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All results from a given calculation for C5H10O (2-methylbutyraldehyde)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-271.686656
Energy at 298.15K-271.697386
HF Energy-271.686656
Nuclear repulsion energy241.031945
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 3159 3028 20.88      
2 A 3147 3017 27.87      
3 A 3139 3009 40.58      
4 A 3132 3002 43.89      
5 A 3083 2955 20.70      
6 A 3074 2947 16.87      
7 A 3060 2934 26.54      
8 A 3046 2920 34.19      
9 A 3007 2882 19.88      
10 A 2891 2771 137.48      
11 A 1854 1778 188.41      
12 A 1526 1463 2.75      
13 A 1521 1458 15.74      
14 A 1514 1452 8.68      
15 A 1511 1448 10.15      
16 A 1498 1436 0.05      
17 A 1442 1382 10.94      
18 A 1426 1367 3.00      
19 A 1420 1361 5.88      
20 A 1383 1326 4.36      
21 A 1369 1312 2.04      
22 A 1319 1265 2.71      
23 A 1279 1226 0.70      
24 A 1199 1149 1.97      
25 A 1179 1130 3.49      
26 A 1129 1082 2.48      
27 A 1062 1018 0.16      
28 A 1024 981 12.99      
29 A 981 940 8.81      
30 A 945 906 8.66      
31 A 917 879 13.17      
32 A 801 768 7.04      
33 A 781 749 2.91      
34 A 664 636 7.82      
35 A 402 385 0.77      
36 A 387 371 0.74      
37 A 298 286 5.44      
38 A 257 246 0.39      
39 A 220 211 2.51      
40 A 198 190 0.64      
41 A 100 96 3.25      
42 A 77 74 2.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 31209.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29917.3 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
0.23810 0.07055 0.05891

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 -1.368 -0.696 0.203
C2 -0.085 0.072 0.394
C3 1.054 -0.686 -0.299
C4 2.435 -0.135 0.013
C5 -0.232 1.514 -0.051
O6 -2.385 -0.242 -0.242
H7 -1.318 -1.765 0.506
H8 0.115 0.034 1.475
H9 1.013 -1.739 -0.002
H10 0.883 -0.668 -1.380
H11 3.212 -0.745 -0.449
H12 2.561 0.883 -0.357
H13 2.621 -0.122 1.089
H14 -0.370 1.572 -1.131
H15 -1.106 1.974 0.408
H16 0.644 2.105 0.214

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16
C11.50722.47283.84822.49731.19931.11232.08602.60662.75114.62564.27064.12592.81382.69023.4485
C21.50721.53342.55671.51592.40672.21551.10032.15432.15183.49932.86722.80042.15792.15862.1673
C32.47281.53341.51942.56013.46762.72722.13231.09461.09432.16402.17642.16812.79593.49852.8676
C43.84822.55671.51943.13594.82764.12142.74712.14402.15231.09041.09021.09203.47674.14012.8752
C52.49731.51592.56013.13592.78473.49862.15373.48302.78764.13762.87953.48041.09101.08891.0894
O61.19932.40673.46764.82762.78472.00393.04553.72013.48635.62295.07335.18102.85342.63933.8587
H71.11232.21552.72724.12143.49862.00392.49652.38553.09854.74034.77524.30793.83583.74614.3490
H82.08601.10032.13232.74712.15373.04552.49652.47623.03853.72773.17132.54003.06502.52882.4818
H92.60662.15431.09462.14403.48303.72012.38552.47621.74922.45433.06552.52853.76114.29433.8679
H102.75112.15181.09432.15232.78763.48633.09853.03851.74922.50932.50373.06812.57853.75913.2079
H114.62563.49932.16401.09044.13765.62294.74033.72772.45432.50931.75581.76104.31995.17393.8935
H124.27062.86722.17641.09022.87955.07334.77523.17133.06552.50371.75581.76163.10863.90142.3443
H134.12592.80042.16811.09203.48045.18104.30792.54002.52853.06811.76101.76164.09184.32993.1041
H142.81382.15792.79593.47671.09102.85343.83583.06503.76112.57854.31993.10864.09181.75271.7670
H152.69022.15863.49854.14011.08892.63933.74612.52884.29433.75915.17393.90144.32991.75271.7654
H163.44852.16732.86762.87521.08943.85874.34902.48183.86793.20793.89352.34433.10411.76701.7654

picture of 2-methylbutyraldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 108.825 C1 C2 C5 111.398
C1 C2 H8 105.187 C2 C1 O6 125.174
C2 C1 H7 114.675 C2 C3 C4 113.756
C2 C3 H9 108.976 C2 C3 H10 108.797
C2 C5 H14 110.690 C2 C5 H15 110.869
C2 C5 H16 111.538 C3 C2 C5 114.190
C3 C2 H8 106.965 C3 C4 H11 110.959
C3 C4 H12 111.976 C3 C4 H13 111.191
C4 C3 H9 109.129 C4 C3 H10 109.804
C5 C2 H8 109.800 O6 C1 H7 120.150
H9 C3 H10 106.094 H11 C4 H12 107.259
H11 C4 H13 107.584 H12 C4 H13 107.661
H14 C5 H15 107.029 H14 C5 H16 108.275
H15 C5 H16 108.281
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 0.144      
2 C -0.342      
3 C -0.444      
4 C -0.650      
5 C -0.645      
6 O -0.282      
7 H 0.163      
8 H 0.233      
9 H 0.223      
10 H 0.229      
11 H 0.228      
12 H 0.230      
13 H 0.219      
14 H 0.228      
15 H 0.239      
16 H 0.226      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.532 -0.521 0.813 2.710
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -45.899 0.065 -1.835
y 0.065 -37.242 -0.290
z -1.835 -0.290 -37.511
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.523 0.065 -1.835
y 0.065 4.463 -0.290
z -1.835 -0.290 4.060
Polar
3z2-r28.120
x2-y2-8.658
xy0.065
xz-1.835
yz-0.290


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.909 -0.255 0.264
y -0.255 8.660 -0.255
z 0.264 -0.255 7.301


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.873
(<r2>)1/2 14.208