216 11.47      
7 A 1165 1120 4.08      
8 A 1096 1054 152.31      
9 A 901 866 3.52      
10 A 742 713 35.03      
11 A 690 663 3.42      
12 A 132 127 0.86      
13 B 3137 3015 26.71      
14 B 3056 2937 39.93      
15 B 1587 1525 1.15      
16 B 1412 1357 0.22      
17 B 1260 1211 1.24      
18 B 1107 1064 10.44      
19 B 963 925 179.48      
20 B 903 868 71.80      
21 B 715 687 32.41      
22 B 657 632 2.10      
23 B 484 465 0.47      
24 B 122 117 4.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16227.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15596.2 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.24941 0.12151 0.08537

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.896
O2 0.000 0.000 2.100
O3 0.000 1.173 0.047
O4 0.000 -1.173 0.047
C5 0.228 0.749 -1.319
C6 -0.228 -0.749 -1.319
H7 -0.369 1.373 -1.989
H8 1.295 0.834 -1.564
H9 0.369 -1.373 -1.989
H10 -1.295 -0.834 -1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 C5 C6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.20411.44821.44822.34872.34873.21622.90243.21622.9024
O21.20412.36462.36463.50703.50704.32923.97464.32923.9746
O31.44822.36462.34651.44822.36872.07902.09473.28082.8811
O41.44822.36462.34652.36871.44823.28082.88112.07902.0947
C52.34873.50701.44822.36871.56541.09331.09792.22922.2101
C62.34873.50702.36871.44821.56542.22922.21011.09331.0979
H73.21624.32922.07903.28081.09332.22921.79962.84242.4304
H82.90243.97462.09472.88111.09792.21011.79962.43043.0803
H93.21624.32923.28082.07902.22921.09332.84242.43041.7996
H102.90243.97462.88112.09472.21011.09792.43043.08031.7996

picture of Ethylene carbonate state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 C5 108.375 C1 O4 C6 108.375
O2 C1 O3 125.887 O2 C1 O4 125.887
O3 C1 O4 108.225 O3 C5 C6 103.561
O3 C5 H7 108.975 O3 C5 H8 109.955
O4 C6 C5 103.561 O4 C6 H9 108.975
O4 C6 H10 109.955 C5 C6 H9 112.747
C5 C6 H10 110.944 C6 C5 H7 112.747
C6 C5 H8 110.944 H7 C5 H8 110.424
H9 C6 H10 110.424
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability