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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol)

B2PLYP/3-21G

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Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A' 3500 3500   -181 A'   3681  
2 A' 3161 3161   161 A'   3000  
3 A' 3027 3027   183 A'   2844  
4 A' 1606 1606   129 A'   1477  
5 A' 1543 1543   88 A'   1455  
6 A' 1410 1410   65 A'   1345  
7 A' 1092 1092   32 A'   1060  
8 A' 992 992   -41 A'   1033  
9 A" 3064 3064   104 A"   2960  
10 A" 1588 1588   111 A"   1477  
11 A" 1167 1167   2 A"   1165  
12 A" 384 384   184 A"   200  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 1

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.