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All results from a given calculation for CH3NHCH2COOH (Sarcosine)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-322.770314
Energy at 298.15K-322.779908
HF Energy-321.842563
Nuclear repulsion energy243.652328
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3607 3386 228.30      
2 A 3552 3334 3.80      
3 A 3200 3004 20.10      
4 A 3160 2966 23.08      
5 A 3146 2953 13.83      
6 A 3099 2909 14.44      
7 A 3071 2883 50.14      
8 A 1957 1837 323.74      
9 A 1573 1476 10.87      
10 A 1555 1459 18.21      
11 A 1551 1456 19.68      
12 A 1535 1440 13.19      
13 A 1513 1420 10.84      
14 A 1486 1395 435.76      
15 A 1399 1313 12.83      
16 A 1331 1249 4.94      
17 A 1295 1215 7.93      
18 A 1224 1149 20.39      
19 A 1193 1120 25.63      
20 A 1170 1099 13.75      
21 A 1039 976 24.94      
22 A 1016 954 10.01      
23 A 917 861 71.10      
24 A 913 857 25.19      
25 A 780 732 92.63      
26 A 668 627 3.88      
27 A 593 557 13.44      
28 A 485 455 10.92      
29 A 388 364 3.01      
30 A 284 266 2.98      
31 A 212 199 2.28      
32 A 133 125 2.82      
33 A 84 79 7.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24565.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23057.1 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.30230 0.06702 0.05744

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 1.197 0.279 -0.312
C2 2.540 -0.075 0.155
C3 0.176 -0.702 0.059
C4 -1.216 -0.074 0.022
O5 -1.213 1.266 0.117
O6 -2.227 -0.724 -0.047
H7 1.215 0.365 -1.326
H8 0.161 -1.612 -0.555
H9 2.874 -1.066 -0.185
H10 3.250 0.676 -0.200
H11 0.355 -1.013 1.095
H12 2.551 -0.064 1.248
H13 -0.267 1.530 0.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.46551.46372.46212.63923.57831.01842.16982.15342.09352.08782.09381.9753
C21.46552.44783.75923.98584.81582.03622.91971.09941.09262.55741.09343.2339
C31.46372.44781.52802.40882.40572.03331.09732.73343.37831.09672.73162.2760
C42.46213.75921.52801.34261.20402.81452.14374.21424.53422.12163.96181.8665
O52.63923.98582.40881.34262.23942.96433.25834.71494.51272.93354.14890.9822
O63.57834.81582.40571.20402.23943.83012.59795.11455.65522.83784.99432.9923
H71.01842.03622.03332.81452.96433.83012.36892.47042.34672.91562.93242.3813
H82.16982.91971.09732.14373.25832.59792.36892.79183.85981.76533.36993.2432
H92.15341.09942.73344.21424.71495.11452.47042.79181.78192.82651.77874.0869
H102.09351.09263.37834.53424.51275.65522.34673.85981.78193.59331.77043.6340
H112.08782.55741.09672.12162.93352.83782.91561.76532.82653.59332.39742.7901
H122.09381.09342.73163.96184.14894.99432.93243.36991.77871.77042.39743.4253
H131.97533.23392.27601.86650.98222.99232.38133.24324.08693.63402.79013.4253

picture of Sarcosine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 H9 113.426 N1 C2 H10 108.980
N1 C2 H12 108.951 N1 C3 C4 110.757
N1 C3 H8 115.082 N1 C3 H11 108.405
C2 N1 C3 113.371 C2 N1 H7 108.787
C3 N1 H7 108.680 C3 C4 O5 113.946
C3 C4 O6 122.982 C4 C3 H8 108.370
C4 C3 H11 106.705 C4 O5 H13 105.767
O5 C4 O6 123.041 H8 C3 H11 107.144
H9 C2 H10 108.765 H9 C2 H12 108.423
H10 C2 H12 108.170
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability