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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.379660
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.758732
Nuclear repulsion energy102.390529
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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' 3250 3250        
2 A' 3198 3198        
3 A' 3158 3158        
4 A' 2928 2928        
5 A' 1777 1777        
6 A' 1682 1682        
7 A' 1478 1478        
8 A' 1412 1412        
9 A' 1311 1311        
10 A' 1193 1193        
11 A' 936 936        
12 A' 572 572        
13 A' 319 319        
14 A" 1015 1015        
15 A" 1000 1000        
16 A" 956 956        
17 A" 594 594        
18 A" 159 159        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13468.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13468.6 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.57974 0.15343 0.13985

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.146 -0.750 0.000
C2 0.000 0.721 0.000
C3 1.219 1.292 0.000
O4 -1.226 -1.328 0.000
H5 0.811 -1.321 0.000
H6 -0.921 1.305 0.000
H7 1.354 2.372 0.000
H8 2.127 0.688 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47862.45641.22491.11392.19673.46402.6893
C21.47861.34582.38782.19731.09042.13522.1271
C32.45641.34583.58352.64512.13951.08831.0912
O41.22492.38783.58352.03662.65074.51073.9119
H51.11392.19732.64512.03663.14573.73312.4014
H62.19671.09042.13952.65073.14572.51263.1097
H73.46402.13521.08834.51073.73312.51261.8536
H82.68932.12711.09123.91192.40143.10971.8536

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.775 C1 C2 H6 116.722
C2 C1 O4 123.799 C2 C1 H5 115.170
C2 C3 H7 122.253 C2 C3 H8 121.223
C3 C2 H6 122.503 O4 C1 H5 121.031
H7 C3 H8 116.525
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.377569
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.756156
Nuclear repulsion energy104.039320
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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' 3261 3261        
2 A' 3183 3183        
3 A' 3166 3166        
4 A' 2953 2953        
5 A' 1773 1773        
6 A' 1679 1679        
7 A' 1459 1459        
8 A' 1448 1448        
9 A' 1325 1325        
10 A' 1084 1084        
11 A' 950 950        
12 A' 684 684        
13 A' 295 295        
14 A" 1011 1011        
15 A" 1003 1003        
16 A" 960 960        
17 A" 556 556        
18 A" 169 169        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13479.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13479.2 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.74633 0.20807 0.16271

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.897 -0.282 0.000
C2 0.000 0.906 0.000
C3 1.338 0.762 0.000
O4 -0.497 -1.441 0.000
H5 -1.987 -0.065 0.000
H6 -0.472 1.890 0.000
H7 2.011 1.617 0.000
H8 1.779 -0.234 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48832.46651.22591.11142.21273.47332.6766
C21.48831.34562.39872.21151.09152.13352.1132
C32.46651.34562.86683.42612.13301.08861.0894
O41.22592.39872.86682.02783.33063.95512.5764
H51.11142.21153.42612.02782.47284.33783.7700
H62.21271.09152.13303.33062.47282.49893.0954
H73.47332.13351.08863.95514.33782.49891.8657
H82.67662.11321.08942.57643.77003.09541.8657

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.913 C1 C2 H6 117.291
C2 C1 O4 123.913 C2 C1 H5 115.810
C2 C3 H7 122.081 C2 C3 H8 120.046
C3 C2 H6 121.796 O4 C1 H5 120.277
H7 C3 H8 117.874
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability