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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVDZ

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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 HF/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pVDZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.788583
Energy at 298.15K-206.792151
HF Energy-206.788583
Nuclear repulsion energy103.043584
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 HF/cc-pVDZ
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 4138 3757 83.37 53.87 0.29 0.45
2 A 3297 2994 8.68 77.57 0.47 0.64
3 A 3214 2918 29.15 111.18 0.13 0.23
4 A 2606 2367 1.83 44.88 0.22 0.36
5 A 1602 1454 1.89 10.35 0.71 0.83
6 A 1536 1395 71.80 3.28 0.70 0.82
7 A 1488 1351 4.65 4.08 0.75 0.86
8 A 1320 1199 23.71 2.30 0.68 0.81
9 A 1220 1108 118.18 6.97 0.38 0.55
10 A 1074 975 21.77 0.62 0.53 0.69
11 A 954 866 28.91 2.91 0.15 0.25
12 A 637 579 0.63 2.06 0.31 0.47
13 A 428 388 42.76 1.55 0.74 0.85
14 A 340 309 122.72 4.28 0.75 0.86
15 A 243 220 12.42 4.63 0.75 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12048.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10939.7 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 HF/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.16164 0.16248 0.14784

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.576 0.581 0.037
C2 0.828 0.101 -0.005
O3 -1.496 -0.445 -0.111
H4 -0.708 1.136 0.968
H5 -0.721 1.272 -0.789
H6 -1.426 -1.049 0.614
N7 1.902 -0.270 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48461.38591.09191.08681.92662.6207
C21.48462.38992.09222.09422.60481.1362
O31.38592.38992.07022.00230.94673.4043
H41.09192.09222.07021.76242.32713.1230
H51.08682.09422.00231.76242.80253.1395
H61.92662.60480.94672.32712.80253.4752
N72.62071.13623.40433.12303.13953.4752

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.853 C1 O3 H6 109.939
C2 C1 O3 112.679 C2 C1 H4 107.613
C2 C1 H5 108.060 O3 C1 H4 112.792
O3 C1 H5 107.526 H4 C1 H5 107.982
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.293      
2 C -0.120      
3 O -0.338      
4 H 0.069      
5 H 0.089      
6 H 0.167      
7 N -0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.586 1.218 1.392 3.179
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.913 1.145 -2.068
y 1.145 -20.590 -1.766
z -2.068 -1.766 -21.694
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.770 1.145 -2.068
y 1.145 6.213 -1.766
z -2.068 -1.766 4.557
Polar
3z2-r29.115
x2-y2-11.322
xy1.145
xz-2.068
yz-1.766


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.897 -0.410 -0.039
y -0.410 3.363 -0.125
z -0.039 -0.125 2.936


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.077
(<r2>)1/2 8.836