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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-154.996713
Energy at 298.15K-155.003416
HF Energy-154.996713
Nuclear repulsion energy81.938803
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/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' 3930 3930 20.66 101.22 0.30 0.46
2 A' 3160 3160 28.05 60.26 0.75 0.86
3 A' 3072 3072 15.44 113.78 0.01 0.02
4 A' 2997 2997 73.85 108.80 0.12 0.21
5 A' 1553 1553 2.97 5.56 0.66 0.79
6 A' 1522 1522 2.83 24.01 0.75 0.86
7 A' 1484 1484 14.89 5.13 0.60 0.75
8 A' 1419 1419 1.64 0.96 0.70 0.82
9 A' 1296 1296 95.76 5.81 0.74 0.85
10 A' 1153 1153 34.49 5.57 0.61 0.76
11 A' 1056 1056 46.63 3.22 0.16 0.28
12 A' 925 925 6.73 6.16 0.39 0.56
13 A' 424 424 11.76 0.28 0.65 0.79
14 A" 3163 3163 29.71 50.55 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3030 3030 74.98 89.69 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1503 1503 5.08 17.07 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1317 1317 0.04 14.56 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1199 1199 5.43 2.29 0.75 0.86
19 A" 833 833 0.02 0.05 0.75 0.86
20 A" 300 300 107.09 3.91 0.75 0.86
21 A" 253 253 28.86 0.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17795.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17795.0 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/6-31G**
ABC
1.17618 0.31425 0.27346

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.167 -0.416 0.000
C2 0.000 0.552 0.000
O3 -1.195 -0.206 0.000
H4 -1.936 0.403 0.000
H5 2.117 0.126 0.000
H6 1.129 -1.055 0.886
H7 1.129 -1.055 -0.886
H8 0.058 1.203 0.886
H9 0.058 1.203 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51632.37113.20991.09371.09301.09302.15352.1535
C21.51631.41501.94222.15962.15452.15451.10131.1013
O32.37111.41500.96013.32842.62742.62742.08332.0833
H43.20991.94220.96014.06313.50823.50822.32442.3244
H51.09372.15963.32844.06311.77671.77672.48732.4873
H61.09302.15452.62743.50821.77671.77172.49933.0639
H71.09302.15452.62743.50821.77671.77173.06392.4993
H82.15351.10132.08332.32442.48732.49933.06391.7729
H92.15351.10132.08332.32442.48733.06392.49931.7729

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 107.924 C1 C2 H8 109.693
C1 C2 H9 109.693 C2 C1 H5 110.623
C2 C1 H6 110.259 C2 C1 H7 110.259
C2 O3 H4 108.194 O3 C2 H8 111.164
O3 C2 H9 111.164 H5 C1 H6 108.681
H5 C1 H7 108.681 H6 C1 H7 108.276
H8 C2 H9 107.200
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.378      
2 C 0.022      
3 O -0.556      
4 H 0.322      
5 H 0.119      
6 H 0.138      
7 H 0.138      
8 H 0.097      
9 H 0.097      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.014 1.575 0.000 1.576
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.194 -2.424 0.000
y -2.424 -19.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.810
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.488 -2.424 0.000
y -2.424 -1.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.435
Polar
3z2-r2-2.870
x2-y22.361
xy-2.424
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.338 -0.130 0.000
y -0.130 3.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.603


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 53.800
(<r2>)1/2 7.335