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All results from a given calculation for SeO3 (selenium trioxide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D3H 1A1'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2627.202200
Energy at 298.15K-2627.201998
HF Energy-2627.202200
Nuclear repulsion energy309.499622
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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 958 917 0.00      
2 A2" 283 271 29.75      
3 E' 1066 1020 97.47      
3 E' 1066 1020 97.39      
4 E' 364 348 26.86      
4 E' 364 348 26.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2050.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1961.0 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.27978 0.27978 0.13989

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.584 0.000
O3 1.372 -0.792 0.000
O4 -1.372 -0.792 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.58401.58401.5840
O21.58402.74362.7436
O31.58402.74362.7436
O41.58402.74362.7436

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 120.000 O2 Se1 O4 120.000
O3 Se1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 2.177      
2 O -0.726      
3 O -0.726      
4 O -0.726      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.861 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.861 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.119
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.871 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.871 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.742
Polar
3z2-r215.485
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.119 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.650


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.307
(<r2>)1/2 9.072

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2627.202203
Energy at 298.15K-2627.202002
HF Energy-2627.202203
Nuclear repulsion energy309.507760
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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 1066 1019 97.32      
2 A1 958 917 0.00      
3 A1 364 348 26.97      
4 B1 283 270 29.75      
5 B2 1067 1020 97.47      
6 B2 364 348 26.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2050.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1961.4 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.27999 0.27960 0.13990

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Se1 0.000 0.000 0.012
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.972
O3 0.000 1.334 0.959
O4 0.000 -1.334 0.959

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Se1 O2 O3 O4
Se11.98431.63581.6358
O21.98433.22043.2204
O31.63583.22042.6676
O41.63583.22042.6676

picture of selenium trioxide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 Se1 O3 125.374 O2 Se1 O4 125.374
O3 Se1 O4 109.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Se 2.177      
2 O -0.725      
3 O -0.726      
4 O -0.726      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.119 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -37.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.863
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.742 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.875
Polar
3z2-r2-7.750
x2-y27.740
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.650 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.117 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.120


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.304
(<r2>)1/2 9.072