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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

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 B3PW91/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.930126
Energy at 298.15K-207.933512
HF Energy-207.930126
Nuclear repulsion energy102.410021
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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 3855 3713 46.06 58.77 0.28 0.43
2 A 3108 2994 3.81 82.20 0.38 0.55
3 A 3018 2907 25.38 117.34 0.15 0.26
4 A 2365 2278 0.45 61.13 0.24 0.38
5 A 1479 1425 5.02 11.55 0.67 0.81
6 A 1416 1363 41.90 6.29 0.72 0.84
7 A 1373 1322 1.18 5.05 0.75 0.86
8 A 1225 1180 17.66 3.43 0.60 0.75
9 A 1094 1054 103.61 5.57 0.32 0.49
10 A 987 951 20.47 0.56 0.48 0.65
11 A 905 872 15.53 1.86 0.12 0.21
12 A 590 568 2.12 1.97 0.26 0.42
13 A 397 382 59.29 1.16 0.73 0.84
14 A 312 301 94.81 4.33 0.75 0.85
15 A 217 209 9.00 4.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11170.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10758.2 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
1.13053 0.16192 0.14691

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.568 0.587 0.038
C2 0.823 0.115 -0.006
O3 -1.506 -0.451 -0.110
H4 -0.704 1.154 0.969
H5 -0.726 1.277 -0.793
H6 -1.394 -1.066 0.620
N7 1.906 -0.281 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46971.40611.09871.09231.93692.6222
C21.46972.39892.08862.09052.58891.1529
O31.40612.39892.09362.01530.96143.4168
H41.09872.08862.09361.76662.35083.1366
H51.09232.09052.01531.76662.81703.1563
H61.93692.58890.96142.35082.81703.4503
N72.62221.15293.41683.13663.15633.4503

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.082 C1 O3 H6 108.328
C2 C1 O3 113.040 C2 C1 H4 107.946
C2 C1 H5 108.471 O3 C1 H4 112.827
O3 C1 H5 106.863 H4 C1 H5 107.475
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.028      
2 C 0.037      
3 O -0.372      
4 H 0.154      
5 H 0.167      
6 H 0.253      
7 N -0.268      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.417 1.152 1.346 2.997
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.681 1.202 -1.947
y 1.202 -20.446 -1.759
z -1.947 -1.759 -21.635
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.641 1.202 -1.947
y 1.202 6.212 -1.759
z -1.947 -1.759 4.429
Polar
3z2-r28.858
x2-y2-11.236
xy1.202
xz-1.947
yz-1.759


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.532 -0.464 -0.040
y -0.464 3.710 -0.120
z -0.040 -0.120 3.166


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.365
(<r2>)1/2 8.852