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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.957065
Energy at 298.15K-114.959536
HF Energy-114.957065
Nuclear repulsion energy34.908597
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 M06-2X/6-31G
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 3753 3753 35.85      
2 A 3348 3348 16.63      
3 A 3186 3186 15.18      
4 A 1515 1515 5.39      
5 A 1359 1359 28.38      
6 A 1196 1196 108.60      
7 A 1058 1058 74.46      
8 A 569 569 161.54      
9 A 415 415 74.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8199.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8199.1 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
6.52592 0.96655 0.84894

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.698 0.030 -0.059
O2 -0.675 -0.124 0.025
H3 1.236 -0.893 0.077
H4 1.143 0.991 0.166
H5 -1.162 0.711 -0.085

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.38431.07731.08311.9805
O21.38432.06122.13820.9723
H31.07732.06121.88852.8896
H41.08312.13821.88852.3362
H51.98050.97232.88962.3362

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 113.210 O2 C1 H3 113.131
O2 C1 H4 119.635 H3 C1 H4 121.879
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.090      
2 O -0.602      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.134      
5 H 0.396      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.210 1.875 0.121 1.890
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.188 -2.519 0.714
y -2.519 -11.052 -0.034
z 0.714 -0.034 -13.987
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.332 -2.519 0.714
y -2.519 1.535 -0.034
z 0.714 -0.034 -2.867
Polar
3z2-r2-5.733
x2-y2-0.136
xy-2.519
xz0.714
yz-0.034


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.699 -0.163 0.021
y -0.163 2.107 -0.011
z 0.021 -0.011 0.959


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.779
(<r2>)1/2 4.558