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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.527881
Energy at 298.15K-246.533451
HF Energy-245.786180
Nuclear repulsion energy156.563798
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3236 3049 14.55      
2 A' 3069 2892 42.17      
3 A' 3049 2873 20.18      
4 A' 2231 2102 9.23      
5 A' 1578 1487 2.58      
6 A' 1561 1471 7.35      
7 A' 1528 1440 0.83      
8 A' 1450 1366 38.62      
9 A' 1255 1182 46.94      
10 A' 1187 1119 116.23      
11 A' 1014 955 31.13      
12 A' 975 919 8.25      
13 A' 544 512 1.21      
14 A' 384 362 2.35      
15 A' 179 168 2.21      
16 A" 3141 2959 43.28      
17 A" 3092 2914 28.28      
18 A" 1553 1463 7.73      
19 A" 1291 1216 3.05      
20 A" 1210 1141 3.25      
21 A" 1066 1004 1.93      
22 A" 362 341 1.81      
23 A" 236 223 4.79      
24 A" 90 85 0.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17640.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16620.4 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.96918 0.08211 0.07793

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.134 -0.338 0.000
O2 -0.737 -0.605 0.000
C3 0.000 0.598 0.000
C4 1.427 0.260 0.000
N5 2.582 0.023 0.000
H6 -2.629 -1.308 0.000
H7 -2.432 0.225 0.894
H8 -2.432 0.225 -0.894
H9 -0.223 1.209 -0.888
H10 -0.223 1.209 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42132.32993.61084.72941.08891.09771.09772.61432.6143
O21.42131.41082.33103.37842.01802.08762.08762.08412.0841
C32.32991.41081.46692.64533.24722.61762.61761.10081.1008
C43.61082.33101.46691.17874.34873.96153.96152.10052.1005
N54.72943.37842.64531.17875.37835.09705.09703.17193.1719
H61.08892.01803.24724.34875.37831.78541.78543.59373.5937
H71.09772.08762.61763.96155.09701.78541.78723.00402.4185
H81.09772.08762.61763.96155.09701.78541.78722.41853.0040
H92.61432.08411.10082.10053.17193.59373.00402.41851.7765
H102.61432.08411.10082.10053.17193.59372.41853.00401.7765

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 110.709 O2 C1 H6 106.253
O2 C1 H7 111.297 O2 C1 H8 111.297
O2 C3 C4 108.180 O2 C3 H9 111.559
O2 C3 H10 111.559 C3 C4 N5 178.246
C4 C3 H9 108.948 C4 C3 H10 108.948
H6 C1 H7 109.475 H6 C1 H8 109.475
H7 C1 H8 108.993 H9 C3 H10 107.593
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.530654
Energy at 298.15K-246.536336
HF Energy-245.788067
Nuclear repulsion energy159.586520
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 MP2=FULL/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 3237 3050 15.04      
2 A 3185 3001 4.42      
3 A 3158 2976 32.50      
4 A 3078 2900 33.07      
5 A 3073 2895 23.47      
6 A 2215 2087 9.16      
7 A 1571 1480 9.39      
8 A 1556 1466 7.25      
9 A 1543 1454 2.87      
10 A 1528 1440 0.10      
11 A 1423 1341 15.40      
12 A 1339 1262 5.74      
13 A 1246 1174 38.83      
14 A 1214 1144 9.71      
15 A 1185 1116 95.18      
16 A 1060 999 6.41      
17 A 966 910 32.74      
18 A 924 870 17.69      
19 A 599 565 2.49      
20 A 402 379 3.16      
21 A 351 331 1.19      
22 A 263 248 10.34      
23 A 180 169 4.78      
24 A 121 114 8.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17708.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16684.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.39160 0.11398 0.09565

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.538 -0.789 0.141
O2 1.087 0.430 -0.444
C3 -0.050 0.943 0.212
C4 -1.231 0.073 0.040
N5 -2.158 -0.643 -0.100
H6 2.444 -1.064 -0.397
H7 0.792 -1.584 0.032
H8 1.769 -0.652 1.205
H9 -0.256 1.920 -0.233
H10 0.130 1.080 1.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42532.35102.90163.70631.08891.09571.09743.27002.6062
O21.42531.40892.39473.43492.01912.09102.08642.01622.0826
C32.35101.40891.47762.65673.25882.67052.61511.09221.0998
C42.90162.39471.47761.17923.87162.61523.29872.10692.1037
N53.70633.43492.65671.17924.63073.09934.13773.19483.1826
H61.08892.01913.25883.87164.63071.78441.78614.02703.5764
H71.09572.09102.67052.61523.09931.78441.78853.66713.0193
H81.09742.08642.61513.29874.13771.78611.78853.57442.3859
H93.27002.01621.09222.10693.19484.02703.66713.57441.7793
H102.60622.08261.09982.10373.18263.57643.01932.38591.7793

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.097 O2 C1 H6 106.074
O2 C1 H7 111.414 O2 C1 H8 110.925
O2 C3 C4 112.092 O2 C3 H9 106.754
O2 C3 H10 111.634 C3 C4 N5 178.729
C4 C3 H9 109.224 C4 C3 H10 108.522
H6 C1 H7 109.529 H6 C1 H8 109.559
H7 C1 H8 109.281 H9 C3 H10 108.526
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability