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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/TZVP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.037798
Energy at 298.15K-208.041156
HF Energy-208.037798
Nuclear repulsion energy102.184795
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 B3LYP/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 3801 3670 43.42 67.30 0.24 0.39
2 A 3104 2996 3.23 84.15 0.36 0.53
3 A 3019 2915 23.29 122.30 0.14 0.24
4 A 2362 2280 0.28 70.68 0.20 0.33
5 A 1486 1435 4.85 10.72 0.66 0.79
6 A 1416 1367 37.88 6.41 0.74 0.85
7 A 1371 1323 2.69 5.67 0.75 0.86
8 A 1221 1179 19.68 3.41 0.56 0.72
9 A 1060 1023 97.20 7.00 0.32 0.49
10 A 989 955 28.97 0.39 0.66 0.79
11 A 896 865 17.63 1.58 0.10 0.19
12 A 583 563 2.05 2.42 0.22 0.36
13 A 386 372 59.06 1.40 0.71 0.83
14 A 306 296 103.15 3.93 0.74 0.85
15 A 217 210 9.95 4.66 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11108.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10723.7 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 B3LYP/TZVP
ABC
1.13163 0.16081 0.14599

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.563 0.589 0.038
C2 0.828 0.110 -0.006
O3 -1.515 -0.447 -0.110
H4 -0.699 1.150 0.970
H5 -0.722 1.280 -0.790
H6 -1.414 -1.075 0.615
N7 1.910 -0.282 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47181.41491.09611.09021.95612.6225
C21.47182.41022.08922.09362.61051.1509
O31.41492.41022.09432.01850.96463.4298
H41.09612.08922.09431.76542.36463.1345
H51.09022.09362.01851.76542.82843.1567
H61.95612.61050.96462.36462.82843.4742
N72.62251.15093.42983.13453.15673.4742

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.403 C1 O3 H6 109.117
C2 C1 O3 113.200 C2 C1 H4 107.999
C2 C1 H5 108.691 O3 C1 H4 112.418
O3 C1 H5 106.643 H4 C1 H5 107.696
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.123      
2 C -0.001      
3 O -0.360      
4 H 0.154      
5 H 0.165      
6 H 0.278      
7 N -0.114      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.362 1.216 1.387 2.997
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.630 1.251 -2.044
y 1.251 -20.862 -1.823
z -2.044 -1.823 -22.110
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.144 1.251 -2.044
y 1.251 6.508 -1.823
z -2.044 -1.823 4.636
Polar
3z2-r29.272
x2-y2-11.768
xy1.251
xz-2.044
yz-1.823


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.962 -0.485 -0.038
y -0.485 3.999 -0.087
z -0.038 -0.087 3.456


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.130
(<r2>)1/2 8.895