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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.494599
Energy at 298.15K-207.498052
HF Energy-206.848287
Nuclear repulsion energy103.163640
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 4059 3751 71.62      
2 A 3239 2993 2.38      
3 A 3165 2924 17.92      
4 A 2480 2291 0.25      
5 A 1568 1449 3.39      
6 A 1487 1374 48.23      
7 A 1440 1330 5.66      
8 A 1281 1184 19.14      
9 A 1180 1090 111.71      
10 A 1042 962 22.90      
11 A 938 867 18.73      
12 A 615 569 0.60      
13 A 396 366 23.90      
14 A 309 285 124.69      
15 A 229 212 17.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11713.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10823.1 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 CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.15857 0.16337 0.14844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.570 0.583 0.038
C2 0.823 0.104 -0.005
O3 -1.495 -0.444 -0.109
H4 -0.706 1.135 0.962
H5 -0.720 1.268 -0.786
H6 -1.409 -1.065 0.602
N7 1.897 -0.272 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47351.39061.08531.08081.93392.6123
C21.47352.38422.08202.08412.59101.1389
O31.39062.38422.06531.99730.94833.3985
H41.08532.08202.06531.75282.33773.1167
H51.08082.08411.99731.75282.80043.1331
H61.93392.59100.94832.33772.80043.4553
N72.61231.13893.39853.11673.13313.4553

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.833 C1 O3 H6 110.115
C2 C1 O3 112.666 C2 C1 H4 107.952
C2 C1 H5 108.377 O3 C1 H4 112.473
O3 C1 H5 107.172 H4 C1 H5 108.036
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability