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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.594237
Energy at 298.15K-208.600242
HF Energy-207.967505
Nuclear repulsion energy118.991676
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 MP2/6-31G**
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' 3705 3470 38.11      
2 A' 3238 3032 15.59      
3 A' 3124 2926 49.45      
4 A' 3048 2854 85.80      
5 A' 1833 1716 403.33      
6 A' 1589 1488 11.72      
7 A' 1518 1422 27.90      
8 A' 1516 1420 0.91      
9 A' 1439 1348 16.28      
10 A' 1332 1247 99.39      
11 A' 1201 1125 31.19      
12 A' 1038 972 41.73      
13 A' 616 577 13.77      
14 A' 348 326 7.86      
15 A" 3206 3003 28.29      
16 A" 1542 1444 4.49      
17 A" 1184 1108 1.00      
18 A" 1054 987 0.46      
19 A" 611 572 139.08      
20 A" 199 187 1.78      
21 A" 70 66 2.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16705.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15644.9 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
1.49370 0.14508 0.13561

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.276 -0.759 0.000
O2 1.403 -1.242 0.000
N3 0.000 0.574 0.000
C4 -1.331 1.140 0.000
H5 -0.641 -1.371 0.000
H6 0.804 1.183 0.000
H7 -2.052 0.325 0.000
H8 -1.506 1.749 0.886
H9 -1.506 1.749 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22601.36162.48811.10262.01282.56853.20243.2024
O21.22602.29493.62622.04842.49793.79414.26584.2658
N31.36162.29491.44632.04811.00882.06682.10602.1060
C42.48813.62621.44632.60442.13531.08791.08971.0897
H51.10262.04842.04812.60442.93482.20673.35743.3574
H62.01282.49791.00882.13532.93482.98192.53822.5382
H72.56853.79412.06681.08792.20672.98191.76381.7638
H83.20244.26582.10601.08973.35742.53821.76381.7729
H93.20244.26582.10601.08973.35742.53821.76381.7729

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 124.755 C1 N3 H6 115.441
O2 C1 N3 124.881 O2 C1 H5 123.116
N3 C1 H5 112.003 N3 C4 H7 108.464
N3 C4 H8 111.512 N3 C4 H9 111.512
C4 N3 H6 119.805 H7 C4 H8 108.185
H7 C4 H9 108.185 H8 C4 H9 108.871
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.594237
Energy at 298.15K-208.600242
HF Energy-207.967505
Nuclear repulsion energy118.991676
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 MP2/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G**
ABC
1.49370 0.14508 0.13561

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.596358
Energy at 298.15K-208.602318
HF Energy-207.969172
Nuclear repulsion energy121.287189
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3736 3498 38.37      
2 A 3268 3061 1.08      
3 A 3215 3011 28.77      
4 A 3133 2934 41.63      
5 A 3065 2870 111.54      
6 A 1819 1704 283.35      
7 A 1600 1498 68.06      
8 A 1562 1463 5.96      
9 A 1553 1454 65.11      
10 A 1486 1392 19.07      
11 A 1457 1364 3.40      
12 A 1256 1176 79.67      
13 A 1189 1113 1.56      
14 A 1184 1109 16.28      
15 A 1033 967 0.40      
16 A 997 933 19.27      
17 A 776 727 0.58      
18 A 532 498 46.80      
19 A 310 290 13.39      
20 A 246 230 90.18      
21 A 31 29 0.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16722.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15660.9 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.65752 0.20521 0.16115

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.859 0.443 0.005
O2 1.375 -0.672 -0.000
N3 -0.480 0.662 -0.022
C4 -1.411 -0.450 0.005
H5 1.442 1.377 0.019
H6 -0.819 1.605 0.061
H7 -2.408 -0.077 -0.209
H8 -1.127 -1.177 -0.751
H9 -1.411 -0.948 0.975

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22891.35752.44001.10062.04183.31572.67212.8339
O21.22892.28522.79522.04983.16273.83562.66022.9650
N31.35752.28521.45062.05171.00552.07332.08092.1097
C42.44002.79521.45063.38832.13951.08591.08691.0897
H51.10062.04982.05173.38832.27344.12243.70303.8026
H62.04183.16271.00552.13952.27342.32992.91412.7751
H73.31573.83562.07331.08594.12242.32991.77371.7756
H82.67212.66022.08091.08693.70302.91411.77371.7644
H92.83392.96502.10971.08973.80262.77511.77561.7644

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 120.631 C1 N3 H6 118.803
O2 C1 N3 124.073 O2 C1 H5 123.175
N3 C1 H5 112.748 N3 C4 H7 108.801
N3 C4 H8 109.347 N3 C4 H9 111.516
C4 N3 H6 120.083 H7 C4 H8 109.436
H7 C4 H9 109.405 H8 C4 H9 108.311
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability