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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.932188
Energy at 298.15K-207.935618
HF Energy-207.932188
Nuclear repulsion energy102.543187
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 M06-2X/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3893 3893 58.16 56.25 0.28 0.44
2 A 3144 3144 2.28 74.35 0.42 0.59
3 A 3065 3065 17.91 108.96 0.13 0.23
4 A 2425 2425 0.25 52.18 0.23 0.38
5 A 1499 1499 4.06 10.18 0.71 0.83
6 A 1426 1426 46.14 5.16 0.73 0.84
7 A 1384 1384 2.09 4.61 0.75 0.86
8 A 1236 1236 17.54 3.02 0.61 0.76
9 A 1131 1131 108.24 5.45 0.31 0.48
10 A 999 999 20.58 0.53 0.45 0.62
11 A 911 911 18.83 2.26 0.13 0.24
12 A 598 598 2.01 1.96 0.27 0.43
13 A 404 404 71.93 1.11 0.73 0.85
14 A 326 326 88.17 4.69 0.75 0.86
15 A 220 220 9.49 4.44 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11330.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11330.4 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
1.12563 0.16258 0.14736

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.573 0.590 0.038
C2 0.824 0.115 -0.006
O3 -1.500 -0.454 -0.110
H4 -0.709 1.148 0.970
H5 -0.729 1.277 -0.793
H6 -1.383 -1.072 0.616
N7 1.902 -0.279 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47621.40371.09501.08961.93702.6235
C21.47622.39442.09082.09362.58161.1476
O31.40372.39442.08772.01380.96093.4074
H41.09502.09082.08771.76832.34683.1342
H51.08962.09362.01381.76832.81613.1546
H61.93702.58160.96092.34682.81613.4373
N72.62351.14763.40743.13423.15463.4373

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.177 C1 O3 H6 108.554
C2 C1 O3 112.464 C2 C1 H4 107.889
C2 C1 H5 108.422 O3 C1 H4 112.761
O3 C1 H5 107.066 H4 C1 H5 108.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.015      
2 C 0.052      
3 O -0.391      
4 H 0.170      
5 H 0.182      
6 H 0.267      
7 N -0.266      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.360 1.183 1.369 2.974
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.836 1.098 -1.965
y 1.098 -20.566 -1.773
z -1.965 -1.773 -21.792
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.657 1.098 -1.965
y 1.098 6.248 -1.773
z -1.965 -1.773 4.410
Polar
3z2-r28.819
x2-y2-11.270
xy1.098
xz-1.965
yz-1.773


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.366 -0.455 -0.039
y -0.455 3.649 -0.132
z -0.039 -0.132 3.125


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.265
(<r2>)1/2 8.847