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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

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/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.954126
Energy at 298.15K-207.957470
HF Energy-207.954126
Nuclear repulsion energy101.717250
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/6-31G*
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 3713 3562 25.10 70.49 0.29 0.45
2 A 3130 3003 6.56 87.45 0.41 0.58
3 A 3030 2907 31.19 115.46 0.17 0.29
4 A 2338 2243 0.08 54.43 0.27 0.42
5 A 1520 1458 1.68 16.42 0.64 0.78
6 A 1430 1372 46.06 9.18 0.74 0.85
7 A 1385 1329 1.45 8.32 0.74 0.85
8 A 1231 1181 19.91 4.71 0.62 0.77
9 A 1073 1030 92.40 6.74 0.29 0.45
10 A 993 953 29.47 0.64 0.56 0.71
11 A 895 859 17.32 2.15 0.17 0.29
12 A 577 553 2.72 1.80 0.30 0.46
13 A 402 385 75.39 1.29 0.72 0.84
14 A 310 298 80.85 5.53 0.75 0.86
15 A 210 202 7.58 4.47 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11118.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10666.9 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/6-31G*
ABC
1.10198 0.16047 0.14533

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.576 0.595 0.038
C2 0.827 0.125 -0.007
O3 -1.507 -0.461 -0.112
H4 -0.722 1.159 0.971
H5 -0.750 1.277 -0.798
H6 -1.393 -1.070 0.639
N7 1.917 -0.285 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47961.41651.09971.09291.94922.6437
C21.47962.40882.10332.10662.60231.1647
O31.41652.40882.10122.01620.97313.4299
H41.09972.10332.10121.77282.35083.1655
H51.09292.10662.01621.77282.82553.1880
H61.94922.60230.97312.35082.82553.4640
N72.64371.16473.42993.16553.18803.4640

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.512 C1 O3 H6 107.875
C2 C1 O3 112.535 C2 C1 H4 108.365
C2 C1 H5 109.020 O3 C1 H4 112.638
O3 C1 H5 106.211 H4 C1 H5 107.911
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.122      
2 C 0.351      
3 O -0.589      
4 H 0.198      
5 H 0.225      
6 H 0.413      
7 N -0.475      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.367 1.139 1.375 2.965
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 5.405 -0.474 -0.036
y -0.474 3.547 -0.147
z -0.036 -0.147 3.017


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.918
(<r2>)1/2 8.884