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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-39.877727
Energy at 298.15K-39.883622
HF Energy-39.270714
Nuclear repulsion energy66.622581
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' 3624 3453 32.42      
2 A' 3187 3037 20.72      
3 A' 3070 2925 59.62      
4 A' 3024 2881 82.89      
5 A' 1763 1680 484.17      
6 A' 1565 1491 14.05      
7 A' 1502 1431 15.39      
8 A' 1489 1419 3.30      
9 A' 1405 1339 17.60      
10 A' 1310 1249 114.64      
11 A' 1182 1126 36.05      
12 A' 1018 970 42.99      
13 A' 602 574 12.93      
14 A' 341 325 7.72      
15 A" 3157 3008 30.88      
16 A" 1520 1449 6.05      
17 A" 1162 1107 1.12      
18 A" 1025 976 5.10      
19 A" 590 562 138.73      
20 A" 191 182 1.64      
21 A" 42 40 3.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16384.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15610.9 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
1.47200 0.14289 0.13356

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 0.276 -0.767 0.000
O2 1.414 -1.250 0.000
N3 0.000 0.576 0.000
C4 -1.342 1.152 0.000
H5 -0.639 -1.389 0.000
H6 0.812 1.186 0.000
H7 -2.069 0.335 0.000
H8 -1.509 1.763 0.893
H9 -1.509 1.763 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.23621.37092.51041.10622.02562.59073.22253.2225
O21.23622.30893.65592.05822.50893.82624.29134.2913
N31.37092.30891.46092.06561.01592.08262.11742.1174
C42.51043.65591.46092.63592.15471.09301.09481.0948
H51.10622.05822.06562.63592.95552.23903.38903.3890
H62.02562.50891.01592.15472.95553.00372.55252.5525
H72.59073.82622.08261.09302.23903.00371.77501.7750
H83.22254.29132.11741.09483.38902.55251.77501.7860
H93.22254.29132.11741.09483.38902.55251.77501.7860

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 124.840 C1 N3 H6 115.329
O2 C1 N3 124.570 O2 C1 H5 122.871
N3 C1 H5 112.559 N3 C4 H7 108.404
N3 C4 H8 111.078 N3 C4 H9 111.078
C4 N3 H6 119.832 H7 C4 H8 108.449
H7 C4 H9 108.449 H8 C4 H9 109.305
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.877727
Energy at 298.15K-39.883622
HF Energy-39.270714
Nuclear repulsion energy66.622581
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
1.47200 0.14289 0.13356

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-39.879818
Energy at 298.15K-39.885725
HF Energy-39.272417
Nuclear repulsion energy67.901984
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 3655 3482 30.84      
2 A 3215 3063 8.03      
3 A 3172 3022 27.58      
4 A 3076 2931 41.40      
5 A 3030 2887 113.08      
6 A 1747 1665 327.09      
7 A 1566 1492 74.42      
8 A 1530 1458 27.42      
9 A 1518 1446 44.20      
10 A 1480 1410 16.25      
11 A 1417 1350 5.26      
12 A 1239 1180 65.21      
13 A 1172 1117 4.42      
14 A 1159 1105 6.87      
15 A 1001 953 0.63      
16 A 972 926 17.99      
17 A 763 727 5.67      
18 A 490 467 45.83      
19 A 283 269 12.53      
20 A 231 220 112.14      
21 A 60 57 0.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16387.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15614.0 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
0.63647 0.20577 0.16036

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 0.868 0.444 0.010
O2 1.396 -0.674 -0.001
N3 -0.485 0.663 -0.045
C4 -1.435 -0.451 0.011
H5 1.452 1.383 0.038
H6 -0.814 1.608 0.118
H7 -2.386 -0.126 -0.418
H8 -1.029 -1.274 -0.578
H9 -1.592 -0.799 1.038

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.23711.37182.47151.10562.04763.33142.62712.9418
O21.23712.30842.84012.05873.17853.84412.56403.1659
N31.37182.30841.46562.06771.01292.09182.08222.1296
C42.47152.84011.46563.42052.15301.09221.09071.0960
H51.10562.05872.06773.42052.27784.14883.68753.8762
H62.04763.17851.01292.15302.27782.40072.97262.6913
H73.33143.84412.09181.09224.14882.40071.78491.7896
H82.62712.56402.08221.09073.68752.97261.78491.7762
H92.94183.16592.12961.09603.87622.69131.78961.7762

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 121.123 C1 N3 H6 117.535
O2 C1 N3 124.376 O2 C1 H5 122.887
N3 C1 H5 112.715 N3 C4 H7 108.859
N3 C4 H8 108.194 N3 C4 H9 111.669
C4 N3 H6 119.490 H7 C4 H8 109.710
H7 C4 H9 109.740 H8 C4 H9 108.640
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability