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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-265.673630
Energy at 298.15K-265.678981
Nuclear repulsion energy168.250576
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 B3LYP/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' 3127 3017 18.46      
2 A' 3113 3004 6.58      
3 A' 1909 1842 315.30      
4 A' 1562 1508 1.05      
5 A' 1499 1446 13.32      
6 A' 1315 1269 3.58      
7 A' 1258 1213 23.09      
8 A' 1024 988 132.24      
9 A' 978 943 10.30      
10 A' 877 846 75.52      
11 A' 858 828 3.31      
12 A' 725 700 3.16      
13 A' 473 456 3.50      
14 A" 3194 3082 16.12      
15 A" 3168 3057 0.11      
16 A" 1232 1188 0.05      
17 A" 1123 1083 0.25      
18 A" 1065 1027 3.70      
19 A" 810 781 4.59      
20 A" 517 499 1.34      
21 A" 170 164 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14997.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14470.6 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.40184 0.16721 0.12375

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.066 -0.298 0.000
C2 0.000 0.650 0.000
O3 -0.090 1.851 0.000
C4 1.100 -0.440 0.000
H5 1.720 -0.434 0.898
H6 1.720 -0.434 -0.898
C7 -0.073 -1.452 0.000
H8 -0.181 -2.050 -0.903
H9 -0.181 -2.050 0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.42692.36002.17102.93072.93071.52282.16022.1602
C21.42691.20341.54932.22332.22332.10422.85292.8529
O32.36001.20342.58143.05023.05023.30314.00444.0044
C42.17101.54932.58141.09141.09141.54972.24692.2469
H52.93072.22333.05021.09141.79642.24943.07752.4951
H62.93072.22333.05021.09141.79642.24942.49513.0775
C71.52282.10423.30311.54972.24942.24941.08821.0882
H82.16022.85294.00442.24693.07752.49511.08821.8066
H92.16022.85294.00442.24692.49513.07751.08821.8066

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 127.389 O1 C2 C4 93.592
O1 C7 C4 89.915 O1 C7 H8 110.555
O1 C7 H9 110.555 C2 O1 C7 90.962
C2 C4 H5 113.558 C2 C4 H6 113.558
C2 C4 C7 85.531 O3 C2 C4 139.019
C4 C7 H8 115.706 C4 C7 H9 115.706
H5 C4 H6 110.765 H5 C4 C7 115.699
H6 C4 C7 115.699 H8 C7 H9 112.213
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.452     -0.443
2 C 0.647     0.762
3 O -0.447     -0.466
4 C -0.539     -0.511
5 H 0.246     0.172
6 H 0.246     0.172
7 C -0.149     0.175
8 H 0.223     0.069
9 H 0.223     0.069


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.428 -3.338 0.000 4.128
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 2.432 -3.359 0.000 4.147


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.796 -0.177 0.000
y -0.177 -31.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.910
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.784 -0.177 0.000
y -0.177 -2.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.545
Polar
3z2-r27.090
x2-y21.317
xy-0.177
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.133 0.089 0.000
y 0.089 6.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.458


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 97.211
(<r2>)1/2 9.860