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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no Planar 1A'
1 2 yes Non-Planar 1A

Conformer 1 (Planar)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.401688
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.929246
Nuclear repulsion energy71.169108
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3799 3565 52.48      
2 A' 3667 3442 55.59      
3 A' 3062 2874 87.91      
4 A' 1898 1782 397.15      
5 A' 1671 1568 84.66      
6 A' 1476 1385 5.23      
7 A' 1320 1239 118.12      
8 A' 1093 1026 4.35      
9 A' 578 542 13.34      
10 A" 1073 1007 0.20      
11 A" 644 605 22.15      
12 A" 177i 166i 310.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10051.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9433.9 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
2.44583 0.37859 0.32784

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 1.199 0.230 0.000
N3 -0.940 -0.560 0.000
H4 -0.441 1.433 0.000
H5 -0.642 -1.524 0.000
H6 -1.925 -0.352 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.21401.35941.10392.04832.0745
O21.21402.28042.03402.54213.1774
N31.35942.28042.05541.00871.0064
H41.10392.03402.05542.96412.3217
H52.04832.54211.00872.96411.7379
H62.07453.17741.00642.32171.7379

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 119.011 C1 N3 H6 121.815
O2 C1 N3 124.683 O2 C1 H4 122.620
N3 C1 H4 112.697 H5 N3 H6 119.173
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.401734
Energy at 298.15K-169.405470
HF Energy-168.929144
Nuclear repulsion energy71.140577
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3783 3551 46.85      
2 A 3655 3431 48.94      
3 A 3063 2875 86.52      
4 A 1899 1783 379.75      
5 A 1675 1572 79.35      
6 A 1476 1386 4.76      
7 A 1319 1238 114.43      
8 A 1104 1036 4.84      
9 A 1069 1003 0.53      
10 A 638 598 37.90      
11 A 577 542 13.28      
12 A 246 231 317.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10252.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9623.0 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
2.43107 0.37845 0.32803

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)
C1 0.161 0.390 0.001
O2 1.194 -0.248 0.006
N3 -1.086 -0.158 -0.039
H4 0.144 1.494 0.000
H5 -1.166 -1.157 0.079
H6 -1.900 0.408 0.139

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.21361.36281.10382.03992.0664
O21.21362.28242.03332.53043.1660
N31.36282.28242.05921.00971.0075
H41.10382.03332.05922.95782.3188
H52.03992.53041.00972.95781.7300
H62.06643.16601.00752.31881.7300

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 117.822 C1 N3 H6 120.600
O2 C1 N3 124.615 O2 C1 H4 122.584
N3 C1 H4 112.779 H5 N3 H6 118.106
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability