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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 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-247.240641
Energy at 298.15K-247.246376
HF Energy-247.240641
Nuclear repulsion energy160.521669
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 3164 3027 18.52      
2 A 3133 2997 4.71      
3 A 3073 2939 39.07      
4 A 3013 2882 35.72      
5 A 3008 2877 37.62      
6 A 2395 2291 0.16      
7 A 1516 1450 11.31      
8 A 1497 1432 5.46      
9 A 1495 1430 8.78      
10 A 1482 1418 3.11      
11 A 1406 1345 16.27      
12 A 1331 1273 8.98      
13 A 1239 1185 66.05      
14 A 1195 1143 17.40      
15 A 1184 1133 78.13      
16 A 1043 998 7.90      
17 A 968 926 34.20      
18 A 907 868 21.32      
19 A 610 584 1.67      
20 A 405 388 2.83      
21 A 371 355 1.25      
22 A 261 250 11.04      
23 A 182 174 3.62      
24 A 122 116 8.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17501.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16740.2 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
0.40412 0.11359 0.09586

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 1.574 -0.756 0.136
O2 1.065 0.427 -0.440
C3 -0.060 0.922 0.207
C4 -1.251 0.055 0.040
N5 -2.154 -0.641 -0.096
H6 2.472 -1.015 -0.422
H7 0.855 -1.582 0.063
H8 1.837 -0.603 1.192
H9 0.102 1.051 1.287
H10 -0.286 1.897 -0.226

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41072.34332.94063.73701.08871.09731.09852.59963.2604
O21.41071.38912.39393.40872.01482.08142.07822.07362.0082
C32.34331.38911.48192.63003.24972.66992.62541.09961.0907
C42.94062.39391.48191.14833.90132.66793.36032.09162.0959
N53.73703.40872.63001.14834.65293.15724.19323.14023.1536
H61.08872.01483.24973.90134.65291.78081.78253.57884.0159
H71.09732.08142.66992.66793.15721.78081.78752.99993.6729
H81.09852.07822.62543.36034.19321.78251.78752.39903.5730
H92.59962.07361.09962.09163.14023.57882.99992.39901.7763
H103.26042.00821.09072.09593.15364.01593.67293.57301.7763

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.634 O2 C1 H6 106.730
O2 C1 H7 111.564 O2 C1 H8 111.219
O2 C3 C4 112.944 O2 C3 H9 112.342
O2 C3 H10 107.550 C3 C4 N5 178.410
C4 C3 H9 107.309 C4 C3 H10 108.156
H6 C1 H7 109.106 H6 C1 H8 109.168
H7 C1 H8 108.990 H9 C3 H10 108.387
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 -0.148      
2 O -0.336      
3 C 0.011      
4 C 0.024      
5 N -0.239      
6 H 0.137      
7 H 0.128      
8 H 0.103      
9 H 0.151      
10 H 0.170      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.566 1.256 1.439 3.199
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.168 -5.660 0.646
y -5.660 -27.868 0.609
z 0.646 0.609 -29.647
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.410 -5.660 0.646
y -5.660 5.040 0.609
z 0.646 0.609 2.371
Polar
3z2-r24.741
x2-y2-8.300
xy-5.660
xz0.646
yz0.609


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.929 0.441 0.174
y 0.441 5.686 0.222
z 0.174 0.222 4.607


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.173
(<r2>)1/2 11.053