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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

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

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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 CCD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.664997
Energy at 298.15K-246.670591
HF Energy-245.853084
Nuclear repulsion energy157.222125
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 CCD/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' 3179 3036 19.38      
2 A' 3035 2899 38.62      
3 A' 3026 2890 31.46      
4 A' 2381 2274 2.43      
5 A' 1553 1483 3.39      
6 A' 1531 1462 8.36      
7 A' 1512 1444 0.36      
8 A' 1453 1388 47.60      
9 A' 1267 1210 74.17      
10 A' 1205 1151 97.70      
11 A' 1041 994 33.81      
12 A' 969 925 7.48      
13 A' 553 528 1.13      
14 A' 387 370 1.78      
15 A' 184 175 2.27      
16 A" 3086 2948 46.98      
17 A" 3069 2931 31.54      
18 A" 1514 1446 7.48      
19 A" 1295 1237 4.30      
20 A" 1210 1155 5.20      
21 A" 1055 1008 3.47      
22 A" 370 353 1.66      
23 A" 222 212 4.30      
24 A" 81 77 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17586.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16797.1 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 CCD/6-311G**
ABC
0.98558 0.08245 0.07836

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.128 -0.328 0.000
O2 -0.742 -0.601 0.000
C3 0.000 0.588 0.000
C4 1.437 0.253 0.000
N5 2.570 0.021 0.000
H6 -2.639 -1.292 0.000
H7 -2.423 0.238 0.895
H8 -2.423 0.238 -0.895
H9 -0.212 1.199 -0.890
H10 -0.212 1.199 0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41252.31673.61224.71091.09081.09971.09972.60692.6069
O21.41251.40122.34053.36982.01862.08142.08142.07672.0767
C32.31671.40121.47562.63193.23972.60702.60701.10061.1006
C43.61222.34051.47561.15654.35883.96303.96302.09922.0992
N54.71093.36982.63191.15655.37145.07775.07773.14973.1497
H61.09082.01863.23974.35885.37141.78591.78593.58973.5897
H71.09972.08142.60703.96305.07771.78591.79053.00042.4111
H81.09972.08142.60703.96305.07771.78591.79052.41113.0004
H92.60692.07671.10062.09923.14973.58973.00042.41111.7809
H102.60692.07671.10062.09923.14973.58972.41113.00041.7809

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 110.847 O2 C1 H6 106.781
O2 C1 H7 111.282 O2 C1 H8 111.282
O2 C3 C4 108.870 O2 C3 H9 111.657
O2 C3 H10 111.657 C3 C4 N5 178.498
C4 C3 H9 108.265 C4 C3 H10 108.265
H6 C1 H7 109.229 H6 C1 H8 109.229
H7 C1 H8 108.985 H9 C3 H10 108.013
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.667254
Energy at 298.15K-246.672990
HF Energy-245.854820
Nuclear repulsion energy160.072453
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 CCD/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 3179 3037 20.42      
2 A 3154 3012 6.44      
3 A 3102 2963 37.81      
4 A 3053 2916 31.31      
5 A 3036 2899 34.47      
6 A 2365 2259 3.24      
7 A 1541 1472 9.15      
8 A 1523 1454 1.17      
9 A 1518 1449 8.30      
10 A 1506 1438 0.47      
11 A 1424 1361 23.02      
12 A 1346 1286 9.00      
13 A 1259 1203 77.67      
14 A 1215 1160 17.53      
15 A 1199 1145 59.48      
16 A 1054 1007 9.55      
17 A 986 942 28.40      
18 A 916 875 21.69      
19 A 608 581 1.54      
20 A 406 387 2.73      
21 A 363 347 1.02      
22 A 264 252 11.17      
23 A 180 172 3.64      
24 A 118 113 8.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17656.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16864.1 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 CCD/6-311G**
ABC
0.40199 0.11298 0.09545

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.554 -0.774 0.137
O2 1.083 0.431 -0.440
C3 -0.050 0.928 0.211
C4 -1.243 0.057 0.035
N5 -2.164 -0.632 -0.097
H6 2.469 -1.037 -0.396
H7 0.824 -1.586 0.025
H8 1.781 -0.637 1.204
H9 -0.271 1.906 -0.224
H10 0.120 1.055 1.290

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41632.34002.91933.72791.09081.09781.09963.26202.5943
O21.41631.39792.40343.43372.01962.08592.08052.01372.0758
C32.34001.39791.48792.64503.25212.66802.60531.09241.1001
C42.91932.40341.48791.15723.89362.63963.31482.10512.1044
N53.72793.43372.64501.15724.66033.13864.15343.16813.1596
H61.09082.01963.25213.89364.66031.78461.78664.02473.5686
H71.09782.08592.66802.63963.13861.78461.79073.66763.0114
H81.09962.08052.60533.31484.15341.78661.79073.56562.3720
H93.26202.01371.09242.10513.16814.02473.66763.56561.7804
H102.59432.07581.10012.10443.15963.56863.01142.37201.7804

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.502 O2 C1 H6 106.606
O2 C1 H7 111.507 O2 C1 H8 110.952
O2 C3 C4 112.749 O2 C3 H9 107.285
O2 C3 H10 111.845 C3 C4 N5 179.370
C4 C3 H9 108.375 C4 C3 H10 107.870
H6 C1 H7 109.256 H6 C1 H8 109.306
H7 C1 H8 109.156 H9 C3 H10 108.597
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability