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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B1B95/CEP-31G

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 B1B95/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/CEP-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-45.652168
Energy at 298.15K-45.657761
HF Energy-45.652168
Nuclear repulsion energy85.347228
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 B1B95/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 3204 3067 30.49      
2 A 3172 3037 8.12      
3 A 3121 2988 64.36      
4 A 3056 2926 47.29      
5 A 3035 2906 58.43      
6 A 2286 2189 0.03      
7 A 1508 1444 15.73      
8 A 1501 1438 8.15      
9 A 1482 1419 8.25      
10 A 1475 1413 6.89      
11 A 1388 1329 7.08      
12 A 1289 1234 5.36      
13 A 1198 1147 26.14      
14 A 1163 1114 10.34      
15 A 1142 1094 75.48      
16 A 1026 982 5.61      
17 A 926 887 36.22      
18 A 889 851 17.20      
19 A 587 562 2.52      
20 A 370 355 3.95      
21 A 358 343 1.91      
22 A 252 241 14.38      
23 A 181 173 4.29      
24 A 117 112 11.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17362.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9575) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16624.5 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 B1B95/CEP-31G
ABC
0.38261 0.10845 0.09112

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/CEP-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.603 -0.792 0.137
O2 1.106 0.450 -0.433
C3 -0.079 0.956 0.210
C4 -1.268 0.058 0.037
N5 -2.201 -0.665 -0.098
H6 2.529 -1.023 -0.400
H7 0.881 -1.616 -0.005
H8 1.819 -0.675 1.216
H9 -0.291 1.928 -0.255
H10 0.081 1.106 1.295

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.45402.42702.99563.81261.09601.10451.10603.33752.6943
O21.45401.44072.45193.50582.04812.12212.11932.04192.1139
C32.42701.44071.50012.68803.33072.75452.69711.09801.1065
C42.99562.45191.50011.18793.97242.72503.38462.12972.1213
N53.81263.50582.68801.18794.75313.22684.22873.22413.2066
H61.09602.04813.33073.97244.75311.79581.79934.08453.6609
H71.10452.12212.75452.72503.22681.79581.80403.74163.1213
H81.10602.11932.69713.38464.22871.79931.80403.65932.4900
H93.33752.04191.09802.12973.22414.08453.74163.65931.7932
H102.69432.11391.10652.12133.20663.66093.12132.49001.7932

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.951 O2 C1 H6 106.017
O2 C1 H7 111.351 O2 C1 H8 111.031
O2 C3 C4 112.954 O2 C3 H9 106.307
O2 C3 H10 111.502 C3 C4 N5 179.265
C4 C3 H9 109.136 C4 C3 H10 107.989
H6 C1 H7 109.388 H6 C1 H8 109.596
H7 C1 H8 109.391 H9 C3 H10 108.868
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.404      
2 O -0.233      
3 C -0.165      
4 C -0.564      
5 N 0.414      
6 H 0.219      
7 H 0.182      
8 H 0.160      
9 H 0.231      
10 H 0.158      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.388 1.039 1.909 3.229
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.886 -6.750 1.165
y -6.750 -27.815 0.859
z 1.165 0.859 -29.674
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.142 -6.750 1.165
y -6.750 5.465 0.859
z 1.165 0.859 2.677
Polar
3z2-r25.354
x2-y2-9.071
xy-6.750
xz1.165
yz0.859


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.672 0.593 0.126
y 0.593 5.264 0.215
z 0.126 0.215 4.109


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.982
(<r2>)1/2 10.099