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All results from a given calculation for C3H4O2 (β–Propiolactone)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.188286
Energy at 298.15K-267.193707
HF Energy-267.188286
Nuclear repulsion energy171.349890
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3096 2987 4.56      
2 A' 3076 2968 37.18      
3 A' 1925 1858 413.40      
4 A' 1529 1476 2.16      
5 A' 1464 1413 7.58      
6 A' 1348 1300 21.52      
7 A' 1223 1180 8.98      
8 A' 1107 1068 132.90      
9 A' 1017 981 1.44      
10 A' 944 911 88.83      
11 A' 894 863 1.10      
12 A' 747 721 0.95      
13 A' 488 471 3.24      
14 A" 3158 3047 11.40      
15 A" 3134 3025 12.24      
16 A" 1204 1162 0.02      
17 A" 1156 1116 0.72      
18 A" 1055 1018 2.83      
19 A" 791 763 1.99      
20 A" 513 495 2.80      
21 A" 180 174 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15024.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14498.1 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.41418 0.17421 0.12868

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.035 -0.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.628 0.000
O3 -0.078 1.817 0.000
C4 1.091 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.719 -0.445 0.892
H6 1.719 -0.445 -0.892
C7 -0.101 -1.413 0.000
H8 -0.238 -2.017 -0.898
H9 -0.238 -2.017 0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.37692.30552.13172.89902.89901.46762.11132.1113
C21.37691.19151.53022.21442.21442.04362.80392.8039
O32.30551.19152.54623.02393.02393.23013.94143.9414
C42.13171.53022.54621.09121.09121.53542.24612.2461
H52.89902.21443.02391.09121.78482.24583.08322.5098
H62.89902.21443.02391.09121.78482.24582.50983.0832
C71.46762.04363.23011.53542.24582.24581.09131.0913
H82.11132.80393.94142.24613.08322.50981.09131.7967
H92.11132.80393.94142.24612.50983.08321.09131.7967

picture of β–Propiolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 O3 127.543 O1 C2 C4 94.177
O1 C7 C4 90.420 O1 C7 H8 110.329
O1 C7 H9 110.329 C2 O1 C7 91.791
C2 C4 H5 114.245 C2 C4 H6 114.245
C2 C4 C7 83.613 O3 C2 C4 138.280
C4 C7 H8 116.522 C4 C7 H9 116.522
H5 C4 H6 109.737 H5 C4 C7 116.508
H6 C4 C7 116.508 H8 C7 H9 110.808
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability