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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.037256
Energy at 298.15K-115.039788
HF Energy-115.037256
Nuclear repulsion energy35.390730
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 M06-2X/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 3917 3917 68.39      
2 A 3274 3274 12.90      
3 A 3133 3133 20.01      
4 A 1503 1503 9.95      
5 A 1370 1370 29.36      
6 A 1244 1244 113.44      
7 A 1072 1072 47.64      
8 A 636 636 72.51      
9 A 424 424 86.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8285.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8285.6 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
6.44104 1.00387 0.87848

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.681 0.028 -0.071
O2 -0.668 -0.125 0.025
H3 1.228 -0.885 0.109
H4 1.117 0.986 0.189
H5 -1.091 0.731 -0.072

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.36131.07961.08391.9065
O21.36132.04432.10870.9595
H31.07962.04431.87682.8323
H41.08392.10871.87682.2379
H51.90650.95952.83232.2379

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 109.249 O2 C1 H3 113.259
O2 C1 H4 118.737 H3 C1 H4 120.329
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.172      
2 O -0.344      
3 H 0.134      
4 H 0.115      
5 H 0.267      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.054 1.564 0.223 1.581
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.538 -2.166 0.692
y -2.166 -10.962 -0.034
z 0.692 -0.034 -14.118
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.002 -2.166 0.692
y -2.166 1.866 -0.034
z 0.692 -0.034 -2.867
Polar
3z2-r2-5.735
x2-y2-0.576
xy-2.166
xz0.692
yz-0.034


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.759 -0.133 0.037
y -0.133 2.308 0.000
z 0.037 0.000 1.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.431
(<r2>)1/2 4.520