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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

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 yes Planar 1A'
1 2 no Non-Planar 1A

Conformer 1 (Planar)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.432582
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.938359
Nuclear repulsion energy70.997145
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3850 3598 54.04      
2 A' 3696 3454 54.61      
3 A' 3068 2866 102.97      
4 A' 1847 1725 332.35      
5 A' 1660 1551 60.51      
6 A' 1461 1365 3.81      
7 A' 1306 1221 100.00      
8 A' 1072 1001 3.76      
9 A' 566 529 11.39      
10 A" 1064 994 0.54      
11 A" 653 611 20.33      
12 A" 59i 55i 276.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10091.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9429.2 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
2.44790 0.37585 0.32583

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 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 1.207 0.223 0.000
N3 -0.947 -0.555 0.000
H4 -0.444 1.428 0.000
H5 -0.654 -1.516 0.000
H6 -1.926 -0.338 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.22291.36001.10022.04422.0700
O21.22292.29002.04362.54633.1824
N31.36002.29002.04561.00471.0024
H41.10022.04362.04562.95102.3053
H52.04422.54631.00472.95101.7336
H62.07003.18241.00242.30531.7336

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 118.874 C1 N3 H6 121.644
O2 C1 N3 124.812 O2 C1 H4 123.119
N3 C1 H4 112.069 H5 N3 H6 119.482
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.432583
Energy at 298.15K-169.436089
HF Energy-168.938322
Nuclear repulsion energy70.991388
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3848 3596 53.24      
2 A 3695 3452 53.76      
3 A 3068 2867 102.54      
4 A 1845 1724 330.48      
5 A 1660 1551 59.64      
6 A 1461 1365 3.74      
7 A 1307 1221 99.73      
8 A 1074 1003 3.53      
9 A 1062 993 0.80      
10 A 652 609 22.48      
11 A 566 529 11.30      
12 A 98 92 277.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10167.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9500.9 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
2.44540 0.37585 0.32585

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 0.157 0.391 0.001
O2 1.202 -0.245 0.002
N3 -1.086 -0.160 -0.015
H4 0.123 1.490 0.000
H5 -1.171 -1.160 0.030
H6 -1.911 0.405 0.052

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.22321.36031.10022.04262.0693
O21.22322.29022.04342.54413.1812
N31.36032.29022.04661.00491.0025
H41.10022.04342.04662.95032.3066
H52.04262.54411.00492.95031.7321
H62.06933.18121.00252.30661.7321

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 118.679 C1 N3 H6 121.542
O2 C1 N3 124.791 O2 C1 H4 123.074
N3 C1 H4 112.132 H5 N3 H6 119.283
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability