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All results from a given calculation for C4H6N2 (1H-Imidazole, 2-methyl-)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-265.433914
Energy at 298.15K-265.441692
Nuclear repulsion energy225.639970
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 3697 3530 47.15      
2 A 3311 3161 3.03      
3 A 3276 3128 7.21      
4 A 3189 3045 3.19      
5 A 3123 2982 17.50      
6 A 3060 2922 29.64      
7 A 1626 1552 38.18      
8 A 1552 1482 6.62      
9 A 1515 1446 6.53      
10 A 1491 1423 7.95      
11 A 1462 1396 38.42      
12 A 1435 1370 0.31      
13 A 1405 1342 1.32      
14 A 1291 1232 14.70      
15 A 1211 1156 2.51      
16 A 1147 1095 3.99      
17 A 1117 1067 27.17      
18 A 1057 1009 2.01      
19 A 1009 964 8.01      
20 A 970 926 0.84      
21 A 921 879 3.08      
22 A 863 824 8.71      
23 A 733 699 37.18      
24 A 692 660 2.48      
25 A 684 653 1.27      
26 A 644 615 16.62      
27 A 533 509 74.39      
28 A 345 330 5.18      
29 A 253 242 5.68      
30 A 87 83 0.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21849.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20861.6 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.29890 0.12105 0.08757

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 2.103 -0.022 0.000
H2 2.497 0.487 0.885
H3 2.475 -1.045 -0.001
H4 2.497 0.489 -0.883
N5 -0.168 1.047 0.000
H6 0.155 2.000 -0.001
C7 0.616 -0.069 -0.000
N8 -0.119 -1.158 -0.000
C9 -1.420 -0.726 -0.000
H10 -2.244 -1.424 0.000
C11 -1.479 0.639 0.000
H12 -2.299 1.337 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 N5 H6 C7 N8 C9 H10 C11 H12
C11.09411.08871.09412.50952.80781.48702.49493.59214.56673.64164.6070
H21.09411.76961.76822.86312.92582.15133.21404.19465.18714.07564.9508
H31.08871.76961.76963.37073.82852.09942.59623.90784.73364.29705.3354
H41.09411.76821.76962.86252.92422.15143.21474.19505.18774.07544.9505
N52.50952.86313.37072.86251.00611.36412.20572.17083.22751.37322.1513
H62.80782.92583.82852.92421.00612.12003.17003.14844.18072.12672.5425
C71.48702.15132.09942.15141.36412.12001.31392.13963.16472.21113.2369
N82.49493.21402.59623.21472.20573.17001.31391.37082.14132.25293.3131
C93.59214.19463.90784.19502.17083.14842.13961.37081.07971.36572.2422
H104.56675.18714.73365.18773.22754.18073.16472.14131.07972.19982.7611
C113.64164.07564.29704.07541.37322.12672.21112.25291.36572.19981.0776
H124.60704.95085.33544.95052.15132.54253.23693.31312.24222.76111.0776

picture of 1H-Imidazole, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C7 N5 123.282 C1 C7 N8 125.829
H2 C1 H3 108.330 H2 C1 H4 107.815
H2 C1 C7 112.024 H3 C1 H4 108.332
H3 C1 C7 108.194 H4 C1 C7 112.026
N5 C7 N8 110.889 N5 C11 C9 104.858
N5 C11 H12 122.301 H6 N5 C7 126.216
H6 N5 C11 126.021 C7 N5 C11 107.763
C7 N8 C9 105.662 N8 C9 H10 121.354
N8 C9 C11 110.828 C9 C11 H12 132.841
H10 C9 C11 127.819
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.420      
2 H 0.137      
3 H 0.168      
4 H 0.137      
5 N -0.546      
6 H 0.277      
7 C 0.442      
8 N -0.476      
9 C -0.005      
10 H 0.108      
11 C 0.053      
12 H 0.126      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.521 3.565 -0.001 3.602
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.118 0.507 -0.001
y 0.507 -33.283 -0.002
z -0.001 -0.002 -37.137
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.092 0.507 -0.001
y 0.507 0.344 -0.002
z -0.001 -0.002 -5.436
Polar
3z2-r2-10.873
x2-y23.165
xy0.507
xz-0.001
yz-0.002


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.849 0.130 0.000
y 0.130 7.936 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.097


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 137.833
(<r2>)1/2 11.740