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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.887924
Energy at 298.15K-207.891313
HF Energy-207.887924
Nuclear repulsion energy102.228076
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/6-31G**
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 3912 3912 43.14 62.82 0.28 0.43
2 A 3141 3141 5.18 80.15 0.44 0.61
3 A 3046 3046 26.33 109.80 0.15 0.26
4 A 2401 2401 0.26 48.08 0.28 0.43
5 A 1504 1504 3.23 14.90 0.67 0.80
6 A 1428 1428 48.85 7.39 0.73 0.85
7 A 1395 1395 2.18 6.72 0.74 0.85
8 A 1239 1239 17.14 4.73 0.63 0.77
9 A 1131 1131 110.74 5.17 0.31 0.47
10 A 999 999 23.88 0.54 0.49 0.65
11 A 907 907 18.43 2.12 0.16 0.28
12 A 590 590 2.19 1.72 0.33 0.49
13 A 401 401 68.69 1.20 0.72 0.84
14 A 315 315 95.39 5.31 0.75 0.86
15 A 216 216 9.17 4.73 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11312.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11312.5 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 wB97X-D/6-31G**
ABC
1.13129 0.16100 0.14623

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.576 0.586 0.038
C2 0.825 0.115 -0.006
O3 -1.504 -0.453 -0.113
H4 -0.711 1.151 0.970
H5 -0.733 1.278 -0.793
H6 -1.418 -1.052 0.635
N7 1.913 -0.279 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47881.40131.09861.09261.93622.6355
C21.47882.39992.09492.09732.60891.1570
O31.40132.39992.09142.01340.96173.4232
H41.09862.09492.09141.76762.33803.1467
H51.09262.09732.01341.76762.81723.1672
H61.93622.60890.96172.33802.81723.4810
N72.63551.15703.42323.14673.16723.4810

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.134 C1 O3 H6 108.614
C2 C1 O3 112.850 C2 C1 H4 107.825
C2 C1 H5 108.368 O3 C1 H4 113.010
O3 C1 H5 107.023 H4 C1 H5 107.551
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.023      
2 C 0.305      
3 O -0.528      
4 H 0.164      
5 H 0.192      
6 H 0.339      
7 N -0.449      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.459 1.155 1.406 3.059
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.300 1.220 -2.063
y 1.220 -20.265 -1.799
z -2.063 -1.799 -21.390
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.473 1.220 -2.063
y 1.220 6.080 -1.799
z -2.063 -1.799 4.393
Polar
3z2-r28.785
x2-y2-11.035
xy1.220
xz-2.063
yz-1.799


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.218 -0.472 -0.040
y -0.472 3.473 -0.134
z -0.040 -0.134 3.003


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.514
(<r2>)1/2 8.861