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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.010053
Energy at 298.15K-115.012571
HF Energy-115.010053
Nuclear repulsion energy35.328759
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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
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 3917 3730 79.99      
2 A 3303 3145 12.62      
3 A 3159 3008 24.22      
4 A 1502 1431 12.83      
5 A 1349 1285 24.94      
6 A 1245 1186 134.28      
7 A 1058 1007 52.55      
8 A 643 612 79.89      
9 A 414 394 96.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8294.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9522) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7898.1 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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
ABC
6.43982 0.99987 0.87559

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.683 0.029 -0.071
O2 -0.667 -0.125 0.026
H3 1.230 -0.886 0.105
H4 1.116 0.989 0.191
H5 -1.109 0.723 -0.079

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.36281.08081.08501.9225
O21.36282.04602.10910.9628
H31.08082.04601.88082.8459
H41.08502.10911.88082.2571
H51.92250.96282.84592.2571

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 110.329 O2 C1 H3 113.200
O2 C1 H4 118.558 H3 C1 H4 120.545
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.193      
2 O -0.461      
3 H 0.153      
4 H 0.133      
5 H 0.368      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.080 1.650 0.250 1.671
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.819 -2.345 0.801
y -2.345 -11.178 -0.029
z 0.801 -0.029 -14.697
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.118 -2.345 0.801
y -2.345 2.080 -0.029
z 0.801 -0.029 -3.198
Polar
3z2-r2-6.396
x2-y2-0.641
xy-2.345
xz0.801
yz-0.029


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.042 -0.052 -0.030
y -0.052 2.418 -0.007
z -0.030 -0.007 2.245


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.708
(<r2>)1/2 4.551