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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: BLYP/STO-3G

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 BLYP/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/STO-3G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-205.135145
Energy at 298.15K-205.138145
HF Energy-205.135145
Nuclear repulsion energy97.653036
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 BLYP/STO-3G
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 3497 3235 32.43 38.09 0.29 0.45
2 A 3260 3016 0.88 43.87 0.57 0.73
3 A 3121 2888 7.58 53.94 0.17 0.29
4 A 2224 2058 21.06 22.89 0.23 0.38
5 A 1558 1442 1.22 17.50 0.73 0.84
6 A 1530 1416 17.32 14.48 0.64 0.78
7 A 1379 1276 8.53 8.97 0.56 0.72
8 A 1244 1151 5.10 6.04 0.66 0.79
9 A 1029 952 13.94 3.65 0.24 0.38
10 A 961 889 17.21 0.73 0.70 0.82
11 A 837 774 9.95 2.11 0.25 0.39
12 A 537 497 3.47 2.16 0.29 0.45
13 A 411 381 59.28 3.99 0.72 0.84
14 A 283 262 21.49 4.59 0.75 0.86
15 A 182 169 2.71 2.04 0.74 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11026.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10201.8 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 BLYP/STO-3G
ABC
1.00484 0.14846 0.13435

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.599 0.620 0.038
C2 0.862 0.148 -0.000
O3 -1.574 -0.491 -0.123
H4 -0.745 1.205 0.990
H5 -0.774 1.312 -0.825
H6 -1.381 -1.053 0.738
N7 1.988 -0.306 -0.021

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.53571.48661.12751.12041.97432.7479
C21.53572.52172.16342.17092.64911.2140
O31.48662.52172.19162.09381.04563.5679
H41.12752.16342.19161.81902.35943.2822
H51.12042.17092.09381.81902.89883.3007
H61.97432.64911.04562.35942.89883.5323
N72.74791.21403.56793.28223.30073.5323

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 175.845 C1 O3 H6 101.028
C2 C1 O3 113.095 C2 C1 H4 107.663
C2 C1 H5 108.630 O3 C1 H4 113.224
O3 C1 H5 106.011 H4 C1 H5 108.027
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.054      
2 C 0.042      
3 O -0.192      
4 H 0.095      
5 H 0.110      
6 H 0.176      
7 N -0.176      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.100 0.882 1.106 2.532
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.048 0.920 -1.434
y 0.920 -19.607 -1.227
z -1.434 -1.227 -19.943
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.273 0.920 -1.434
y 0.920 4.389 -1.227
z -1.434 -1.227 3.884
Polar
3z2-r27.768
x2-y2-8.441
xy0.920
xz-1.434
yz-1.227


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.676 -0.218 -0.058
y -0.218 2.123 -0.262
z -0.058 -0.262 1.657


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.862
(<r2>)1/2 9.103