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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.536159
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.951546
Nuclear repulsion energy71.317478
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 QCISD/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' 3814 3614 51.01      
2 A' 3671 3478 51.37      
3 A' 3020 2861 82.45      
4 A' 1851 1753 349.38      
5 A' 1639 1553 64.18      
6 A' 1455 1378 4.89      
7 A' 1293 1225 108.06      
8 A' 1069 1013 4.45      
9 A' 567 537 11.84      
10 A" 1082 1025 0.16      
11 A" 646 612 14.82      
12 A" 134i 127i 227.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9986.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9460.8 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.46995 0.37911 0.32867

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.419 0.000
O2 1.196 0.239 0.000
N3 -0.936 -0.566 0.000
H4 -0.458 1.423 0.000
H5 -0.638 -1.525 0.000
H6 -1.916 -0.357 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.20931.35901.10402.04582.0673
O21.20932.27922.03422.54443.1686
N31.35902.27922.04591.00451.0017
H41.10402.03422.04592.95382.3012
H52.04582.54441.00452.95381.7316
H62.06733.16861.00172.30121.7316

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 119.145 C1 N3 H6 121.520
O2 C1 N3 125.010 O2 C1 H4 123.066
N3 C1 H4 111.925 H5 N3 H6 119.335
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.536177
Energy at 298.15K-169.539811
HF Energy-168.951498
Nuclear repulsion energy71.299516
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 QCISD/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 3804 3604 47.94      
2 A 3663 3471 47.56      
3 A 3021 2862 81.79      
4 A 1851 1754 340.70      
5 A 1641 1555 61.57      
6 A 1455 1378 4.51      
7 A 1293 1225 105.46      
8 A 1086 1029 1.77      
9 A 1068 1012 3.46      
10 A 640 606 21.79      
11 A 567 537 11.13      
12 A 176 167 236.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10131.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9599.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.45970 0.37908 0.32881

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 1.194 -0.245 0.005
N3 -1.084 -0.158 -0.031
H4 0.133 1.490 0.001
H5 -1.174 -1.154 0.065
H6 -1.896 0.413 0.109

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.20901.36111.10402.04052.0623
O21.20902.28032.03362.53683.1614
N31.36112.28032.04871.00521.0024
H41.10402.03362.04872.95002.2998
H52.04052.53681.00522.95001.7267
H62.06233.16141.00242.29981.7267

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 118.376 C1 N3 H6 120.761
O2 C1 N3 124.949 O2 C1 H4 123.033
N3 C1 H4 112.005 H5 N3 H6 118.649
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability