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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

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 B1B95/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-247.215556
Energy at 298.15K-247.221193
HF Energy-247.215556
Nuclear repulsion energy160.890685
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 3171 3044 17.74      
2 A 3131 3006 4.19      
3 A 3080 2957 37.81      
4 A 3017 2896 41.72      
5 A 3014 2894 31.07      
6 A 2389 2294 0.17      
7 A 1509 1449 10.97      
8 A 1486 1427 10.90      
9 A 1477 1418 0.01      
10 A 1468 1409 5.75      
11 A 1390 1335 13.81      
12 A 1318 1265 9.78      
13 A 1226 1177 76.28      
14 A 1179 1132 29.90      
15 A 1177 1130 51.35      
16 A 1031 990 9.12      
17 A 969 930 32.02      
18 A 914 877 18.10      
19 A 610 585 1.78      
20 A 385 370 1.57      
21 A 363 348 2.38      
22 A 248 238 11.19      
23 A 165 159 2.47      
24 A 112 107 9.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17412.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16718.0 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
0.40544 0.11432 0.09645

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.554 -0.766 0.135
O2 1.074 0.433 -0.433
C3 -0.062 0.923 0.207
C4 -1.237 0.055 0.036
N5 -2.145 -0.637 -0.096
H6 2.452 -1.034 -0.414
H7 0.821 -1.574 0.043
H8 1.805 -0.629 1.193
H9 -0.285 1.896 -0.229
H10 0.101 1.060 1.284

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41112.33872.91083.70831.08641.09431.09593.25602.6010
O21.41111.39282.38833.40922.01332.07832.07482.00732.0705
C32.33871.39281.47072.62013.24622.65342.62011.08921.0980
C42.91082.38831.47071.14953.87272.62463.32522.08922.0875
N53.70833.40922.62011.14954.62513.11364.15463.14553.1352
H61.08642.01333.24623.87274.62511.77761.77954.01443.5773
H71.09432.07832.65342.62463.11361.77761.78363.65212.9989
H81.09592.07482.62013.32524.15461.77951.78363.57272.4004
H93.25602.00731.08922.08923.14554.01443.65213.57271.7711
H102.60102.07051.09802.08753.13523.57732.99892.40041.7711

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.040 O2 C1 H6 106.719
O2 C1 H7 111.477 O2 C1 H8 111.085
O2 C3 C4 113.007 O2 C3 H9 107.311
O2 C3 H10 111.909 C3 C4 N5 179.133
C4 C3 H9 108.481 C4 C3 H10 107.837
H6 C1 H7 109.207 H6 C1 H8 109.255
H7 C1 H8 109.042 H9 C3 H10 108.148
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.166      
2 O -0.331      
3 C -0.012      
4 C 0.049      
5 N -0.254      
6 H 0.139      
7 H 0.134      
8 H 0.110      
9 H 0.172      
10 H 0.158      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.510 1.228 1.410 3.130
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.004 -5.544 0.621
y -5.544 -27.832 0.598
z 0.621 0.598 -29.610
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.283 -5.544 0.621
y -5.544 4.975 0.598
z 0.621 0.598 2.308
Polar
3z2-r24.616
x2-y2-8.172
xy-5.544
xz0.621
yz0.598


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.996 0.423 0.178
y 0.423 5.700 0.220
z 0.178 0.220 4.600


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 121.509
(<r2>)1/2 11.023