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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G

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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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/CEP-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.878121
Energy at 298.15K-38.881428
HF Energy-38.878121
Nuclear repulsion energy54.019364
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 3789 3789 18.90 80.00 0.28 0.43
2 A 3199 3199 10.12 85.58 0.45 0.62
3 A 3096 3096 47.24 133.17 0.11 0.20
4 A 2296 2296 0.08 61.32 0.19 0.32
5 A 1512 1512 7.57 14.77 0.75 0.85
6 A 1420 1420 21.12 7.14 0.73 0.85
7 A 1357 1357 6.86 12.68 0.74 0.85
8 A 1221 1221 23.86 5.66 0.70 0.82
9 A 1059 1059 76.09 14.80 0.31 0.48
10 A 998 998 50.61 0.44 0.68 0.81
11 A 902 902 34.08 5.10 0.10 0.19
12 A 572 572 4.98 3.38 0.25 0.40
13 A 378 378 62.00 2.19 0.75 0.85
14 A 289 289 167.28 7.90 0.75 0.86
15 A 217 217 9.54 6.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11151.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11151.2 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
ABC
1.07870 0.15398 0.13961

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.577 0.611 0.038
C2 0.843 0.114 -0.002
O3 -1.543 -0.459 -0.112
H4 -0.721 1.171 0.976
H5 -0.743 1.284 -0.810
H6 -1.479 -1.105 0.620
N7 1.956 -0.290 -0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.50471.44911.10161.09522.02412.6886
C21.50472.45602.12592.12952.69531.1840
O31.44912.45602.12482.04040.97873.5040
H41.10162.12592.12481.78902.42553.2069
H51.09522.12952.04041.78902.87983.2231
H62.02412.69530.97872.42552.87983.5870
N72.68861.18403.50403.20693.22313.5870

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.911 C1 O3 H6 111.500
C2 C1 O3 112.493 C2 C1 H4 108.324
C2 C1 H5 108.968 O3 C1 H4 112.111
O3 C1 H5 105.794 H4 C1 H5 109.053
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.163      
2 C -0.549      
3 O -0.425      
4 H 0.176      
5 H 0.210      
6 H 0.348      
7 N 0.404      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.201 1.378 1.728 3.119
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.653 1.303 -2.668
y 1.303 -20.265 -2.016
z -2.668 -2.016 -21.809
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.615 1.303 -2.668
y 1.303 7.466 -2.016
z -2.668 -2.016 5.149
Polar
3z2-r210.299
x2-y2-13.388
xy1.303
xz-2.668
yz-2.016


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.411 -0.407 0.009
y -0.407 3.543 -0.175
z 0.009 -0.175 2.929


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 66.148
(<r2>)1/2 8.133