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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

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 BLYP/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.955011
Energy at 298.15K-207.958306
HF Energy-207.955011
Nuclear repulsion energy101.255700
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 BLYP/6-311G*
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 3613 3604 12.84 73.72 0.30 0.47
2 A 3022 3015 7.39 92.47 0.35 0.52
3 A 2921 2913 35.58 122.19 0.19 0.32
4 A 2251 2246 0.07 67.53 0.24 0.38
5 A 1456 1453 3.87 13.79 0.65 0.79
6 A 1391 1387 41.74 8.50 0.73 0.84
7 A 1341 1338 1.21 7.27 0.74 0.85
8 A 1201 1198 23.21 4.19 0.62 0.76
9 A 996 994 68.31 7.07 0.31 0.47
10 A 964 962 44.98 0.55 0.75 0.86
11 A 864 862 14.55 1.66 0.13 0.23
12 A 561 560 2.47 2.18 0.24 0.39
13 A 393 392 81.33 1.25 0.72 0.84
14 A 305 304 78.18 4.87 0.75 0.86
15 A 208 208 7.26 4.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10743.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10716.9 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 BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
1.09203 0.15894 0.14391

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.569 0.599 0.038
C2 0.833 0.124 -0.007
O3 -1.521 -0.460 -0.112
H4 -0.715 1.169 0.974
H5 -0.745 1.286 -0.800
H6 -1.409 -1.079 0.635
N7 1.922 -0.290 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48061.43201.10561.09831.96852.6446
C21.48062.42812.10962.11382.62411.1647
O31.43202.42812.11752.03090.97613.4485
H41.10562.10962.11751.77812.37693.1713
H51.09832.11382.03091.77812.84443.1954
H61.96852.62410.97612.37692.84443.4838
N72.64461.16473.44853.17133.19543.4838

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.451 C1 O3 H6 108.166
C2 C1 O3 112.941 C2 C1 H4 108.446
C2 C1 H5 109.207 O3 C1 H4 112.479
O3 C1 H5 106.007 H4 C1 H5 107.572
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.215      
2 C 0.049      
3 O -0.495      
4 H 0.226      
5 H 0.247      
6 H 0.378      
7 N -0.189      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.294 1.099 1.389 2.898
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.933 1.270 -2.032
y 1.270 -20.783 -1.826
z -2.032 -1.826 -21.926
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.579 1.270 -2.032
y 1.270 6.147 -1.826
z -2.032 -1.826 4.432
Polar
3z2-r28.863
x2-y2-11.150
xy1.270
xz-2.032
yz-1.826


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.767 -0.446 -0.046
y -0.446 3.852 -0.144
z -0.046 -0.144 3.242


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.870
(<r2>)1/2 8.937