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All results from a given calculation for NH2CH2CH2COOH (β–alanine)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-321.869012
Energy at 298.15K-321.879083
HF Energy-321.869012
Nuclear repulsion energy247.359520
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/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 3586 3398 11.85      
2 A 3487 3305 4.53      
3 A 3184 3018 3.52      
4 A 3158 2993 12.68      
5 A 3094 2932 8.78      
6 A 3089 2927 26.53      
7 A 2593 2458 1020.09      
8 A 1853 1756 426.57      
9 A 1718 1628 48.26      
10 A 1601 1517 236.45      
11 A 1568 1486 30.50      
12 A 1527 1448 12.06      
13 A 1444 1369 10.24      
14 A 1397 1324 8.16      
15 A 1350 1280 4.78      
16 A 1323 1254 20.49      
17 A 1255 1189 120.76      
18 A 1228 1164 116.92      
19 A 1185 1123 31.58      
20 A 1084 1027 7.61      
21 A 1029 975 22.31      
22 A 974 924 8.20      
23 A 931 882 42.04      
24 A 871 825 60.81      
25 A 811 768 15.17      
26 A 707 670 13.53      
27 A 582 552 4.18      
28 A 502 476 11.54      
29 A 437 414 10.70      
30 A 371 351 11.33      
31 A 346 328 11.25      
32 A 217 206 5.37      
33 A 91 87 0.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24295.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23026.9 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.23701 0.08543 0.06720

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 1.692 0.591 0.074
C2 1.280 -0.778 -0.349
C3 -0.046 -1.070 0.342
C4 -1.018 0.054 0.016
O5 -0.397 1.261 0.005
O6 -2.215 -0.103 -0.161
H7 2.422 0.987 -0.523
H8 2.000 0.622 1.050
H9 2.005 -1.582 -0.165
H10 1.115 -0.716 -1.429
H11 -0.465 -2.035 0.052
H12 0.089 -1.076 1.432
H13 0.583 1.157 0.256

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.49072.41922.76322.19463.97491.02311.02392.20902.07443.39902.68181.2579
C21.49071.52412.47142.66323.56482.10912.10641.09881.09422.18892.16392.1438
C32.41921.52411.52142.38102.42743.32762.74852.17422.14701.09151.09862.3162
C42.76322.47141.52141.35691.22013.60493.24053.44252.68912.16172.12291.9592
O52.19462.66322.38101.35692.27832.88112.69193.72582.87223.29702.78061.0172
O63.97493.56482.42741.22012.27834.77724.44514.47213.61552.61562.96513.0970
H71.02312.10913.32763.60492.88114.77721.66902.62762.33094.21963.67722.0043
H81.02392.10642.74853.24052.69194.44511.66902.51742.95363.76022.58511.7099
H92.20901.09882.17423.44253.72584.47212.62762.51741.77252.52132.54553.1152
H102.07441.09422.14702.68912.87223.61552.33092.95361.77252.53603.06092.5755
H113.39902.18891.09152.16173.29702.61564.21963.76022.52132.53601.76983.3666
H122.68182.16391.09862.12292.78062.96513.67722.58512.54553.06091.76982.5717
H131.25792.14382.31621.95921.01723.09702.00431.70993.11522.57553.36662.5717

picture of β–alanine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 106.719 N1 C2 H9 116.268
N1 C2 H10 105.719 C2 N1 H7 112.744
C2 N1 H8 112.461 C2 C3 C4 108.478
C2 C3 H11 112.568 C2 C3 H12 110.131
C3 C2 H9 110.941 C3 C2 H10 109.064
C3 C4 O5 111.502 C3 C4 O6 124.239
C4 C3 H11 110.571 C4 C3 H12 107.132
C4 O5 H13 110.404 O5 C4 O6 124.202
H7 N1 H8 109.244 H9 C2 H10 107.854
H11 C3 H12 107.824
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.743      
2 C -0.296      
3 C -0.554      
4 C 0.688      
5 O -0.627      
6 O -0.508      
7 H 0.325      
8 H 0.319      
9 H 0.227      
10 H 0.254      
11 H 0.258      
12 H 0.242      
13 H 0.414      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  7.340 -1.599 0.626 7.538
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.699 2.654 -0.271
y 2.654 -37.143 0.258
z -0.271 0.258 -32.741
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.757 2.654 -0.271
y 2.654 -1.923 0.258
z -0.271 0.258 4.680
Polar
3z2-r29.361
x2-y2-0.556
xy2.654
xz-0.271
yz0.258


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.130 0.574 0.130
y 0.574 5.560 -0.051
z 0.130 -0.051 4.502


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 169.395
(<r2>)1/2 13.015