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All results from a given calculation for CH2NH (Methanimine)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-94.627215
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-94.627215
Nuclear repulsion energy32.852390
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 B3LYP/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' 3404 3269 7.42      
2 A' 3144 3019 41.87      
3 A' 3040 2920 50.88      
4 A' 1736 1667 24.89      
5 A' 1516 1456 4.85      
6 A' 1390 1335 44.02      
7 A' 1084 1041 36.26      
8 A" 1175 1129 48.62      
9 A" 1092 1049 11.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8790.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8441.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
6.57776 1.15839 0.98494

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.056 0.585 0.000
N2 0.056 -0.686 0.000
H3 -0.837 1.225 0.000
H4 1.015 1.110 0.000
H5 -0.907 -1.043 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3 H4 H5
C11.27031.09901.09361.8908
N21.27032.10932.03571.0269
H31.09902.10931.85582.2690
H41.09362.03571.85582.8858
H51.89081.02692.26902.8858

picture of Methanimine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H5 110.339 N2 C1 H3 125.657
N2 C1 H4 118.700 H3 C1 H4 115.643
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.114      
2 N -0.463      
3 H 0.132      
4 H 0.154      
5 H 0.292      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.418 1.371 0.000 1.972
CHELPG -1.395 1.330 0.000 1.927
AIM 0.010 -1.337 0.000 1.337
ESP -1.413 1.352 0.000 1.956


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.519 1.978 0.000
y 1.978 -12.545 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.279
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.393 1.978 0.000
y 1.978 -0.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.247
Polar
3z2-r2-2.493
x2-y21.026
xy1.978
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.589 0.282 0.000
y 0.282 3.659 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 1.162


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.531
(<r2>)1/2 4.419