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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G*

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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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.764093
Energy at 298.15K-207.767498
HF Energy-207.764093
Nuclear repulsion energy102.570577
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 PBE1PBE/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 3844 3684 29.23 62.46 0.30 0.47
2 A 3136 3006 4.96 82.10 0.38 0.56
3 A 3040 2914 28.69 113.29 0.16 0.28
4 A 2386 2287 0.44 60.06 0.24 0.38
5 A 1496 1434 5.35 11.93 0.67 0.80
6 A 1434 1375 49.82 7.22 0.73 0.84
7 A 1391 1333 1.11 5.80 0.75 0.86
8 A 1241 1190 22.76 3.43 0.64 0.78
9 A 1120 1073 106.37 5.43 0.33 0.50
10 A 996 954 22.17 0.58 0.49 0.66
11 A 915 877 16.56 1.84 0.12 0.22
12 A 596 571 2.41 2.01 0.28 0.43
13 A 405 388 75.38 1.16 0.73 0.84
14 A 318 304 101.49 4.61 0.75 0.86
15 A 217 208 9.77 4.32 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11266.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10798.9 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
1.13550 0.16238 0.14736

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.569 0.584 0.038
C2 0.822 0.116 -0.007
O3 -1.501 -0.450 -0.110
H4 -0.707 1.150 0.969
H5 -0.733 1.276 -0.791
H6 -1.401 -1.068 0.618
N7 1.904 -0.280 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46861.40031.09851.09181.93912.6199
C21.46862.39372.08842.09232.59571.1517
O31.40032.39372.08762.00820.96083.4104
H41.09852.08842.08761.76462.35103.1352
H51.09182.09232.00821.76462.81563.1583
H61.93912.59570.96082.35102.81563.4561
N72.61991.15173.41043.13523.15833.4561

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.947 C1 O3 H6 109.000
C2 C1 O3 113.069 C2 C1 H4 108.016
C2 C1 H5 108.713 O3 C1 H4 112.761
O3 C1 H5 106.722 H4 C1 H5 107.343
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.242      
2 C 0.112      
3 O -0.533      
4 H 0.252      
5 H 0.274      
6 H 0.406      
7 N -0.269      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.377 1.096 1.438 2.986
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.829 1.271 -2.105
y 1.271 -20.473 -1.859
z -2.105 -1.859 -21.702
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.742 1.271 -2.105
y 1.271 6.293 -1.859
z -2.105 -1.859 4.449
Polar
3z2-r28.898
x2-y2-11.357
xy1.271
xz-2.105
yz-1.859


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.411 -0.458 -0.037
y -0.458 3.652 -0.126
z -0.037 -0.126 3.110


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