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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

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

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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 CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.572418
Energy at 298.15K-246.577989
HF Energy-245.797581
Nuclear repulsion energy156.866534
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 CCD/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' 3239 3037 20.29      
2 A' 3084 2891 49.14      
3 A' 3075 2883 18.18      
4 A' 2395 2245 2.45      
5 A' 1580 1481 1.20      
6 A' 1564 1466 6.55      
7 A' 1533 1437 1.24      
8 A' 1462 1371 53.17      
9 A' 1269 1190 69.45      
10 A' 1205 1129 97.35      
11 A' 1032 968 30.53      
12 A' 977 916 9.42      
13 A' 547 513 1.15      
14 A' 386 362 2.33      
15 A' 180 169 2.47      
16 A" 3150 2953 49.21      
17 A" 3117 2922 30.92      
18 A" 1552 1455 5.61      
19 A" 1296 1215 3.40      
20 A" 1213 1138 4.95      
21 A" 1069 1003 2.82      
22 A" 362 339 2.30      
23 A" 224 210 4.67      
24 A" 85 79 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17796.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16685.9 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.97902 0.08209 0.07797

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.134 -0.344 0.000
O2 -0.739 -0.601 0.000
C3 0.000 0.597 0.000
C4 1.436 0.259 0.000
N5 2.576 0.030 0.000
H6 -2.626 -1.312 0.000
H7 -2.435 0.216 0.890
H8 -2.435 0.216 -0.890
H9 -0.216 1.206 -0.885
H10 -0.216 1.206 0.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41862.33263.62054.72521.08591.09431.09432.62092.6209
O21.41861.40772.33873.37462.01692.08272.08272.07962.0796
C32.33261.40771.47482.63783.24702.62082.62081.09631.0963
C43.62052.33871.47481.16334.35543.97223.97222.09962.0996
N54.72523.37462.63781.16335.37285.09335.09333.15653.1565
H61.08592.01693.24704.35545.37281.77901.77903.59703.5970
H71.09432.08272.62083.97225.09331.77901.78083.01002.4304
H81.09432.08272.62083.97225.09331.77901.78082.43043.0100
H92.62092.07961.09632.09963.15653.59703.01002.43041.7707
H102.62092.07961.09632.09963.15653.59702.43043.01001.7707

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.244 O2 C1 H6 106.527
O2 C1 H7 111.300 O2 C1 H8 111.300
O2 C3 C4 108.432 O2 C3 H9 111.700
O2 C3 H10 111.700 C3 C4 N5 178.142
C4 C3 H9 108.599 C4 C3 H10 108.599
H6 C1 H7 109.377 H6 C1 H8 109.377
H7 C1 H8 108.912 H9 C3 H10 107.725
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.574780
Energy at 298.15K-246.580480
HF Energy-245.799540
Nuclear repulsion energy159.763554
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 CCD/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 3240 3038 21.02      
2 A 3201 3002 7.58      
3 A 3167 2969 38.52      
4 A 3100 2907 29.81      
5 A 3091 2898 32.71      
6 A 2381 2233 3.06      
7 A 1572 1474 7.76      
8 A 1556 1459 5.15      
9 A 1547 1451 1.75      
10 A 1532 1437 0.29      
11 A 1436 1346 23.89      
12 A 1348 1264 7.39      
13 A 1260 1181 67.84      
14 A 1219 1143 18.17      
15 A 1202 1127 66.41      
16 A 1066 999 7.23      
17 A 982 921 30.12      
18 A 926 868 21.36      
19 A 603 565 2.22      
20 A 404 378 2.93      
21 A 355 333 1.28      
22 A 259 243 11.36      
23 A 177 166 4.19      
24 A 118 111 8.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17870.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16755.7 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.39862 0.11275 0.09514

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.560 -0.775 0.139
O2 1.081 0.431 -0.443
C3 -0.055 0.934 0.212
C4 -1.243 0.059 0.037
N5 -2.165 -0.639 -0.097
H6 2.463 -1.039 -0.403
H7 0.830 -1.583 0.042
H8 1.799 -0.632 1.197
H9 -0.271 1.908 -0.224
H10 0.118 1.064 1.286

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42232.35312.92673.73451.08591.09241.09403.26862.6036
O21.42231.40472.40233.43492.01782.08612.08162.01432.0780
C32.35311.40471.48602.64983.25782.67342.61901.08841.0954
C42.92672.40231.48601.16393.89092.64493.32832.10532.1027
N53.73453.43492.64981.16394.65523.14304.16923.17683.1657
H61.08592.01783.25783.89094.65521.77801.77964.02373.5743
H71.09242.08612.67342.64493.14301.77801.78183.66983.0096
H81.09402.08162.61903.32834.16921.77961.78183.57082.3893
H93.26862.01431.08842.10533.17684.02373.66983.57081.7726
H102.60362.07801.09542.10273.16573.57433.00962.38931.7726

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.679 O2 C1 H6 106.350
O2 C1 H7 111.437 O2 C1 H8 110.960
O2 C3 C4 112.380 O2 C3 H9 107.110
O2 C3 H10 111.838 C3 C4 N5 179.185
C4 C3 H9 108.749 C4 C3 H10 108.134
H6 C1 H7 109.420 H6 C1 H8 109.447
H7 C1 H8 109.171 H9 C3 H10 108.527
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability