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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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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 TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.037969
Energy at 298.15K-208.041283
HF Energy-208.037969
Nuclear repulsion energy102.162354
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 TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3796 3796 40.70 63.71 0.19 0.31
2 A 3095 3095 2.84 78.63 0.36 0.53
3 A 3014 3014 22.05 119.62 0.12 0.21
4 A 2323 2323 0.18 83.90 0.15 0.26
5 A 1492 1492 3.74 8.14 0.62 0.76
6 A 1410 1410 38.07 3.14 0.75 0.86
7 A 1359 1359 2.40 3.04 0.59 0.74
8 A 1216 1216 17.16 2.73 0.33 0.49
9 A 1058 1058 95.68 7.66 0.24 0.39
10 A 983 983 27.40 0.49 0.37 0.54
11 A 891 891 14.00 2.94 0.06 0.11
12 A 578 578 1.38 1.85 0.14 0.24
13 A 376 376 30.47 0.81 0.74 0.85
14 A 291 291 102.54 1.43 0.75 0.86
15 A 211 211 11.88 2.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11045.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11045.7 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 TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.12043 0.16138 0.14624

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.567 0.593 0.038
C2 0.825 0.115 -0.006
O3 -1.510 -0.452 -0.109
H4 -0.710 1.152 0.970
H5 -0.732 1.276 -0.795
H6 -1.385 -1.089 0.605
N7 1.909 -0.282 -0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47221.41531.09581.09031.95492.6260
C21.47222.40462.09372.09682.58981.1541
O31.41532.40462.09162.01570.96463.4239
H41.09582.09372.09161.76972.36903.1440
H51.09032.09682.01571.76972.82533.1637
H61.95492.58980.96462.36902.82533.4478
N72.62601.15413.42393.14403.16373.4478

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.339 C1 O3 H6 108.981
C2 C1 O3 112.754 C2 C1 H4 108.351
C2 C1 H5 108.914 O3 C1 H4 112.175
O3 C1 H5 106.393 H4 C1 H5 108.104
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.435      
2 C 0.778      
3 O -0.575      
4 H 0.109      
5 H 0.106      
6 H 0.197      
7 N -1.050      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.456 1.212 1.241 3.007
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.605 -0.384 -0.046
y -0.384 4.622 -0.035
z -0.046 -0.035 4.084


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.888
(<r2>)1/2 8.882