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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.414177
Energy at 298.15K-246.419857
HF Energy-245.791927
Nuclear repulsion energy157.781460
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' 3287 3037 19.12      
2 A' 3138 2899 42.99      
3 A' 3130 2892 19.75      
4 A' 2512 2320 0.31      
5 A' 1615 1491 2.10      
6 A' 1597 1475 7.74      
7 A' 1573 1453 0.20      
8 A' 1504 1389 52.71      
9 A' 1314 1214 89.63      
10 A' 1245 1150 102.07      
11 A' 1070 988 36.47      
12 A' 1004 927 11.16      
13 A' 572 528 1.84      
14 A' 397 367 2.93      
15 A' 189 174 2.71      
16 A" 3198 2954 48.28      
17 A" 3173 2931 28.58      
18 A" 1589 1467 7.68      
19 A" 1337 1235 3.65      
20 A" 1248 1153 4.41      
21 A" 1100 1016 2.49      
22 A" 390 360 2.90      
23 A" 232 215 5.51      
24 A" 90 83 0.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18251.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16858.9 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
0.99229 0.08293 0.07880

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.123 -0.355 0.000
O2 -0.734 -0.592 0.000
C3 0.000 0.595 0.000
C4 1.432 0.261 0.000
N5 2.559 0.036 0.000
H6 -2.603 -1.327 0.000
H7 -2.430 0.200 0.889
H8 -2.430 0.200 -0.889
H9 -0.214 1.203 -0.884
H10 -0.214 1.203 0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40882.32613.60784.69861.08421.09231.09232.61802.6180
O21.40881.39602.32793.35302.00852.07232.07232.06732.0673
C32.32611.39601.47032.61953.23632.61812.61811.09361.0936
C43.60782.32791.47031.14964.33643.96373.96372.09202.0920
N54.69863.35302.61951.14965.33975.07095.07093.13553.1355
H61.08422.00853.23634.33645.33971.77541.77543.59063.5906
H71.09232.07232.61813.96375.07091.77541.77863.01052.4331
H81.09232.07232.61813.96375.07091.77541.77862.43313.0105
H92.61802.06731.09362.09203.13553.59063.01052.43311.7672
H102.61802.06731.09362.09203.13553.59062.43313.01051.7672

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.059 O2 C1 H6 106.622
O2 C1 H7 111.270 O2 C1 H8 111.270
O2 C3 C4 108.590 O2 C3 H9 111.703
O2 C3 H10 111.703 C3 C4 N5 178.107
C4 C3 H9 108.474 C4 C3 H10 108.474
H6 C1 H7 109.311 H6 C1 H8 109.311
H7 C1 H8 109.004 H9 C3 H10 107.800
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.416582
Energy at 298.15K-246.422382
HF Energy-245.793890
Nuclear repulsion energy160.575941
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 3288 3037 20.06      
2 A 3253 3004 6.08      
3 A 3215 2970 37.13      
4 A 3155 2914 26.78      
5 A 3143 2903 31.47      
6 A 2497 2306 0.23      
7 A 1605 1482 9.65      
8 A 1591 1470 6.99      
9 A 1586 1465 2.01      
10 A 1571 1451 0.32      
11 A 1476 1364 22.47      
12 A 1388 1282 10.48      
13 A 1306 1206 95.86      
14 A 1254 1158 25.97      
15 A 1241 1146 49.53      
16 A 1100 1016 8.07      
17 A 1015 937 34.65      
18 A 950 878 26.77      
19 A 628 580 2.03      
20 A 414 382 3.01      
21 A 381 352 1.96      
22 A 270 250 13.89      
23 A 184 170 4.09      
24 A 121 112 9.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18315.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16917.6 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
0.40659 0.11312 0.09570

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)
C1 1.570 -0.762 0.136
O2 1.068 0.428 -0.437
C3 -0.061 0.926 0.208
C4 -1.244 0.050 0.035
N5 -2.158 -0.637 -0.093
H6 2.468 -1.015 -0.416
H7 0.851 -1.578 0.051
H8 1.821 -0.612 1.188
H9 -0.281 1.895 -0.229
H10 0.108 1.060 1.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41282.34792.93003.73641.08431.09041.09213.25892.6006
O21.41281.39292.38983.41442.01012.07572.07152.00462.0663
C32.34791.39291.48142.63163.24822.66912.62091.08621.0929
C42.93002.38981.48141.15033.88752.65323.34122.09772.0965
N53.73643.41442.63161.15034.65213.15604.18023.15423.1453
H61.08432.01013.24823.88754.65211.77441.77604.00773.5706
H71.09042.07572.66912.65323.15601.77441.77963.66393.0032
H81.09212.07152.62093.34124.18021.77601.77963.56612.3958
H93.25892.00461.08622.09773.15424.00773.66393.56611.7677
H102.60062.06631.09292.09653.14533.57063.00322.39581.7677

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.616 O2 C1 H6 106.475
O2 C1 H7 111.385 O2 C1 H8 110.932
O2 C3 C4 112.454 O2 C3 H9 107.272
O2 C3 H10 111.884 C3 C4 N5 179.466
C4 C3 H9 108.586 C4 C3 H10 108.102
H6 C1 H7 109.355 H6 C1 H8 109.381
H7 C1 H8 109.255 H9 C3 H10 108.426
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability