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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

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 MP2/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.465373
Energy at 298.15K-207.468765
HF Energy-206.819843
Nuclear repulsion energy101.790860
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 3896 3702 47.52 51.53 0.27 0.42
2 A 3174 3016 4.56 71.75 0.45 0.62
3 A 3084 2931 25.12 109.45 0.12 0.22
4 A 2196 2087 9.23 31.61 0.23 0.38
5 A 1519 1443 2.32 10.70 0.70 0.82
6 A 1443 1371 43.65 5.60 0.73 0.84
7 A 1400 1330 1.43 4.81 0.75 0.86
8 A 1245 1183 16.49 3.26 0.62 0.76
9 A 1110 1054 95.81 5.33 0.30 0.47
10 A 1010 959 18.57 0.36 0.41 0.58
11 A 909 864 18.22 2.80 0.13 0.24
12 A 582 553 3.98 1.66 0.25 0.41
13 A 402 382 97.19 0.91 0.73 0.85
14 A 313 297 52.95 4.19 0.75 0.86
15 A 212 201 8.09 3.76 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11246.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10686.4 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
1.11231 0.16030 0.14529

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.581 0.592 0.037
C2 0.820 0.123 -0.006
O3 -1.507 -0.461 -0.110
H4 -0.723 1.153 0.969
H5 -0.745 1.275 -0.798
H6 -1.363 -1.065 0.624
N7 1.922 -0.281 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47761.41081.09661.09081.92412.6510
C21.47762.40202.09522.09792.56431.1739
O31.41082.40202.09402.01690.96063.4355
H41.09662.09522.09401.77112.33403.1651
H51.09082.09792.01691.77112.80633.1850
H61.92412.56430.96062.33402.80633.4376
N72.65101.17393.43553.16513.18503.4376

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.959 C1 O3 H6 106.921
C2 C1 O3 112.505 C2 C1 H4 108.049
C2 C1 H5 108.595 O3 C1 H4 112.658
O3 C1 H5 106.759 H4 C1 H5 108.122
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability