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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.883229
Energy at 298.15K-207.886556
HF Energy-207.636580
Nuclear repulsion energy102.218846
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 B2PLYP/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 3853 3853 52.50 61.26 0.17 0.30
2 A 3129 3129 2.12 71.36 0.39 0.56
3 A 3051 3051 19.41 114.67 0.10 0.19
4 A 2284 2284 0.67 68.79 0.15 0.26
5 A 1504 1504 3.95 7.24 0.65 0.78
6 A 1421 1421 37.82 2.65 0.75 0.86
7 A 1375 1375 3.43 2.67 0.61 0.76
8 A 1231 1231 19.06 2.43 0.33 0.49
9 A 1080 1080 99.87 7.28 0.24 0.38
10 A 996 996 24.71 0.48 0.31 0.47
11 A 900 900 14.59 3.43 0.06 0.12
12 A 580 580 1.11 1.79 0.14 0.24
13 A 372 372 33.27 0.78 0.74 0.85
14 A 292 292 105.40 1.44 0.75 0.86
15 A 214 214 12.76 2.55 0.75 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11140.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11140.2 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 B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.12975 0.16113 0.14618

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.568 0.590 0.038
C2 0.823 0.112 -0.005
O3 -1.509 -0.450 -0.109
H4 -0.711 1.147 0.967
H5 -0.730 1.276 -0.791
H6 -1.402 -1.081 0.607
N7 1.912 -0.280 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47231.41041.09251.08751.95242.6290
C21.47232.40152.09062.09322.59821.1569
O31.41042.40152.08542.01230.96093.4263
H41.09252.09062.08541.76292.36073.1431
H51.08752.09322.01231.76292.82133.1619
H61.95242.59820.96092.36072.82133.4653
N72.62901.15693.42633.14313.16193.4653

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.499 C1 O3 H6 109.376
C2 C1 O3 112.817 C2 C1 H4 108.290
C2 C1 H5 108.786 O3 C1 H4 112.231
O3 C1 H5 106.620 H4 C1 H5 107.934
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.225      
2 C 0.713      
3 O -0.599      
4 H 0.172      
5 H 0.172      
6 H 0.227      
7 N -0.910      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.431 1.230 1.281 3.011
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.574 1.158 -1.875
y 1.158 -21.000 -1.786
z -1.875 -1.786 -22.221
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.964 1.158 -1.875
y 1.158 6.398 -1.786
z -1.875 -1.786 4.566
Polar
3z2-r29.132
x2-y2-11.574
xy1.158
xz-1.875
yz-1.786


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.404 -0.366 -0.043
y -0.366 4.537 -0.035
z -0.043 -0.035 4.028


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.075
(<r2>)1/2 8.892