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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.582430
Energy at 298.15K-39.588447
HF Energy-39.167801
Nuclear repulsion energy65.500059
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 MP2/CEP-121G
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' 3574 3488 21.98      
2 A' 3101 3027 31.22      
3 A' 2998 2926 89.62      
4 A' 2979 2907 55.40      
5 A' 1660 1620 372.82      
6 A' 1556 1519 17.28      
7 A' 1502 1465 8.16      
8 A' 1463 1428 26.70      
9 A' 1401 1367 22.36      
10 A' 1308 1277 113.91      
11 A' 1159 1131 48.71      
12 A' 998 974 45.32      
13 A' 577 564 11.85      
14 A' 334 326 8.01      
15 A" 3077 3003 41.84      
16 A" 1508 1472 6.70      
17 A" 1158 1131 2.85      
18 A" 990 966 9.76      
19 A" 650 634 177.27      
20 A" 193 188 0.63      
21 A" 96 93 0.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16139.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15752.3 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
1.43040 0.13757 0.12862

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.274 -0.776 0.000
O2 1.447 -1.277 0.000
N3 0.000 0.590 0.000
C4 -1.369 1.169 0.000
H5 -0.640 -1.399 0.000
H6 0.806 1.213 0.000
H7 -2.095 0.343 0.000
H8 -1.537 1.783 0.899
H9 -1.537 1.783 -0.899

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.27621.39292.54581.10642.05912.61953.26093.2609
O21.27622.36223.73032.09122.57163.89524.36784.3678
N31.39292.36221.48662.08991.01872.10992.14342.1434
C42.54583.73031.48662.67012.17531.10051.10141.1014
H51.10642.09122.08992.67012.98632.26963.42623.4262
H62.05912.57161.01872.17532.98633.02902.57352.5735
H72.61953.89522.10991.10052.26963.02901.78711.7871
H83.26094.36782.14341.10143.42622.57351.78711.7982
H93.26094.36782.14341.10143.42622.57351.78711.7982

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 124.258 C1 N3 H6 116.401
O2 C1 N3 124.445 O2 C1 H5 122.570
N3 C1 H5 112.986 N3 C4 H7 108.364
N3 C4 H8 110.964 N3 C4 H9 110.964
C4 N3 H6 119.341 H7 C4 H8 108.516
H7 C4 H9 108.516 H8 C4 H9 109.444
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.582430
Energy at 298.15K-39.588447
HF Energy-39.167801
Nuclear repulsion energy65.500059
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 MP2/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
1.43040 0.13757 0.12862

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.584253
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.169869
Nuclear repulsion energy66.807877
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 MP2/CEP-121G
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 3609 3522 27.04      
2 A 3123 3049 19.87      
3 A 3091 3017 35.93      
4 A 3004 2932 86.13      
5 A 2989 2917 61.43      
6 A 1629 1590 240.88      
7 A 1558 1521 76.44      
8 A 1531 1494 51.39      
9 A 1503 1466 21.01      
10 A 1482 1447 37.29      
11 A 1388 1355 15.74      
12 A 1230 1201 61.44      
13 A 1175 1147 1.20      
14 A 1169 1141 6.09      
15 A 952 929 0.73      
16 A 936 914 18.42      
17 A 741 723 4.18      
18 A 482 470 79.07      
19 A 306 298 103.47      
20 A 269 263 11.25      
21 A 12i 12i 2.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16077.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15691.8 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
0.60858 0.20028 0.15516

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.879 0.467 0.001
O2 1.419 -0.691 0.001
N3 -0.496 0.677 -0.005
C4 -1.452 -0.466 0.001
H5 1.470 1.402 -0.001
H6 -0.846 1.629 0.033
H7 -2.447 -0.086 -0.267
H8 -1.127 -1.214 -0.736
H9 -1.490 -0.947 0.992

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.27801.39082.51081.10562.08023.38282.71892.9314
O21.27802.35302.87952.09353.24263.92242.70113.0836
N31.39082.35301.48982.09531.01552.11152.12242.1490
C42.51082.87951.48983.46772.18101.09881.09891.1017
H51.10562.09352.09533.46772.32764.19883.75823.9067
H62.08023.24261.01552.18102.32762.36532.95802.8230
H73.38283.92242.11151.09884.19882.36531.79861.8005
H82.71892.70112.12241.09893.75822.95801.79861.7852
H92.93143.08362.14901.10173.90672.82301.80051.7852

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 121.260 C1 N3 H6 118.821
O2 C1 N3 123.637 O2 C1 H5 122.710
N3 C1 H5 113.651 N3 C4 H7 108.370
N3 C4 H8 109.214 N3 C4 H9 111.158
C4 N3 H6 119.848 H7 C4 H8 109.847
H7 C4 H9 109.812 H8 C4 H9 108.431
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability