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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.941773
Energy at 298.15K-207.945177
HF Energy-207.941773
Nuclear repulsion energy102.531462
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 wB97X-D/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 3911 3741 50.06 54.96 0.28 0.44
2 A 3129 2993 4.27 78.02 0.40 0.57
3 A 3037 2905 25.13 113.25 0.14 0.24
4 A 2395 2291 0.38 54.82 0.24 0.39
5 A 1495 1430 4.70 11.04 0.69 0.82
6 A 1429 1367 45.43 5.71 0.72 0.84
7 A 1388 1328 1.55 4.80 0.75 0.86
8 A 1239 1185 17.98 3.25 0.62 0.77
9 A 1119 1070 108.81 5.33 0.32 0.48
10 A 1000 956 20.54 0.49 0.51 0.67
11 A 906 866 17.30 1.95 0.12 0.22
12 A 594 568 2.01 1.95 0.28 0.43
13 A 398 381 60.70 1.20 0.73 0.85
14 A 315 301 98.28 4.43 0.75 0.86
15 A 219 209 9.86 4.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11286.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10795.3 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
1.13433 0.16209 0.14711

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.586 0.038
C2 0.825 0.114 -0.006
O3 -1.503 -0.451 -0.110
H4 -0.705 1.150 0.969
H5 -0.726 1.276 -0.793
H6 -1.398 -1.064 0.619
N7 1.905 -0.279 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47441.40161.09721.09081.93472.6233
C21.47442.39712.08972.09142.59181.1492
O31.40162.39712.08902.01260.95853.4130
H41.09722.08972.08901.76682.34583.1341
H51.09082.09142.01261.76682.81413.1535
H61.93472.59180.95852.34582.81413.4531
N72.62331.14923.41303.13413.15353.4531

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.155 C1 O3 H6 108.662
C2 C1 O3 112.890 C2 C1 H4 107.805
C2 C1 H5 108.308 O3 C1 H4 112.878
O3 C1 H5 107.042 H4 C1 H5 107.712
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.031      
2 C 0.009      
3 O -0.374      
4 H 0.152      
5 H 0.166      
6 H 0.256      
7 N -0.240      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.441 1.171 1.367 3.033
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.768 1.199 -1.988
y 1.199 -20.444 -1.771
z -1.988 -1.771 -21.629
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.732 1.199 -1.988
y 1.199 6.255 -1.771
z -1.988 -1.771 4.477
Polar
3z2-r28.954
x2-y2-11.324
xy1.199
xz-1.988
yz-1.771


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.406 -0.465 -0.037
y -0.465 3.669 -0.121
z -0.037 -0.121 3.156


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.299
(<r2>)1/2 8.849