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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-247.117833
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-246.827948
Nuclear repulsion energy157.116855
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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' 3169 3169 17.80      
2 A' 3010 3010 57.98      
3 A' 3002 3002 22.76      
4 A' 2306 2306 1.43      
5 A' 1533 1533 5.29      
6 A' 1513 1513 8.02      
7 A' 1493 1493 0.23      
8 A' 1429 1429 38.35      
9 A' 1236 1236 40.50      
10 A' 1164 1164 140.97      
11 A' 1000 1000 35.32      
12 A' 958 958 6.01      
13 A' 548 548 1.41      
14 A' 379 379 1.80      
15 A' 181 181 2.15      
16 A" 3064 3064 52.01      
17 A" 3033 3033 33.60      
18 A" 1501 1501 8.93      
19 A" 1274 1274 3.97      
20 A" 1191 1191 3.87      
21 A" 1042 1042 2.28      
22 A" 373 373 1.34      
23 A" 226 226 4.30      
24 A" 85 85 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17354.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17354.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
ABC
0.98641 0.08231 0.07822

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.129 -0.361 0.000
O2 -0.734 -0.609 0.000
C3 0.000 0.590 0.000
C4 1.431 0.275 0.000
N5 2.570 0.055 0.000
H6 -2.619 -1.332 0.000
H7 -2.435 0.199 0.893
H8 -2.435 0.199 -0.893
H9 -0.221 1.199 -0.887
H10 -0.221 1.199 0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41682.33133.61664.71701.08761.09721.09722.61952.6195
O21.41681.40582.33913.37012.01822.08422.08422.07912.0791
C32.33131.40581.46572.62463.24782.62302.62301.09911.0991
C43.61662.33911.46571.15924.35703.96913.96912.09102.0910
N54.71703.37012.62461.15925.37065.08605.08603.14373.1437
H61.08762.01823.24784.35705.37061.78131.78133.59773.5977
H71.09722.08422.62303.96915.08601.78131.78573.01232.4300
H81.09722.08422.62303.96915.08601.78131.78572.43003.0123
H92.61952.07911.09912.09103.14373.59773.01232.43001.7748
H102.61952.07911.09912.09103.14373.59772.43003.01231.7748

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.368 O2 C1 H6 106.651
O2 C1 H7 111.367 O2 C1 H8 111.367
O2 C3 C4 109.077 O2 C3 H9 111.610
O2 C3 H10 111.610 C3 C4 N5 178.498
C4 C3 H9 108.382 C4 C3 H10 108.382
H6 C1 H7 109.236 H6 C1 H8 109.236
H7 C1 H8 108.928 H9 C3 H10 107.676
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-247.120246
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-246.829982
Nuclear repulsion energy159.903001
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3170 3170 18.71      
2 A 3134 3134 5.08      
3 A 3084 3084 38.70      
4 A 3024 3024 39.08      
5 A 3019 3019 35.82      
6 A 2287 2287 1.67      
7 A 1524 1524 10.25      
8 A 1506 1506 5.91      
9 A 1499 1499 5.18      
10 A 1487 1487 1.91      
11 A 1403 1403 16.10      
12 A 1325 1325 7.35      
13 A 1229 1229 33.16      
14 A 1193 1193 6.75      
15 A 1160 1160 114.69      
16 A 1039 1039 7.43      
17 A 948 948 33.62      
18 A 903 903 19.46      
19 A 601 601 1.75      
20 A 394 394 2.58      
21 A 361 361 1.06      
22 A 257 257 10.52      
23 A 178 178 3.45      
24 A 117 117 8.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17419.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17419.7 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
ABC
0.40120 0.11265 0.09519

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.569 -0.768 0.138
O2 1.077 0.433 -0.441
C3 -0.063 0.928 0.210
C4 -1.247 0.058 0.039
N5 -2.161 -0.643 -0.098
H6 2.472 -1.027 -0.411
H7 0.844 -1.584 0.046
H8 1.815 -0.622 1.196
H9 -0.282 1.902 -0.226
H10 0.108 1.061 1.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42122.35492.93583.73881.08751.09501.09693.26962.6080
O21.42121.40282.40153.42842.01942.08802.08332.01282.0782
C32.35491.40281.47852.63843.26062.67582.62771.09001.0984
C42.93582.40151.47851.16013.89932.65853.34352.09782.0968
N53.73883.42842.63841.16014.65863.15184.18133.16603.1566
H61.08752.01943.26063.89934.65861.78021.78244.02453.5817
H71.09502.08802.67582.65853.15181.78021.78643.67393.0126
H81.09692.08332.62773.34354.18131.78241.78643.57732.3994
H93.26962.01281.09002.09783.16604.02453.67393.57731.7750
H102.60802.07821.09842.09683.15663.58173.01262.39941.7750

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.997 O2 C1 H6 106.446
O2 C1 H7 111.500 O2 C1 H8 110.993
O2 C3 C4 112.887 O2 C3 H9 107.023
O2 C3 H10 111.802 C3 C4 N5 178.821
C4 C3 H9 108.582 C4 C3 H10 108.007
H6 C1 H7 109.303 H6 C1 H8 109.366
H7 C1 H8 109.174 H9 C3 H10 108.412
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability