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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

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

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

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.508391
Energy at 298.15K-207.511800
HF Energy-206.789648
Nuclear repulsion energy102.273271
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 CCD/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 3916 3709 47.11      
2 A 3175 3008 3.37      
3 A 3097 2934 17.65      
4 A 2386 2260 1.41      
5 A 1527 1447 2.17      
6 A 1456 1379 49.22      
7 A 1416 1341 2.73      
8 A 1256 1189 16.40      
9 A 1137 1077 90.43      
10 A 1012 958 20.87      
11 A 916 867 17.21      
12 A 589 558 0.93      
13 A 397 376 47.04      
14 A 315 298 95.44      
15 A 222 211 10.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11407.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10805.5 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.13328 0.16106 0.14628

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.576 0.588 0.038
C2 0.824 0.110 -0.005
O3 -1.504 -0.454 -0.112
H4 -0.716 1.149 0.967
H5 -0.733 1.275 -0.794
H6 -1.405 -1.051 0.630
N7 1.914 -0.276 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47971.40301.09511.09041.93032.6356
C21.47972.39772.09722.09882.59301.1560
O31.40302.39772.08682.01200.95823.4238
H41.09512.09722.08681.76572.33043.1482
H51.09042.09882.01201.76572.80953.1655
H61.93032.59300.95822.33042.80953.4691
N72.63561.15603.42383.14823.16553.4691

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.615 C1 O3 H6 108.194
C2 C1 O3 112.530 C2 C1 H4 108.150
C2 C1 H5 108.545 O3 C1 H4 112.724
O3 C1 H5 106.925 H4 C1 H5 107.790
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability