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All results from a given calculation for CH3NO2 (Methane, nitro-)

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 CS Os out of place 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.972198
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-244.972198
Nuclear repulsion energy125.826706
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3199 3199 0.53      
2 A' 3098 3098 0.08      
3 A' 1517 1517 109.22      
4 A' 1481 1481 19.37      
5 A' 1416 1416 9.07      
6 A' 1144 1144 2.11      
7 A' 973 973 14.27      
8 A' 695 695 25.60      
9 A' 626 626 6.80      
10 A" 3222 3222 0.07      
11 A" 1757 1757 375.26      
12 A" 1470 1470 31.94      
13 A" 1125 1125 12.11      
14 A" 498 498 0.78      
15 A" 83i 83i 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11069.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11069.5 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
0.41768 0.35557 0.19934

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 -1.318 0.000
N2 -0.013 0.176 0.000
H3 1.049 -1.614 0.000
H4 -0.493 -1.652 0.906
H5 -0.493 -1.652 -0.906
O6 0.001 0.725 -1.077
O7 0.001 0.725 1.077

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3 H4 H5 O6 O7
C11.49371.08891.08511.08512.30892.3089
N21.49372.08132.09622.09621.20881.2088
H31.08892.08131.78921.78922.78002.7800
H41.08512.09621.78921.81203.13472.4338
H51.08512.09621.78921.81202.43383.1347
O62.30891.20882.78003.13472.43382.1539
O72.30891.20882.78002.43383.13472.1539

picture of Methane, nitro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 O6 116.989 C1 N2 O7 116.989
N2 C1 H3 106.336 N2 C1 H4 107.702
N2 C1 H5 107.702 H3 C1 H4 110.770
H3 C1 H5 110.770 H4 C1 H5 113.225
O6 N2 O7 125.988
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 -0.227      
2 N 0.261      
3 H 0.189      
4 H 0.174      
5 H 0.174      
6 O -0.285      
7 O -0.285      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.047 -3.687 0.000 3.688
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.452 -0.110 0.000
y -0.110 -22.003 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.501
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.800 -0.110 0.000
y -0.110 1.973 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.773
Polar
3z2-r2-9.547
x2-y20.551
xy-0.110
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.519 -0.022 0.000
y -0.022 3.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.944


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.455
(<r2>)1/2 7.966