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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/TZVP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/TZVP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.948929
Energy at 298.15K-207.952306
HF Energy-207.948929
Nuclear repulsion energy102.701652
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/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 3867 3700 50.06 63.66 0.24 0.38
2 A 3136 3001 2.59 81.64 0.38 0.55
3 A 3049 2918 22.08 123.15 0.13 0.23
4 A 2397 2294 0.43 68.11 0.20 0.34
5 A 1485 1421 5.68 10.55 0.66 0.80
6 A 1417 1356 39.97 6.23 0.74 0.85
7 A 1376 1317 1.62 5.49 0.75 0.86
8 A 1224 1171 15.81 3.53 0.55 0.71
9 A 1103 1056 110.74 5.90 0.32 0.49
10 A 988 946 21.99 0.42 0.51 0.68
11 A 910 871 17.54 1.74 0.12 0.21
12 A 591 565 2.39 2.36 0.24 0.39
13 A 389 372 58.56 1.45 0.71 0.83
14 A 308 294 105.58 3.79 0.74 0.85
15 A 217 208 10.58 4.66 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11228.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9569) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10744.1 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/TZVP
ABC
1.14770 0.16231 0.14745

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.564 0.583 0.038
C2 0.822 0.109 -0.006
O3 -1.506 -0.444 -0.110
H4 -0.695 1.145 0.968
H5 -0.718 1.276 -0.787
H6 -1.402 -1.071 0.610
N7 1.902 -0.278 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46561.40191.09401.08811.94062.6131
C21.46562.39542.07922.08372.59231.1478
O31.40192.39542.08432.00950.95993.4139
H41.09402.07922.08431.76002.35343.1205
H51.08812.08372.00951.76002.81543.1429
H61.94062.59230.95992.35342.81543.4552
N72.61311.14783.41393.12053.14293.4552

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.422 C1 O3 H6 109.072
C2 C1 O3 113.287 C2 C1 H4 107.763
C2 C1 H5 108.454 O3 C1 H4 112.667
O3 C1 H5 106.934 H4 C1 H5 107.517
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.113      
2 C -0.018      
3 O -0.357      
4 H 0.152      
5 H 0.164      
6 H 0.283      
7 N -0.112      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.365 1.182 1.384 2.985
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.230 1.223 -2.023
y 1.223 -20.607 -1.817
z -2.023 -1.817 -21.878
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.988 1.223 -2.023
y 1.223 6.447 -1.817
z -2.023 -1.817 4.541
Polar
3z2-r29.081
x2-y2-11.623
xy1.223
xz-2.023
yz-1.817


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.852 -0.494 -0.037
y -0.494 3.916 -0.081
z -0.037 -0.081 3.389


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.320
(<r2>)1/2 8.850