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All results from a given calculation for C4H10O (Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-233.611568
Energy at 298.15K-233.622658
Nuclear repulsion energy200.156470
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 3853 3700 13.27      
2 A 3141 3015 48.18      
3 A 3138 3013 36.18      
4 A 3133 3008 9.81      
5 A 3131 3006 5.74      
6 A 3112 2988 60.48      
7 A 3106 2982 3.50      
8 A 3056 2934 10.47      
9 A 3039 2917 32.31      
10 A 3034 2913 18.63      
11 A 1509 1449 9.64      
12 A 1500 1440 5.60      
13 A 1490 1430 3.19      
14 A 1478 1419 0.20      
15 A 1473 1414 0.00      
16 A 1463 1405 0.06      
17 A 1415 1358 6.72      
18 A 1400 1344 39.63      
19 A 1386 1331 22.73      
20 A 1361 1306 22.61      
21 A 1263 1213 21.45      
22 A 1240 1191 49.88      
23 A 1164 1117 61.49      
24 A 1036 995 1.15      
25 A 1021 981 9.47      
26 A 946 908 0.00      
27 A 944 906 35.01      
28 A 924 887 1.18      
29 A 909 873 0.07      
30 A 761 730 1.92      
31 A 457 439 16.89      
32 A 447 429 10.64      
33 A 397 381 0.22      
34 A 334 321 23.40      
35 A 330 316 0.92      
36 A 300 288 75.68      
37 A 264 254 0.05      
38 A 250 240 4.85      
39 A 197 189 1.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29699.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28514.3 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
0.15858 0.15763 0.15135

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.006 0.000 0.013
H2 1.737 1.265 -0.217
H3 0.206 2.144 -0.093
H4 0.640 1.313 -1.599
C5 0.683 1.256 -0.510
H6 -1.968 0.883 0.067
H7 -1.967 -0.884 0.067
H8 -1.619 -0.000 -1.431
C9 -1.482 -0.000 -0.349
H10 0.206 -2.144 -0.093
H11 1.737 -1.265 -0.217
H12 0.640 -1.313 -1.599
C13 0.683 -1.256 -0.510
H14 0.944 0.000 1.710
O15 0.022 -0.000 1.441

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 H8 C9 H10 H11 H12 C13 H14 O15
C12.16622.15682.17771.52492.15162.15162.16461.51902.15682.16622.17771.52491.94511.4286
H22.16621.76981.76541.09393.73504.29183.78633.46093.73842.52913.12402.74732.43792.7003
H32.15681.76981.77381.09072.51773.73023.11712.74044.28743.73843.79573.45772.89682.6427
H42.17771.76541.77381.09203.12433.79512.61842.79123.79573.12402.62652.79073.57353.3693
C51.52491.09391.09071.09202.73813.45462.77942.50783.45772.74732.79072.51112.56372.4125
H62.15163.73502.51773.12432.73811.76701.77391.09073.73024.29183.79513.45463.45762.5742
H72.15164.29183.73023.79513.45461.76701.77391.09072.51773.73503.12442.73813.45762.5741
H82.16463.78633.11712.61842.77941.77391.77391.09093.11713.78632.61852.77944.05393.3079
C91.51903.46092.74042.79122.50781.09071.09071.09092.74043.46092.79122.50783.18152.3378
H102.15683.73844.28743.79573.45773.73022.51773.11712.74041.76981.77381.09072.89682.6427
H112.16622.52913.73843.12402.74734.29183.73503.78633.46091.76981.76541.09392.43792.7003
H122.17773.12403.79572.62652.79073.79513.12442.61852.79121.77381.76541.09203.57353.3693
C131.52492.74733.45772.79072.51113.45462.73812.77942.50781.09071.09391.09202.56372.4125
H141.94512.43792.89683.57352.56373.45763.45764.05393.18152.89682.43793.57352.56370.9602
O151.42862.70032.64273.36932.41252.57422.57413.30792.33782.64272.70033.36932.41250.9602

picture of Ethanol, 1,1-dimethyl- state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H2 110.538 C1 C5 H3 109.986
C1 C5 H4 111.575 C1 C9 H6 109.981
C1 C9 H7 109.981 C1 C9 H8 111.004
C1 C13 H10 109.986 C1 C13 H11 110.538
C1 C13 H12 111.575 C1 O15 H14 107.400
H2 C5 H3 108.210 H2 C5 H4 107.723
H3 C5 H4 108.711 C5 C1 C9 110.951
C5 C1 C13 110.853 C5 C1 O15 109.497
H6 C9 H7 108.202 H6 C9 H8 108.805
H7 C9 H8 108.806 C9 C1 C13 110.951
C9 C1 O15 104.915 H10 C13 H11 108.210
H10 C13 H12 108.711 H11 C13 H12 107.723
C13 C1 O15 109.497
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.087      
2 H 0.105      
3 H 0.131      
4 H 0.118      
5 C -0.285      
6 H 0.128      
7 H 0.128      
8 H 0.115      
9 C -0.280      
10 H 0.131      
11 H 0.105      
12 H 0.118      
13 C -0.285      
14 H 0.235      
15 O -0.379      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.182 0.000 -0.942 1.512
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.734 0.000 2.744
y 0.000 -33.540 0.000
z 2.744 0.000 -34.311
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.191 0.000 2.744
y 0.000 -0.517 0.000
z 2.744 0.000 -1.674
Polar
3z2-r2-3.348
x2-y21.805
xy0.000
xz2.744
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.965 0.000 0.123
y 0.000 7.707 0.000
z 0.123 0.000 7.334


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 124.698
(<r2>)1/2 11.167