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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no Planar 1A'
1 2 yes Non-Planar 1A

Conformer 1 (Planar)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.534254
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.951737
Nuclear repulsion energy71.379016
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 CCSD/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' 3818 3610 52.68      
2 A' 3675 3474 53.72      
3 A' 3027 2862 79.16      
4 A' 1867 1766 360.31      
5 A' 1642 1552 67.65      
6 A' 1460 1381 4.60      
7 A' 1296 1226 110.64      
8 A' 1073 1014 4.59      
9 A' 569 538 12.01      
10 A" 1086 1027 0.17      
11 A" 645 610 15.07      
12 A" 138i 130i 228.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10010.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9464.5 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.47427 0.37975 0.32922

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.418 0.000
O2 1.194 0.241 0.000
N3 -0.935 -0.567 0.000
H4 -0.458 1.422 0.000
H5 -0.635 -1.526 0.000
H6 -1.915 -0.359 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.20731.35841.10352.04522.0666
O21.20732.27712.03142.54303.1661
N31.35842.27712.04561.00431.0015
H41.10352.03142.04562.95322.3010
H52.04522.54301.00432.95321.7312
H62.06663.16611.00152.30101.7312

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 119.149 C1 N3 H6 121.520
O2 C1 N3 125.026 O2 C1 H4 123.008
N3 C1 H4 111.965 H5 N3 H6 119.331
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.534274
Energy at 298.15K-169.537908
HF Energy-168.951690
Nuclear repulsion energy71.361137
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 CCSD/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 3808 3600 49.49      
2 A 3667 3467 49.70      
3 A 3027 2862 78.55      
4 A 1868 1766 351.09      
5 A 1643 1554 64.85      
6 A 1460 1381 4.26      
7 A 1296 1225 107.96      
8 A 1090 1030 1.77      
9 A 1072 1013 3.58      
10 A 639 605 22.18      
11 A 569 538 11.27      
12 A 174 165 237.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10156.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9602.9 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.46385 0.37972 0.32937

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.163 0.386 0.001
O2 1.192 -0.245 0.005
N3 -1.084 -0.157 -0.031
H4 0.135 1.489 0.001
H5 -1.174 -1.154 0.065
H6 -1.895 0.414 0.109

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.20701.36061.10352.03992.0616
O21.20702.27822.03092.53533.1589
N31.36062.27822.04841.00511.0022
H41.10352.03092.04842.94942.2996
H52.03992.53531.00512.94941.7263
H62.06163.15891.00222.29961.7263

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 118.379 C1 N3 H6 120.754
O2 C1 N3 124.964 O2 C1 H4 122.979
N3 C1 H4 112.043 H5 N3 H6 118.642
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability