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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.713027
Energy at 298.15K-207.716413
HF Energy-207.713027
Nuclear repulsion energy102.251284
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 PBE1PBE/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 A 3812 3623 38.70 65.27 0.29 0.45
2 A 3144 2988 4.25 82.14 0.42 0.59
3 A 3049 2898 25.60 109.67 0.16 0.28
4 A 2396 2277 0.34 52.91 0.27 0.43
5 A 1509 1434 3.50 15.60 0.66 0.79
6 A 1435 1364 49.60 8.40 0.74 0.85
7 A 1395 1326 1.36 7.34 0.73 0.85
8 A 1240 1179 17.08 4.93 0.62 0.77
9 A 1128 1072 104.57 5.40 0.31 0.47
10 A 998 948 22.72 0.63 0.44 0.62
11 A 916 871 16.30 2.05 0.17 0.28
12 A 592 563 2.38 1.72 0.33 0.49
13 A 405 385 68.56 1.26 0.72 0.84
14 A 315 300 94.65 5.15 0.75 0.86
15 A 216 205 8.85 4.53 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11275.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10715.4 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
1.12759 0.16150 0.14656

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.574 0.585 0.038
C2 0.823 0.118 -0.007
O3 -1.502 -0.454 -0.112
H4 -0.715 1.154 0.970
H5 -0.739 1.277 -0.793
H6 -1.397 -1.063 0.631
N7 1.911 -0.280 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47361.40161.10051.09411.93582.6321
C21.47362.39692.09502.09772.59451.1590
O31.40162.39692.09202.01100.96683.4193
H41.10052.09502.09201.76772.34443.1493
H51.09412.09772.01101.76772.81793.1708
H61.93582.59450.96682.34442.81793.4606
N72.63211.15903.41933.14933.17083.4606

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.882 C1 O3 H6 108.238
C2 C1 O3 112.924 C2 C1 H4 108.077
C2 C1 H5 108.665 O3 C1 H4 112.911
O3 C1 H5 106.732 H4 C1 H5 107.312
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.149      
2 C 0.334      
3 O -0.597      
4 H 0.209      
5 H 0.237      
6 H 0.425      
7 N -0.458      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.394 1.110 1.391 2.983
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.310 1.207 -2.001
y 1.207 -20.300 -1.816
z -2.001 -1.816 -21.467
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.426 1.207 -2.001
y 1.207 6.089 -1.816
z -2.001 -1.816 4.338
Polar
3z2-r28.675
x2-y2-11.010
xy1.207
xz-2.001
yz-1.816


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.258 -0.476 -0.036
y -0.476 3.477 -0.136
z -0.036 -0.136 2.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.395
(<r2>)1/2 8.854