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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-267.093451
Energy at 298.15K-267.098812
HF Energy-267.093451
Nuclear repulsion energy170.930807
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 B97D3/6-311+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' 3034 2995 5.09      
2 A' 3025 2985 38.04      
3 A' 1868 1843 473.67      
4 A' 1489 1469 0.86      
5 A' 1426 1408 10.73      
6 A' 1304 1287 15.14      
7 A' 1191 1176 11.70      
8 A' 1061 1047 137.43      
9 A' 990 977 0.56      
10 A' 891 880 85.62      
11 A' 860 849 13.60      
12 A' 734 724 2.68      
13 A' 478 471 2.92      
14 A" 3095 3055 17.28      
15 A" 3079 3039 4.65      
16 A" 1176 1161 0.01      
17 A" 1129 1115 0.91      
18 A" 1035 1021 1.82      
19 A" 784 774 1.91      
20 A" 503 496 3.32      
21 A" 182 179 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14665.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14475.3 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.41286 0.17323 0.12804

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -1.040 -0.281 0.000
C2 0.000 0.632 0.000
O3 -0.074 1.821 0.000
C4 1.088 -0.445 0.000
H5 1.717 -0.440 0.893
H6 1.717 -0.440 -0.893
C7 -0.097 -1.420 0.000
H8 -0.233 -2.022 -0.901
H9 -0.233 -2.022 0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 O3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9
O11.38462.31412.13512.90242.90241.47922.11932.1193
C21.38461.19131.53112.21232.21232.05492.81232.8123
O32.31411.19132.54663.01973.01973.24183.95033.9503
C42.13511.53112.54661.09181.09181.53522.24632.2463
H52.90242.21233.01971.09181.78612.24633.08562.5106
H62.90242.21233.01971.09181.78612.24632.51063.0856
C71.47922.05493.24181.53522.24632.24631.09161.0916
H82.11932.81233.95032.24633.08562.51061.09161.8016
H92.11932.81233.95032.24632.51063.08561.09161.8016

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 127.873 O1 C2 C4 93.912
O1 C7 C4 90.038 O1 C7 H8 110.287
O1 C7 H9 110.287 C2 O1 C7 91.843
C2 C4 H5 113.895 C2 C4 H6 113.895
C2 C4 C7 84.207 O3 C2 C4 138.215
C4 C7 H8 116.580 C4 C7 H9 116.580
H5 C4 H6 109.776 H5 C4 C7 116.561
H6 C4 C7 116.561 H8 C7 H9 111.022
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.571      
2 C 1.020      
3 O -0.745      
4 C -0.443      
5 H 0.138      
6 H 0.138      
7 C 0.223      
8 H 0.120      
9 H 0.120      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.032 -3.669 0.000 4.194
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.786 0.029 0.000
y 0.029 -32.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.166
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.167 0.029 0.000
y 0.029 -3.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.764
Polar
3z2-r27.528
x2-y22.287
xy0.029
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.212 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 7.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.929


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 95.043
(<r2>)1/2 9.749