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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.452862
Energy at 298.15K-39.458099
HF Energy-39.117894
Nuclear repulsion energy47.281222
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 3630 3543 13.14      
2 A 3057 2983 55.26      
3 A 1532 1495 0.65      
4 A 1362 1330 4.02      
5 A 1174 1145 4.18      
6 A 960 937 116.75      
7 A 542 529 171.84      
8 A 408 398 28.49      
9 B 3631 3544 21.98      
10 B 3154 3079 38.35      
11 B 1458 1423 55.93      
12 B 1342 1310 18.31      
13 B 989 965 250.49      
14 B 975 952 31.10      
15 B 412 402 264.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12312.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12017.2 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
1.30888 0.31404 0.27779

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.562
O2 0.000 1.218 -0.257
O3 0.000 -1.218 -0.257
H4 -0.909 -0.089 1.169
H5 0.909 0.089 1.169
H6 -0.818 1.260 -0.803
H7 0.818 -1.260 -0.803

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46761.46761.09641.09642.02952.0295
O21.46762.43582.13672.03300.98442.6657
O31.46762.43582.03302.13672.66570.9844
H41.09642.13672.03301.82662.39012.8706
H51.09642.03302.13671.82662.87062.3901
H62.02950.98442.66572.39012.87063.0041
H72.02952.66570.98442.87062.39013.0041

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 110.162 C1 O3 H7 110.162
O2 C1 O3 112.166 O2 C1 H4 112.077
O2 C1 H5 103.978 O3 C1 H4 103.978
O3 C1 H5 112.077 H4 C1 H5 112.821
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability