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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no Planar 1A'
1 2 yes Non-Planar 1A

Conformer 1 (Planar)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.527645
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.996079
Nuclear repulsion energy71.233122
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 QCISD/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' 3782 3612 44.49      
2 A' 3640 3478 45.89      
3 A' 3023 2888 96.03      
4 A' 1814 1733 415.93      
5 A' 1647 1573 57.86      
6 A' 1458 1393 5.96      
7 A' 1282 1225 127.50      
8 A' 1066 1019 6.72      
9 A' 576 551 11.33      
10 A" 1044 998 2.05      
11 A" 613 586 11.98      
12 A" 334i 320i 260.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9805.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9367.0 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
2.45534 0.37871 0.32810

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.420 0.000
O2 1.198 0.234 0.000
N3 -0.939 -0.564 0.000
H4 -0.447 1.427 0.000
H5 -0.643 -1.525 0.000
H6 -1.919 -0.348 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.21211.36031.10162.04902.0669
O21.21212.28052.03192.54593.1702
N31.36032.28052.05121.00561.0033
H41.10162.03192.05122.95902.3065
H52.04902.54591.00562.95901.7354
H62.06693.17021.00332.30651.7354

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 119.252 C1 N3 H6 121.238
O2 C1 N3 124.783 O2 C1 H4 122.781
N3 C1 H4 112.436 H5 N3 H6 119.510
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.527954
Energy at 298.15K-169.531869
HF Energy-168.995640
Nuclear repulsion energy71.182105
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 QCISD/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 3752 3584 34.27      
2 A 3620 3458 35.40      
3 A 3025 2890 92.42      
4 A 1818 1737 382.00      
5 A 1649 1576 53.71      
6 A 1461 1396 4.97      
7 A 1286 1228 113.54      
8 A 1087 1038 9.62      
9 A 1047 1000 2.10      
10 A 615 587 50.96      
11 A 574 548 17.48      
12 A 410 391 257.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10171.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9716.9 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
2.42861 0.37835 0.32847

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.162 0.389 0.002
O2 1.193 -0.247 0.008
N3 -1.089 -0.158 -0.055
H4 0.143 1.490 0.000
H5 -1.162 -1.149 0.115
H6 -1.878 0.412 0.195

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.21121.36701.10142.03232.0494
O21.21122.28482.02992.52423.1465
N31.36702.28482.05851.00741.0053
H41.10142.02992.05852.94582.2984
H52.03232.52421.00742.94581.7189
H62.04943.14651.00532.29841.7189

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 116.921 C1 N3 H6 118.725
O2 C1 N3 124.694 O2 C1 H4 122.685
N3 C1 H4 112.573 H5 N3 H6 117.308
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability