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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.198898
Energy at 298.15K-209.204975
HF Energy-209.198898
Nuclear repulsion energy119.504251
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 B3PW91/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' 3618 3489 27.26      
2 A' 3128 3017 14.84      
3 A' 3033 2925 52.98      
4 A' 2934 2829 90.85      
5 A' 1805 1741 520.77      
6 A' 1533 1479 20.20      
7 A' 1487 1434 6.14      
8 A' 1466 1413 5.08      
9 A' 1397 1347 9.18      
10 A' 1309 1262 112.02      
11 A' 1167 1125 28.27      
12 A' 1016 980 46.35      
13 A' 616 594 14.46      
14 A' 343 330 8.35      
15 A" 3091 2981 26.40      
16 A" 1482 1429 6.96      
17 A" 1148 1107 0.29      
18 A" 1037 1000 1.18      
19 A" 628 606 126.19      
20 A" 207 200 0.52      
21 A" 106 102 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16274.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9643) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15693.9 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 B3PW91/TZVP
ABC
1.49931 0.14650 0.13692

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.284 -0.754 0.000
O2 1.399 -1.228 0.000
N3 0.000 0.570 0.000
C4 -1.331 1.128 0.000
H5 -0.631 -1.378 0.000
H6 0.795 1.191 0.000
H7 -2.055 0.311 0.000
H8 -1.512 1.738 0.889
H9 -1.512 1.738 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.21141.35422.48011.10802.01162.57013.19843.1984
O21.21142.27833.60622.03592.49393.78134.25034.2503
N31.35422.27831.44322.04771.00952.07082.10752.1075
C42.48013.60621.44322.60192.12741.09121.09351.0935
H51.10802.03592.04772.60192.93912.20903.35843.3584
H62.01162.49391.00952.12742.93912.98292.53242.5324
H72.57013.78132.07081.09122.20902.98291.76691.7669
H83.19844.25032.10751.09353.35842.53241.76691.7778
H93.19844.25032.10751.09353.35842.53241.76691.7778

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 124.866 C1 N3 H6 115.887
O2 C1 N3 125.158 O2 C1 H5 122.684
N3 C1 H5 112.158 N3 C4 H7 108.798
N3 C4 H8 111.623 N3 C4 H9 111.623
C4 N3 H6 119.247 H7 C4 H8 107.951
H7 C4 H9 107.951 H8 C4 H9 108.759
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.203      
2 O -0.364      
3 N -0.266      
4 C -0.259      
5 H 0.034      
6 H 0.250      
7 H 0.124      
8 H 0.139      
9 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.181 2.896 0.000 4.302
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.766 4.245 0.000
y 4.245 -24.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.831
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.102 4.245 0.000
y 4.245 1.301 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.801
Polar
3z2-r21.602
x2-y2-2.269
xy4.245
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.066 -1.168 0.000
y -1.168 6.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.695


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.867
(<r2>)1/2 9.427

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.198898
Energy at 298.15K-209.204975
HF Energy-209.198898
Nuclear repulsion energy119.504251
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 B3PW91/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/TZVP
ABC
1.49931 0.14650 0.13692

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.199602
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-209.199602
Nuclear repulsion energy121.180829
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 B3PW91/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/TZVP
ABC
1.49931 0.14650 0.13692

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.862 0.433 0.004
O2 1.376 -0.669 -0.000
N3 -0.470 0.654 -0.019
C4 -1.423 -0.439 0.005
H5 1.454 1.365 0.016
H6 -0.798 1.602 0.056
H7 -2.417 -0.048 -0.212
H8 -1.155 -1.177 -0.751
H9 -1.436 -0.936 0.978

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.21591.35082.44651.10352.03123.32132.68902.8470
O21.21592.27132.80902.03513.14443.84932.68842.9890
N31.35082.27131.45042.05141.00602.07842.08722.1108
C42.44652.80901.45043.39582.13531.08931.09011.0930
H51.10352.03512.05143.39582.26464.12683.72203.8169
H62.03123.14441.00602.13532.26462.32722.91572.7750
H73.32133.84932.07841.08934.12682.32721.77701.7798
H82.68902.68842.08721.09013.72202.91571.77701.7681
H92.84702.98902.11081.09303.81692.77501.77981.7681

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 121.663 C1 N3 H6 118.304
O2 C1 N3 124.395 O2 C1 H5 122.585
N3 C1 H5 113.017 N3 C4 H7 109.018
N3 C4 H8 109.671 N3 C4 H9 111.411
C4 N3 H6 119.653 H7 C4 H8 109.245
H7 C4 H9 109.292 H8 C4 H9 108.174
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.205      
2 O -0.377      
3 N -0.286      
4 C -0.265      
5 H 0.052      
6 H 0.249      
7 H 0.120      
8 H 0.155      
9 H 0.145      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.157 2.787 0.031 4.211
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.553 2.792 0.015
y 2.792 -22.366 0.131
z 0.015 0.131 -24.927
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.906 2.792 0.015
y 2.792 2.874 0.131
z 0.015 0.131 -0.968
Polar
3z2-r2-1.935
x2-y2-3.187
xy2.792
xz0.015
yz0.131


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.066 -1.168 0.000
y -1.168 6.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.695


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.400
(<r2>)1/2 8.854