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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: ROHF/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.595606
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.595606
Nuclear repulsion energy103.252245
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 ROHF/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 Ag 3200 2734 0.00      
2 Ag 2053 1755 0.00      
3 Ag 1499 1281 0.00      
4 Ag 1186 1013 0.00      
5 Ag 612 523 0.00      
6 Au 909 777 0.26      
7 Au 155 132 46.21      
8 Bg 1197 1023 0.00      
9 Bu 3197 2732 105.06      
10 Bu 2014 1722 284.30      
11 Bu 1458 1246 22.14      
12 Bu 371 317 69.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8925.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7627.6 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 ROHF/6-31G**
ABC
1.88884 0.16400 0.15090

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.327 0.684 0.000
C2 0.327 -0.684 0.000
H3 -1.419 0.681 0.000
H4 1.419 -0.681 0.000
O5 0.327 1.673 0.000
O6 -0.327 -1.673 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51711.09192.21621.18482.3571
C21.51712.21621.09192.35711.1848
H31.09192.21623.14742.00772.5944
H42.21621.09193.14742.59442.0077
O51.18482.35712.00772.59443.4085
O62.35711.18482.59442.00773.4085

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.338 C1 C2 O6 120.980
C2 C1 H3 115.338 C2 C1 O5 120.980
H3 C1 O5 123.682 H4 C2 O6 123.682
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.287      
2 C 0.287      
3 H 0.149      
4 H 0.149      
5 O -0.435      
6 O -0.435      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.553 -3.617 -0.001
y -3.617 -31.376 -0.004
z -0.001 -0.004 -20.951
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.611 -3.617 -0.001
y -3.617 -10.624 -0.004
z -0.001 -0.004 5.013
Polar
3z2-r210.026
x2-y210.823
xy-3.617
xz-0.001
yz-0.004


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.501
(<r2>)1/2 8.573