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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/STO-3G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/STO-3G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-205.163390
Energy at 298.15K-205.166570
HF Energy-205.163390
Nuclear repulsion energy99.381425
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 B1B95/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 3779 3337 21.22 38.38 0.29 0.44
2 A 3413 3014 2.13 39.86 0.62 0.77
3 A 3288 2903 2.71 48.73 0.15 0.26
4 A 2418 2135 20.59 18.95 0.23 0.38
5 A 1615 1426 3.10 16.26 0.74 0.85
6 A 1585 1400 17.83 13.62 0.68 0.81
7 A 1448 1279 9.24 6.85 0.56 0.72
8 A 1299 1147 5.12 6.08 0.66 0.80
9 A 1133 1001 18.28 3.26 0.32 0.48
10 A 1008 890 12.93 0.98 0.55 0.71
11 A 916 809 10.32 2.14 0.21 0.35
12 A 580 512 2.21 1.62 0.29 0.46
13 A 425 375 56.55 2.54 0.74 0.85
14 A 313 276 38.60 5.44 0.75 0.86
15 A 206 182 4.03 2.62 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11713.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.883) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10343.2 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 B1B95/STO-3G
ABC
1.06878 0.15241 0.13850

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/STO-3G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.586 0.601 0.038
C2 0.847 0.126 -0.000
O3 -1.557 -0.470 -0.120
H4 -0.723 1.180 0.980
H5 -0.745 1.298 -0.810
H6 -1.379 -1.039 0.709
N7 1.962 -0.291 -0.020

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.50971.45431.11461.10911.94192.7007
C21.50972.47902.12982.13542.61111.1916
O31.45432.47902.15192.06431.02153.5249
H41.11462.12982.15191.79452.33033.2216
H51.10912.13542.06431.79452.85903.2367
H61.94192.61111.02152.33032.85903.5014
N72.70071.19163.52493.22163.23673.5014

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.756 C1 O3 H6 101.895
C2 C1 O3 113.509 C2 C1 H4 107.552
C2 C1 H5 108.287 O3 C1 H4 113.135
O3 C1 H5 106.507 H4 C1 H5 107.607
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.056      
2 C 0.048      
3 O -0.227      
4 H 0.102      
5 H 0.118      
6 H 0.193      
7 N -0.179      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.997 0.910 1.187 2.495
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.468 0.934 -1.564
y 0.934 -19.489 -1.269
z -1.564 -1.269 -19.893
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.776 0.934 -1.564
y 0.934 4.691 -1.269
z -1.564 -1.269 4.085
Polar
3z2-r28.170
x2-y2-8.979
xy0.934
xz-1.564
yz-1.269


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.320 -0.231 -0.049
y -0.231 1.985 -0.253
z -0.049 -0.253 1.573


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.838
(<r2>)1/2 8.991