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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol)

MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A' 3966 3966   285 A'   3681  
2 A' 3214 3214   214 A'   3000  
3 A' 3089 3089   245 A'   2844  
4 A' 1566 1566   89 A'   1477  
5 A' 1529 1529   74 A'   1455  
6 A' 1428 1428   83 A'   1345  
7 A' 1136 1136   76 A'   1060  
8 A' 1099 1099   66 A'   1033  
9 A" 3151 3151   191 A"   2960  
10 A" 1553 1553   76 A"   1477  
11 A" 1213 1213   48 A"   1165  
12 A" 328 328   128 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.