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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.000968
Energy at 298.15K-115.003519
HF Energy-115.000968
Nuclear repulsion energy35.347983
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/6-31G**
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 3915 3721 57.10      
2 A 3286 3123 23.12      
3 A 3144 2988 26.44      
4 A 1513 1438 13.13      
5 A 1369 1301 31.70      
6 A 1257 1195 110.37      
7 A 1070 1017 53.21      
8 A 698 664 49.98      
9 A 418 397 107.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8335.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7921.9 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
6.40600 1.00164 0.87829

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.682 0.029 -0.078
O2 -0.668 -0.125 0.028
H3 1.227 -0.885 0.116
H4 1.118 0.982 0.209
H5 -1.095 0.730 -0.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.36231.08181.08631.9103
O21.36232.04302.10860.9626
H31.08182.04301.87242.8356
H41.08632.10861.87242.2468
H51.91030.96262.83562.2468

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 109.306 O2 C1 H3 112.919
O2 C1 H4 118.458 H3 C1 H4 119.451
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.069      
2 O -0.502      
3 H 0.126      
4 H 0.102      
5 H 0.343      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.026 1.555 0.188 1.567
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.352 -2.165 0.711
y -2.165 -10.878 -0.058
z 0.711 -0.058 -13.785
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.980 -2.165 0.711
y -2.165 1.690 -0.058
z 0.711 -0.058 -2.669
Polar
3z2-r2-5.339
x2-y2-0.473
xy-2.165
xz0.711
yz-0.058


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.677 -0.149 0.054
y -0.149 2.289 0.008
z 0.054 0.008 1.217


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.324
(<r2>)1/2 4.508