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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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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 HF/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.826163
Energy at 298.15K-206.829740
HF Energy-206.826163
Nuclear repulsion energy103.348367
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 HF/6-311G**
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 4167 3786 76.52 50.14 0.30 0.46
2 A 3282 2981 8.74 72.67 0.43 0.60
3 A 3204 2911 29.15 104.89 0.13 0.23
4 A 2599 2361 1.40 47.56 0.22 0.35
5 A 1622 1474 2.20 9.42 0.72 0.84
6 A 1545 1404 64.29 3.22 0.69 0.82
7 A 1496 1360 6.19 4.71 0.75 0.85
8 A 1327 1205 26.77 1.98 0.69 0.82
9 A 1215 1104 119.03 7.43 0.36 0.53
10 A 1082 983 25.09 0.52 0.58 0.73
11 A 950 863 30.51 2.64 0.14 0.25
12 A 641 582 0.67 2.30 0.32 0.48
13 A 429 389 41.12 1.98 0.74 0.85
14 A 341 310 134.90 4.28 0.75 0.86
15 A 245 223 13.74 4.99 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12072.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10967.4 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
1.16411 0.16345 0.14863

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.573 0.582 0.037
C2 0.829 0.101 -0.005
O3 -1.493 -0.444 -0.111
H4 -0.706 1.131 0.964
H5 -0.717 1.268 -0.785
H6 -1.428 -1.046 0.610
N7 1.894 -0.271 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48221.38681.08531.08011.92682.6109
C21.48222.38732.08642.08832.60481.1288
O31.38682.38732.06261.99740.94153.3935
H41.08532.08642.06261.75432.32053.1114
H51.08012.08831.99741.75432.79443.1279
H61.92682.60480.94152.32052.79443.4680
N72.61091.12883.39353.11143.12793.4680

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.827 C1 O3 H6 110.229
C2 C1 O3 112.591 C2 C1 H4 107.701
C2 C1 H5 108.150 O3 C1 H4 112.536
O3 C1 H5 107.481 H4 C1 H5 108.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.197      
2 C 0.047      
3 O -0.438      
4 H 0.127      
5 H 0.139      
6 H 0.258      
7 N -0.330      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.591 1.281 1.447 3.232
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.381 1.207 -2.158
y 1.207 -20.622 -1.803
z -2.158 -1.803 -21.738
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.201 1.207 -2.158
y 1.207 6.438 -1.803
z -2.158 -1.803 4.763
Polar
3z2-r29.527
x2-y2-11.759
xy1.207
xz-2.158
yz-1.803


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.021 -0.428 -0.042
y -0.428 3.431 -0.120
z -0.042 -0.120 2.991


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.852
(<r2>)1/2 8.823