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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.751038
Energy at 298.15K-207.754432
HF Energy-207.751038
Nuclear repulsion energy102.530331
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3875 3711 44.74 56.85 0.26 0.41
2 A 3116 2984 3.60 76.72 0.40 0.58
3 A 3027 2899 23.07 104.59 0.15 0.26
4 A 2386 2285 0.57 56.46 0.23 0.37
5 A 1478 1416 3.95 12.00 0.65 0.79
6 A 1420 1360 46.84 5.94 0.75 0.86
7 A 1377 1319 2.04 5.28 0.69 0.81
8 A 1227 1175 12.21 4.65 0.55 0.71
9 A 1119 1071 100.10 4.55 0.29 0.45
10 A 990 948 19.33 0.57 0.35 0.52
11 A 911 873 12.97 2.23 0.13 0.22
12 A 595 570 1.04 1.60 0.25 0.40
13 A 401 384 35.28 1.04 0.73 0.84
14 A 311 298 100.64 3.05 0.75 0.85
15 A 220 210 11.09 3.43 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11226.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10751.2 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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.13656 0.16223 0.14723

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.583 0.038
C2 0.821 0.114 -0.006
O3 -1.502 -0.451 -0.109
H4 -0.708 1.155 0.968
H5 -0.732 1.278 -0.793
H6 -1.382 -1.070 0.614
N7 1.906 -0.278 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46971.39891.10021.09431.92962.6234
C21.46972.39242.09002.09322.57651.1540
O31.39892.39242.09062.01210.96023.4136
H41.10022.09002.09061.76502.35203.1385
H51.09432.09322.01211.76502.81353.1592
H61.92962.57650.96022.35202.81353.4400
N72.62341.15403.41363.13853.15923.4400

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.225 C1 O3 H6 108.322
C2 C1 O3 113.000 C2 C1 H4 107.970
C2 C1 H5 108.561 O3 C1 H4 113.013
O3 C1 H5 106.975 H4 C1 H5 107.079
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.195      
2 C 0.245      
3 O -0.417      
4 H 0.168      
5 H 0.192      
6 H 0.320      
7 N -0.311      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.485 1.055 1.233 2.968
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.990 1.224 -1.751
y 1.224 -20.243 -1.690
z -1.751 -1.690 -21.375
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.181 1.224 -1.751
y 1.224 5.939 -1.690
z -1.751 -1.690 4.241
Polar
3z2-r28.483
x2-y2-10.747
xy1.224
xz-1.751
yz-1.690


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.505 -0.432 -0.050
y -0.432 3.795 -0.111
z -0.050 -0.111 3.300


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.984
(<r2>)1/2 8.831