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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/TZVP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.975656
Energy at 298.15K-207.979039
HF Energy-207.975656
Nuclear repulsion energy102.584652
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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
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 3872 3694 49.44 63.06 0.24 0.38
2 A 3131 2987 2.50 80.48 0.37 0.54
3 A 3044 2904 21.90 120.97 0.13 0.23
4 A 2393 2283 0.49 69.31 0.20 0.34
5 A 1486 1418 6.09 10.55 0.66 0.80
6 A 1421 1356 39.96 6.25 0.74 0.85
7 A 1379 1316 1.61 5.35 0.75 0.86
8 A 1227 1171 16.05 3.55 0.55 0.71
9 A 1102 1051 108.35 5.94 0.32 0.49
10 A 992 946 22.10 0.42 0.54 0.70
11 A 911 869 17.16 1.66 0.11 0.20
12 A 593 565 2.29 2.37 0.24 0.39
13 A 390 372 58.94 1.45 0.71 0.83
14 A 309 295 105.25 3.79 0.74 0.85
15 A 218 208 10.43 4.64 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11233.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.954) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10716.4 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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
ABC
1.14611 0.16188 0.14709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.564 0.583 0.038
C2 0.823 0.109 -0.006
O3 -1.508 -0.444 -0.110
H4 -0.695 1.146 0.970
H5 -0.718 1.277 -0.788
H6 -1.404 -1.071 0.610
N7 1.905 -0.279 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46711.40341.09601.09001.94152.6159
C21.46712.39862.08192.08632.59461.1490
O31.40342.39862.08712.01220.96043.4185
H41.09602.08192.08711.76292.35553.1241
H51.09002.08632.01221.76292.81803.1464
H61.94152.59460.96042.35552.81803.4589
N72.61591.14903.41853.12413.14643.4589

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.427 C1 O3 H6 109.001
C2 C1 O3 113.340 C2 C1 H4 107.750
C2 C1 H5 108.442 O3 C1 H4 112.662
O3 C1 H5 106.933 H4 C1 H5 107.490
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.108      
2 C -0.033      
3 O -0.353      
4 H 0.150      
5 H 0.163      
6 H 0.281      
7 N -0.099      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.389 1.184 1.386 3.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.282 1.234 -2.026
y 1.234 -20.606 -1.820
z -2.026 -1.820 -21.879
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.039 1.234 -2.026
y 1.234 6.474 -1.820
z -2.026 -1.820 4.565
Polar
3z2-r29.130
x2-y2-11.676
xy1.234
xz-2.026
yz-1.820


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.860 -0.494 -0.036
y -0.494 3.910 -0.080
z -0.036 -0.080 3.383


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.484
(<r2>)1/2 8.859