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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

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

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.017215
Energy at 298.15K-208.020571
HF Energy-208.017215
Nuclear repulsion energy102.044403
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 TPSSh/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 3787 3787 35.27 62.92 0.28 0.44
2 A 3106 3106 5.32 85.56 0.38 0.55
3 A 3013 3013 28.90 120.72 0.15 0.27
4 A 2328 2328 0.14 62.19 0.24 0.38
5 A 1494 1494 3.11 12.18 0.66 0.80
6 A 1418 1418 41.30 6.67 0.72 0.84
7 A 1369 1369 1.24 5.53 0.75 0.86
8 A 1221 1221 18.40 3.45 0.60 0.75
9 A 1060 1060 94.44 6.63 0.30 0.47
10 A 986 986 26.43 0.52 0.56 0.72
11 A 892 892 16.41 2.05 0.12 0.22
12 A 580 580 2.50 2.04 0.25 0.40
13 A 393 393 64.09 1.15 0.73 0.84
14 A 308 308 84.94 4.60 0.75 0.86
15 A 212 212 8.10 4.19 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11083.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11083.9 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 TPSSh/6-311G**
ABC
1.10939 0.16140 0.14615

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.570 0.594 0.038
C2 0.825 0.121 -0.007
O3 -1.507 -0.458 -0.110
H4 -0.712 1.157 0.970
H5 -0.737 1.277 -0.797
H6 -1.384 -1.072 0.624
N7 1.909 -0.285 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47431.41651.09791.09131.94492.6311
C21.47432.40562.09482.09772.58871.1572
O31.41652.40562.09952.01820.96563.4218
H41.09792.09482.09951.77172.35413.1489
H51.09132.09772.01821.77172.82073.1702
H61.94492.58870.96562.35412.82073.4451
N72.63111.15723.42183.14893.17023.4451

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.757 C1 O3 H6 107.967
C2 C1 O3 112.621 C2 C1 H4 108.164
C2 C1 H5 108.776 O3 C1 H4 112.615
O3 C1 H5 106.455 H4 C1 H5 108.052
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.062      
2 C 0.055      
3 O -0.380      
4 H 0.145      
5 H 0.157      
6 H 0.252      
7 N -0.290      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.387 1.169 1.328 2.971
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.647 -0.464 -0.039
y -0.464 3.767 -0.128
z -0.039 -0.128 3.198


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.694
(<r2>)1/2 8.871