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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.899245
Energy at 298.15K-207.902645
HF Energy-207.899245
Nuclear repulsion energy102.456668
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 wB97X-D/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 3914 3914 47.78 53.91 0.26 0.42
2 A 3124 3124 4.32 74.35 0.42 0.59
3 A 3033 3033 23.70 102.99 0.14 0.25
4 A 2391 2391 0.45 51.36 0.23 0.38
5 A 1492 1492 3.60 11.40 0.66 0.80
6 A 1427 1427 47.77 5.54 0.75 0.85
7 A 1388 1388 2.26 4.85 0.70 0.83
8 A 1237 1237 13.29 4.30 0.57 0.72
9 A 1127 1127 103.23 4.59 0.28 0.44
10 A 999 999 20.93 0.48 0.42 0.60
11 A 903 903 14.47 2.30 0.12 0.22
12 A 594 594 0.92 1.62 0.26 0.41
13 A 400 400 38.29 1.07 0.73 0.85
14 A 313 313 102.06 3.16 0.75 0.86
15 A 222 222 11.49 3.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11281.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11281.0 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.13955 0.16158 0.14677

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.574 0.584 0.038
C2 0.824 0.111 -0.006
O3 -1.504 -0.450 -0.110
H4 -0.709 1.151 0.969
H5 -0.730 1.277 -0.793
H6 -1.398 -1.064 0.618
N7 1.909 -0.276 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47651.39861.09871.09291.93202.6284
C21.47652.39662.09342.09612.58961.1522
O31.39862.39662.08852.01170.95873.4188
H41.09872.09342.08851.76672.34683.1399
H51.09292.09612.01171.76672.81393.1593
H61.93202.58960.95872.34682.81393.4581
N72.62841.15223.41883.13993.15933.4581

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.467 C1 O3 H6 108.652
C2 C1 O3 112.912 C2 C1 H4 107.858
C2 C1 H5 108.407 O3 C1 H4 112.954
O3 C1 H5 107.056 H4 C1 H5 107.433
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.182      
2 C 0.223      
3 O -0.422      
4 H 0.167      
5 H 0.192      
6 H 0.324      
7 N -0.301      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.524 1.089 1.265 3.026
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.088 1.228 -1.822
y 1.228 -20.216 -1.707
z -1.822 -1.707 -21.313
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.323 1.228 -1.822
y 1.228 5.984 -1.707
z -1.822 -1.707 4.340
Polar
3z2-r28.679
x2-y2-10.871
xy1.228
xz-1.822
yz-1.707


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.443 -0.432 -0.047
y -0.432 3.761 -0.107
z -0.047 -0.107 3.294


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.185
(<r2>)1/2 8.842