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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.543658
Energy at 298.15K-246.549258
HF Energy-245.790252
Nuclear repulsion energy157.070626
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=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' 3223 3024 16.47      
2 A' 3069 2880 41.96      
3 A' 3060 2871 15.92      
4 A' 2467 2315 0.50      
5 A' 1578 1480 2.62      
6 A' 1561 1464 8.19      
7 A' 1532 1438 0.24      
8 A' 1462 1372 42.41      
9 A' 1272 1194 67.88      
10 A' 1209 1134 97.02      
11 A' 1038 974 31.23      
12 A' 986 925 10.71      
13 A' 555 520 1.30      
14 A' 391 366 2.48      
15 A' 182 171 2.45      
16 A" 3131 2938 43.44      
17 A" 3097 2906 27.67      
18 A" 1551 1455 8.05      
19 A" 1300 1220 3.23      
20 A" 1215 1140 3.64      
21 A" 1069 1003 2.22      
22 A" 374 350 2.21      
23 A" 229 215 5.06      
24 A" 88 83 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17818.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16719.2 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.97916 0.08241 0.07827

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.130 -0.349 0.000
O2 -0.736 -0.603 0.000
C3 0.000 0.595 0.000
C4 1.434 0.263 0.000
N5 2.569 0.037 0.000
H6 -2.621 -1.321 0.000
H7 -2.433 0.212 0.894
H8 -2.433 0.212 -0.894
H9 -0.219 1.206 -0.888
H10 -0.219 1.206 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41742.32963.61584.71481.08961.09811.09812.61862.6186
O21.41741.40612.33583.36612.01722.08442.08442.08052.0805
C32.32961.40611.47192.62903.24662.61982.61981.09991.0999
C43.61582.33581.47191.15734.35293.96893.96892.10002.1000
N54.71483.36612.62901.15735.36455.08405.08403.15073.1507
H61.08962.01723.24664.35295.36451.78531.78533.59773.5977
H71.09812.08442.61983.96895.08401.78531.78833.01082.4264
H81.09812.08442.61983.96895.08401.78531.78832.42643.0108
H92.61862.08051.09992.10003.15073.59773.01082.42641.7767
H102.61862.08051.09992.10003.15073.59772.42643.01081.7767

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.186 O2 C1 H6 106.413
O2 C1 H7 111.284 O2 C1 H8 111.284
O2 C3 C4 108.483 O2 C3 H9 111.656
O2 C3 H10 111.656 C3 C4 N5 178.177
C4 C3 H9 108.614 C4 C3 H10 108.614
H6 C1 H7 109.387 H6 C1 H8 109.387
H7 C1 H8 109.032 H9 C3 H10 107.734
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.546193
Energy at 298.15K-246.551917
HF Energy-245.792180
Nuclear repulsion energy159.981624
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=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 3225 3026 17.21      
2 A 3182 2986 5.02      
3 A 3147 2953 33.53      
4 A 3081 2891 26.70      
5 A 3077 2887 26.80      
6 A 2451 2300 0.75      
7 A 1568 1472 9.75      
8 A 1554 1458 7.85      
9 A 1547 1452 2.21      
10 A 1532 1437 0.37      
11 A 1435 1346 18.01      
12 A 1351 1268 7.61      
13 A 1264 1186 69.84      
14 A 1220 1145 19.89      
15 A 1205 1131 56.90      
16 A 1068 1002 7.25      
17 A 987 926 31.90      
18 A 933 876 21.73      
19 A 611 573 2.19      
20 A 407 382 3.17      
21 A 365 343 1.36      
22 A 263 246 12.13      
23 A 181 170 4.27      
24 A 122 114 9.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17886.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16783.2 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.39909 0.11332 0.09552

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.555 -0.776 0.138
O2 1.081 0.433 -0.439
C3 -0.057 0.933 0.211
C4 -1.240 0.056 0.034
N5 -2.158 -0.637 -0.096
H6 2.460 -1.039 -0.409
H7 0.820 -1.583 0.036
H8 1.796 -0.636 1.200
H9 -0.275 1.909 -0.228
H10 0.113 1.066 1.289

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42152.35072.91803.72351.08951.09621.09793.26962.6075
O21.42151.40282.39833.42882.01812.08812.08392.01462.0794
C32.35071.40281.48302.64103.25762.67032.62211.09201.0993
C42.91802.39831.48301.15813.88412.63243.32502.10562.1039
N53.72353.42882.64101.15814.64673.12794.16153.17003.1592
H61.08952.01813.25763.88414.64671.78431.78614.02543.5812
H71.09622.08812.67032.63243.12791.78431.78943.66903.0146
H81.09792.08392.62213.32504.16151.78611.78943.57842.3959
H93.26962.01461.09202.10563.17004.02543.66903.57841.7780
H102.60752.07941.09932.10393.15923.58123.01462.39591.7780

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.672 O2 C1 H6 106.215
O2 C1 H7 111.411 O2 C1 H8 110.960
O2 C3 C4 112.395 O2 C3 H9 107.052
O2 C3 H10 111.847 C3 C4 N5 179.370
C4 C3 H9 108.769 C4 C3 H10 108.209
H6 C1 H7 109.437 H6 C1 H8 109.476
H7 C1 H8 109.280 H9 C3 H10 108.461
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability