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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.978049
Energy at 298.15K-244.983625
HF Energy-244.415169
Nuclear repulsion energy153.575958
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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
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' 3129 3063        
2 A' 2988 2924        
3 A' 2982 2918        
4 A' 2172 2126        
5 A' 1591 1558        
6 A' 1580 1546        
7 A' 1514 1482        
8 A' 1424 1394        
9 A' 1195 1170        
10 A' 1075 1053        
11 A' 925 905        
12 A' 896 877        
13 A' 549 537        
14 A' 373 365        
15 A' 178 174        
16 A" 3035 2971        
17 A" 3008 2945        
18 A" 1562 1529        
19 A" 1273 1246        
20 A" 1173 1148        
21 A" 1068 1045        
22 A" 421 412        
23 A" 231 227        
24 A" 89 87        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17214.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16849.9 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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.89159 0.07992 0.07547

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.174 -0.411 0.000
O2 -0.715 -0.646 0.000
C3 0.000 0.641 0.000
C4 1.445 0.325 0.000
N5 2.600 0.068 0.000
H6 -2.627 -1.407 0.000
H7 -2.494 0.145 0.897
H8 -2.494 0.145 -0.897
H9 -0.247 1.241 -0.894
H10 -0.247 1.241 0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.47762.41463.69244.79781.09461.10291.10292.69082.6908
O21.47761.47212.36793.39122.05782.14392.14392.14012.1401
C32.41461.47211.47902.66263.33072.69652.69651.10471.1047
C43.69242.36791.47901.18364.42464.04384.04382.12152.1215
N54.79783.39122.66261.18365.43125.17335.17333.20643.2064
H61.09462.05783.33074.42465.43121.79761.79763.67113.6711
H71.10292.14392.69654.04385.17331.79761.79463.07582.5004
H81.10292.14392.69654.04385.17331.79761.79462.50043.0758
H92.69082.14011.10472.12153.20643.67113.07582.50041.7877
H102.69082.14011.10472.12153.20643.67112.50043.07581.7877

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 109.884 O2 C1 H6 105.288
O2 C1 H7 111.537 O2 C1 H8 111.537
O2 C3 C4 106.715 O2 C3 H9 111.510
O2 C3 H10 111.510 C3 C4 N5 179.812
C4 C3 H9 109.534 C4 C3 H10 109.534
H6 C1 H7 109.770 H6 C1 H8 109.770
H7 C1 H8 108.886 H9 C3 H10 108.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.981693
Energy at 298.15K-244.987376
HF Energy-244.418407
Nuclear repulsion energy156.473191
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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
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 3133 3066        
2 A 3098 3032        
3 A 3054 2989        
4 A 2997 2934        
5 A 2996 2932        
6 A 2151 2105        
7 A 1588 1555        
8 A 1563 1530        
9 A 1550 1517        
10 A 1514 1482        
11 A 1401 1371        
12 A 1317 1289        
13 A 1200 1174        
14 A 1174 1149        
15 A 1089 1066        
16 A 1035 1013        
17 A 873 854        
18 A 857 839        
19 A 589 576        
20 A 410 402        
21 A 381 373        
22 A 259 254        
23 A 187 183        
24 A 122 119        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17267.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16901.2 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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.36863 0.11076 0.09247

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.568 -0.812 0.148
O2 1.114 0.461 -0.459
C3 -0.081 0.967 0.227
C4 -1.259 0.071 0.046
N5 -2.167 -0.673 -0.114
H6 2.473 -1.089 -0.402
H7 0.808 -1.602 0.041
H8 1.804 -0.682 1.217
H9 -0.288 1.946 -0.223
H10 0.097 1.097 1.309

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48182.42712.96303.74691.09441.10091.10283.34502.6750
O21.48181.46772.45703.48882.06192.14462.14292.05552.1362
C32.42711.46771.49102.67523.33822.72482.69331.09721.1045
C42.96302.45701.49101.18473.93302.65893.36442.12892.1183
N53.74693.48882.67521.18474.66753.12114.18853.22533.2068
H61.09442.06193.33823.93304.66751.79721.79874.10633.6535
H71.10092.14462.72482.65893.12111.79721.79493.72273.0654
H81.10282.14292.69333.36444.18851.79871.79493.65482.4669
H93.34502.05551.09722.12893.22534.10633.72273.65481.7938
H102.67502.13621.10452.11833.20683.65353.06542.46691.7938

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 110.750 O2 C1 H6 105.339
O2 C1 H7 111.422 O2 C1 H8 111.168
O2 C3 C4 112.289 O2 C3 H9 105.618
O2 C3 H10 111.517 C3 C4 N5 177.859
C4 C3 H9 109.746 C4 C3 H10 108.487
H6 C1 H7 109.898 H6 C1 H8 109.886
H7 C1 H8 109.075 H9 C3 H10 109.119
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability