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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

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

19 10 17 12 22

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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.568353
Energy at 298.15K-246.573924
HF Energy-245.794537
Nuclear repulsion energy156.735117
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=FULL/6-31G**
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' 3262 3048 16.33      
2 A' 3090 2888 46.40      
3 A' 3073 2871 22.09      
4 A' 2233 2086 9.85      
5 A' 1577 1474 2.38      
6 A' 1560 1458 5.72      
7 A' 1526 1426 1.70      
8 A' 1448 1353 45.73      
9 A' 1254 1171 51.52      
10 A' 1189 1111 112.65      
11 A' 1016 949 30.16      
12 A' 973 910 7.76      
13 A' 544 508 1.15      
14 A' 383 358 2.21      
15 A' 179 167 2.26      
16 A" 3168 2960 45.45      
17 A" 3120 2916 30.08      
18 A" 1552 1450 6.36      
19 A" 1289 1204 3.22      
20 A" 1210 1131 4.03      
21 A" 1063 994 2.25      
22 A" 362 338 1.87      
23 A" 233 217 4.43      
24 A" 88 82 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17694.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16533.2 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.97408 0.08218 0.07801

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.132 -0.336 0.000
O2 -0.739 -0.605 0.000
C3 0.000 0.596 0.000
C4 1.427 0.259 0.000
N5 2.581 0.022 0.000
H6 -2.630 -1.299 0.000
H7 -2.429 0.227 0.889
H8 -2.429 0.227 -0.889
H9 -0.220 1.205 -0.884
H10 -0.220 1.205 0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41962.32733.60864.72731.08421.09291.09292.61082.6108
O21.41961.41002.33133.37852.01492.08282.08282.08042.0804
C32.32731.41001.46622.64453.24192.61252.61251.09601.0960
C43.60862.33131.46621.17864.34583.95683.95682.09492.0949
N54.72733.37852.64451.17865.37625.09245.09243.16673.1667
H61.08422.01493.24194.34585.37621.77731.77733.58673.5867
H71.09292.08282.61253.95685.09241.77731.77792.99702.4161
H81.09292.08282.61253.95685.09241.77731.77792.41612.9970
H92.61082.08041.09602.09493.16673.58672.99702.41611.7687
H102.61082.08041.09602.09493.16673.58672.41612.99701.7687

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 110.666 O2 C1 H6 106.403
O2 C1 H7 111.324 O2 C1 H8 111.324
O2 C3 C4 108.285 O2 C3 H9 111.617
O2 C3 H10 111.617 C3 C4 N5 178.300
C4 C3 H9 108.838 C4 C3 H10 108.838
H6 C1 H7 109.446 H6 C1 H8 109.446
H7 C1 H8 108.852 H9 C3 H10 107.580
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.571079
Energy at 298.15K-246.576771
HF Energy-245.796397
Nuclear repulsion energy159.763081
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=FULL/6-31G**
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 3263 3049 16.72      
2 A 3213 3002 5.51      
3 A 3184 2975 34.95      
4 A 3101 2897 32.78      
5 A 3098 2895 29.51      
6 A 2217 2071 9.70      
7 A 1572 1469 8.10      
8 A 1555 1453 5.84      
9 A 1539 1438 2.60      
10 A 1526 1426 0.09      
11 A 1423 1329 19.25      
12 A 1338 1251 5.74      
13 A 1245 1163 40.97      
14 A 1214 1134 10.43      
15 A 1186 1108 95.12      
16 A 1057 988 6.51      
17 A 968 904 31.02      
18 A 924 863 17.29      
19 A 599 560 2.41      
20 A 401 374 2.83      
21 A 351 328 1.17      
22 A 262 245 10.05      
23 A 180 168 4.62      
24 A 120 112 8.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17767.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16601.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.39299 0.11404 0.09576

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.537 -0.788 0.141
O2 1.087 0.430 -0.444
C3 -0.049 0.942 0.212
C4 -1.231 0.073 0.040
N5 -2.158 -0.642 -0.100
H6 2.439 -1.065 -0.393
H7 0.793 -1.579 0.035
H8 1.767 -0.651 1.200
H9 -0.256 1.915 -0.228
H10 0.128 1.074 1.284

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42352.34762.90043.70551.08421.09101.09263.26382.5996
O21.42351.40812.39473.43462.01602.08622.08162.01382.0789
C32.34761.40811.47712.65603.25312.66412.60991.08741.0950
C42.90042.39471.47711.17913.86662.61333.29522.10122.0969
N53.70553.43462.65601.17914.62543.09974.13483.18953.1761
H61.08422.01603.25313.86664.62541.77621.77794.02093.5677
H71.09102.08622.66412.61333.09971.77621.77923.65783.0070
H81.09262.08162.60993.29524.13481.77791.77923.56562.3808
H93.26382.01381.08742.10123.18954.02093.65783.56561.7723
H102.59962.07891.09502.09693.17613.56773.00702.38081.7723

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.005 O2 C1 H6 106.227
O2 C1 H7 111.449 O2 C1 H8 110.964
O2 C3 C4 112.177 O2 C3 H9 106.892
O2 C3 H10 111.692 C3 C4 N5 178.662
C4 C3 H9 109.091 C4 C3 H10 108.313
H6 C1 H7 109.493 H6 C1 H8 109.522
H7 C1 H8 109.133 H9 C3 H10 108.591
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability