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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/Def2TZVPP

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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 M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.962545
Energy at 298.15K-207.965929
HF Energy-207.962545
Nuclear repulsion energy102.630242
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 M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
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 3883 3883 65.06 59.42 0.22 0.35
2 A 3139 3139 1.67 70.89 0.40 0.57
3 A 3067 3067 16.22 114.83 0.10 0.18
4 A 2421 2421 0.39 62.99 0.18 0.31
5 A 1498 1498 3.56 8.01 0.66 0.79
6 A 1420 1420 45.58 3.26 0.75 0.86
7 A 1377 1377 3.60 3.19 0.73 0.84
8 A 1234 1234 14.26 2.70 0.44 0.61
9 A 1130 1130 111.39 5.16 0.30 0.46
10 A 997 997 22.00 0.52 0.28 0.44
11 A 909 909 16.07 2.75 0.09 0.17
12 A 597 597 1.13 1.94 0.20 0.33
13 A 386 386 36.48 1.09 0.73 0.84
14 A 311 311 109.50 2.59 0.74 0.85
15 A 218 218 12.42 3.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11293.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11293.4 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 M06-2X/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.13435 0.16253 0.14738

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.589 0.039
C2 0.824 0.111 -0.007
O3 -1.502 -0.449 -0.108
H4 -0.705 1.145 0.970
H5 -0.725 1.278 -0.789
H6 -1.384 -1.089 0.598
N7 1.902 -0.277 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47521.40191.09311.08851.94642.6203
C21.47522.39452.08872.09202.58441.1454
O31.40192.39452.08252.01230.96063.4093
H41.09312.08872.08251.76472.36383.1289
H51.08852.09202.01231.76472.82163.1497
H61.94642.58440.96062.36382.82163.4394
N72.62031.14543.40933.12893.14973.4394

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.400 C1 O3 H6 109.537
C2 C1 O3 112.644 C2 C1 H4 107.904
C2 C1 H5 108.437 O3 C1 H4 112.575
O3 C1 H5 107.138 H4 C1 H5 107.977
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.025      
2 C -0.221      
3 O -0.340      
4 H 0.143      
5 H 0.140      
6 H 0.225      
7 N 0.028      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.469 1.167 1.287 3.020
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.044 1.160 -1.857
y 1.160 -20.698 -1.749
z -1.857 -1.749 -22.047
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.672 1.160 -1.857
y 1.160 6.348 -1.749
z -1.857 -1.749 4.324
Polar
3z2-r28.648
x2-y2-11.347
xy1.160
xz-1.857
yz-1.749


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.969 -0.421 -0.031
y -0.421 4.168 -0.082
z -0.031 -0.082 3.662


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.361
(<r2>)1/2 8.852