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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.891858
Energy at 298.15K-153.895760
HF Energy-153.891858
Nuclear repulsion energy69.713733
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 TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3135 3135 11.12 44.83 0.68 0.81
2 A' 3016 3016 3.16 180.32 0.01 0.02
3 A' 2865 2865 124.38 160.70 0.32 0.48
4 A' 1795 1795 186.89 11.95 0.49 0.66
5 A' 1470 1470 22.85 9.68 0.56 0.72
6 A' 1422 1422 10.63 3.75 0.38 0.55
7 A' 1380 1380 20.59 2.57 0.73 0.84
8 A' 1129 1129 25.67 2.73 0.19 0.31
9 A' 883 883 9.45 6.05 0.34 0.51
10 A' 497 497 12.98 1.34 0.32 0.48
11 A" 3071 3071 8.50 61.78 0.75 0.86
12 A" 1479 1479 9.34 3.99 0.75 0.86
13 A" 1131 1131 0.02 1.46 0.75 0.86
14 A" 765 765 1.21 3.14 0.75 0.86
15 A" 157 157 1.17 1.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12096.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12096.9 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 TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.90636 0.33871 0.30370

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.461 0.000
C2 -0.933 -0.717 0.000
O3 1.204 0.382 0.000
H4 -0.492 1.457 0.000
H5 -0.378 -1.653 0.000
H6 -1.585 -0.664 0.877
H7 -1.585 -0.664 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50221.20711.11122.14752.13262.1326
C21.50222.40302.21801.08841.09461.0946
O31.20712.40302.00872.57783.10573.1057
H41.11122.21802.00873.11232.54252.5425
H52.14751.08842.57783.11231.79021.7902
H62.13261.09463.10572.54251.79021.7550
H72.13261.09463.10572.54251.79021.7550

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.977 C1 C2 H6 109.413
C1 C2 H7 109.413 C2 C1 O3 124.625
C2 C1 H4 115.331 O3 C1 H4 120.045
H5 C2 H6 110.182 H5 C2 H7 110.182
H6 C2 H7 106.571
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.464      
2 C -0.239      
3 O -0.624      
4 H 0.064      
5 H 0.108      
6 H 0.113      
7 H 0.113      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.819 -0.330 0.000 2.838
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.391 0.248 0.000
y 0.248 4.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.478


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.905
(<r2>)1/2 6.849