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All results from a given calculation for CH3NHCH2COOH (Sarcosine)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-322.620017
Energy at 298.15K-322.629710
HF Energy-321.853117
Nuclear repulsion energy244.981887
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3769 3481 231.59      
2 A 3664 3384 5.38      
3 A 3272 3022 23.83      
4 A 3232 2985 26.99      
5 A 3225 2979 15.58      
6 A 3177 2934 16.68      
7 A 3143 2903 55.06      
8 A 2007 1854 370.44      
9 A 1617 1494 14.81      
10 A 1598 1476 10.86      
11 A 1596 1474 24.02      
12 A 1581 1460 10.26      
13 A 1558 1439 0.79      
14 A 1517 1401 468.18      
15 A 1448 1337 33.09      
16 A 1372 1267 5.82      
17 A 1326 1225 3.12      
18 A 1266 1170 21.67      
19 A 1232 1138 28.41      
20 A 1207 1115 14.83      
21 A 1070 988 25.63      
22 A 1048 968 11.12      
23 A 945 873 31.25      
24 A 924 853 69.79      
25 A 782 722 103.70      
26 A 688 636 4.87      
27 A 615 568 16.42      
28 A 498 460 12.49      
29 A 394 364 3.32      
30 A 289 267 2.97      
31 A 216 200 2.49      
32 A 133 123 3.13      
33 A 86 79 7.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25246.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23319.9 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.30628 0.06753 0.05792

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 1.195 0.272 -0.310
C2 2.532 -0.071 0.153
C3 0.176 -0.695 0.060
C4 -1.212 -0.073 0.022
O5 -1.216 1.256 0.115
O6 -2.212 -0.724 -0.047
H7 1.209 0.373 -1.315
H8 0.160 -1.600 -0.547
H9 2.871 -1.053 -0.187
H10 3.234 0.679 -0.198
H11 0.348 -1.004 1.090
H12 2.546 -0.062 1.240
H13 -0.288 1.540 0.132

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.45571.45282.45412.63903.55941.01012.15272.13982.08222.07512.08322.0013
C21.45572.43903.74593.97634.79272.02582.90801.09291.08622.55271.08703.2482
C31.45282.43901.52102.39692.39032.02371.09032.73003.36271.08972.72262.2838
C42.45413.74591.52101.33161.19552.80082.13044.20394.51442.10713.95031.8618
O52.63903.97632.39691.33162.22162.95063.23874.70394.49872.91574.14230.9709
O63.55944.79272.39031.19552.22163.80912.57745.09545.62602.81534.97342.9763
H71.01012.02582.02372.80082.95063.80912.36262.46352.33332.90172.91672.3872
H82.15272.90801.09032.13043.23872.57742.36262.78933.84311.75323.35503.2443
H92.13981.09292.73004.20394.70395.09542.46352.78931.76972.82811.76714.0997
H102.08221.08623.36274.51444.49875.62602.33333.84311.76973.58071.75843.6413
H112.07512.55271.08972.10712.91572.81532.90171.75322.82813.58072.39592.7917
H122.08321.08702.72263.95034.14234.97342.91673.35501.76711.75842.39593.4395
H132.00133.24822.28381.86180.97092.97632.38723.24434.09973.64132.79173.4395

picture of Sarcosine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 H9 113.431 N1 C2 H10 109.139
N1 C2 H12 109.173 N1 C3 C4 111.208
N1 C3 H8 114.924 N1 C3 H11 108.559
C2 N1 C3 113.984 C2 N1 H7 109.151
C3 N1 H7 109.189 C3 C4 O5 114.170
C3 C4 O6 122.817 C4 C3 H8 108.215
C4 C3 H11 106.456 C4 O5 H13 106.877
O5 C4 O6 122.983 H8 C3 H11 107.073
H9 C2 H10 108.611 H9 C2 H12 108.318
H10 C2 H12 108.031
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability