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All results from a given calculation for CH3NHCH2COOH (Sarcosine)

using model chemistry: CID/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-322.792580
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy245.622789
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 CID/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/6-311G**
ABC
0.30792 0.06774 0.05819

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 1.196 0.266 -0.323
C2 2.526 -0.066 0.163
C3 0.175 -0.694 0.054
C4 -1.214 -0.072 0.023
O5 -1.213 1.252 0.115
O6 -2.206 -0.718 -0.041
H7 1.221 0.345 -1.325
H8 0.154 -1.601 -0.547
H9 2.864 -1.056 -0.148
H10 3.234 0.672 -0.200
H11 0.346 -0.994 1.086
H12 2.531 -0.030 1.248
H13 -0.293 1.522 0.118

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.45411.45102.45762.63943.55241.00532.14962.13562.08212.07222.08281.9975
C21.45412.43573.74223.96424.78082.02092.91321.09201.08512.54261.08613.2355
C31.45102.43571.52242.39102.38312.01851.08852.72073.35991.08832.72342.2663
C42.45763.74221.52241.32671.18592.81392.12994.19854.51532.10113.94021.8433
O52.63943.96422.39101.32672.21162.97013.23244.69234.49582.90094.11570.9589
O63.55244.78082.38311.18592.21163.81072.57045.08235.61722.80354.95702.9503
H71.00532.02092.01852.81392.97013.81072.35142.45882.32932.89312.91152.4000
H82.14962.91321.08852.12993.23242.57042.35142.79273.84371.75323.36783.2248
H92.13561.09202.72074.19854.69235.08232.45882.79271.76812.80491.76524.0849
H102.08211.08513.35994.51534.49585.61722.32933.84371.76813.57351.75623.6421
H112.07222.54261.08832.10112.90092.80352.89311.75322.80493.57352.39342.7708
H122.08281.08612.72343.94024.11574.95702.91153.36781.76521.75622.39343.4146
H131.99753.23552.26631.84330.95892.95032.40003.22484.08493.64212.77083.4146

picture of Sarcosine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 H9 113.251 N1 C2 H10 109.305
N1 C2 H12 109.300 N1 C3 C4 111.470
N1 C3 H8 114.913 N1 C3 H11 108.543
C2 N1 C3 113.945 C2 N1 H7 109.145
C3 N1 H7 109.175 C3 C4 O5 113.941
C3 C4 O6 122.786 C4 C3 H8 108.177
C4 C3 H11 105.988 C4 O5 H13 106.398
O5 C4 O6 123.242 H8 C3 H11 107.301
H9 C2 H10 108.603 H9 C2 H12 108.274
H10 C2 H12 107.972
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability