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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-247.211344
Energy at 298.15K-247.217040
HF Energy-247.211344
Nuclear repulsion energy160.583371
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 3170 3026 15.30      
2 A 3124 2982 4.18      
3 A 3086 2946 31.46      
4 A 3018 2881 36.50      
5 A 3015 2878 26.61      
6 A 2386 2278 0.24      
7 A 1511 1442 9.35      
8 A 1492 1424 7.01      
9 A 1487 1419 2.93      
10 A 1469 1402 4.10      
11 A 1393 1329 15.33      
12 A 1318 1258 9.21      
13 A 1233 1177 73.00      
14 A 1191 1137 23.72      
15 A 1182 1128 55.84      
16 A 1035 988 7.22      
17 A 974 930 26.55      
18 A 913 871 16.05      
19 A 610 582 1.58      
20 A 392 375 1.51      
21 A 377 360 2.47      
22 A 258 246 10.14      
23 A 178 170 3.38      
24 A 117 112 8.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17462.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16671.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.40730 0.11328 0.09579

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.563 -0.762 0.134
O2 1.075 0.432 -0.432
C3 -0.061 0.920 0.206
C4 -1.241 0.053 0.035
N5 -2.157 -0.635 -0.095
H6 2.463 -1.029 -0.422
H7 0.834 -1.578 0.050
H8 1.822 -0.626 1.193
H9 -0.285 1.898 -0.229
H10 0.099 1.060 1.286

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40942.34012.92183.73001.08991.09701.09873.25932.6070
O21.40941.39152.39253.42072.01532.08112.07792.00932.0738
C32.34011.39151.47412.62733.25012.65812.62841.09301.1008
C42.92182.39251.47411.15333.88482.63873.34352.09472.0917
N53.73003.42072.62731.15334.64823.13984.18223.15283.1417
H61.08992.01533.25013.88484.64821.78201.78324.01873.5875
H71.09702.08112.65812.63873.13981.78201.78523.66173.0045
H81.09872.07792.62843.34354.18221.78321.78523.58112.4124
H93.25932.00931.09302.09473.15284.01873.66173.58111.7730
H102.60702.07381.10082.09173.14173.58753.00452.41241.7730

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.329 O2 C1 H6 106.781
O2 C1 H7 111.655 O2 C1 H8 111.278
O2 C3 C4 113.178 O2 C3 H9 107.332
O2 C3 H10 112.095 C3 C4 N5 179.416
C4 C3 H9 108.458 C4 C3 H10 107.767
H6 C1 H7 109.147 H6 C1 H8 109.132
H7 C1 H8 108.789 H9 C3 H10 107.834
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.299      
2 O -0.251      
3 C -0.213      
4 C 0.266      
5 N -0.324      
6 H 0.168      
7 H 0.159      
8 H 0.137      
9 H 0.191      
10 H 0.165      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.575 1.273 1.304 3.155
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.618 -5.301 0.495
y -5.301 -27.542 0.531
z 0.495 0.531 -29.100
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.297 -5.301 0.495
y -5.301 4.817 0.531
z 0.495 0.531 2.481
Polar
3z2-r24.962
x2-y2-8.076
xy-5.301
xz0.495
yz0.531


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.034 0.376 0.178
y 0.376 5.691 0.192
z 0.178 0.192 4.644


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 121.929
(<r2>)1/2 11.042