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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-245.896171
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-245.896171
Nuclear repulsion energy161.394252
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 HF/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.42394 0.11157 0.09527

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.612 -0.731 0.132
O2 1.048 0.422 -0.431
C3 -0.074 0.907 0.204
C4 -1.259 0.029 0.031
N5 -2.164 -0.631 -0.086
H6 2.497 -0.961 -0.439
H7 0.927 -1.570 0.080
H8 1.889 -0.560 1.167
H9 0.084 1.037 1.269
H10 -0.311 1.868 -0.226

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40122.35192.97103.78301.07821.08401.08582.59893.2530
O21.40121.37772.38563.39792.00342.06012.05562.04891.9955
C32.35191.37771.48502.61093.24302.67492.63341.08511.0791
C42.97102.38561.48501.12603.91282.70863.39772.08662.0854
N53.78303.39792.61091.12604.68613.23474.24253.11023.1142
H61.07822.00343.24303.91284.68611.76211.76373.56853.9925
H71.08402.06012.67492.70863.23471.76211.76852.98723.6674
H81.08582.05562.63343.39774.24251.76371.76852.41203.5607
H92.59892.04891.08512.08663.11023.56852.98722.41201.7558
H103.25301.99551.07912.08543.11423.99253.66743.56071.7558

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 115.629 O2 C1 H6 107.082
O2 C1 H7 111.340 O2 C1 H8 110.849
O2 C3 C4 112.838 O2 C3 H9 112.055
O2 C3 H10 108.015 C3 C4 N5 179.162
C4 C3 H9 107.541 C4 C3 H10 107.790
H6 C1 H7 109.158 H6 C1 H8 109.174
H7 C1 H8 109.184 H9 C3 H10 108.442
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.014      
2 O -0.381      
3 C 0.279      
4 C -0.179      
5 N -0.125      
6 H 0.084      
7 H 0.075      
8 H 0.054      
9 H 0.081      
10 H 0.098      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.912 1.399 1.507 3.565
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.055 -5.781 0.700
y -5.781 -28.295 0.681
z 0.700 0.681 -29.893
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.961 -5.781 0.700
y -5.781 5.179 0.681
z 0.700 0.681 2.782
Polar
3z2-r25.564
x2-y2-8.760
xy-5.781
xz0.700
yz0.681


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.119 0.414 0.150
y 0.414 5.824 0.159
z 0.150 0.159 4.915


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 123.022
(<r2>)1/2 11.092

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-245.896171
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-245.896171
Nuclear repulsion energy161.398705
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 HF/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.42373 0.11161 0.09528

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.607 -0.739 0.130
O2 1.056 0.431 -0.423
C3 -0.084 0.913 0.202
C4 -1.258 0.027 0.028
N5 -2.153 -0.637 -0.086
H6 2.504 -0.960 -0.426
H7 0.919 -1.571 0.047
H8 1.859 -0.584 1.174
H9 -0.321 1.868 -0.239
H10 0.075 1.056 1.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.40732.36552.96703.76761.07801.08231.08483.26402.6192
O21.40731.38652.39123.39862.00842.06072.05551.99852.0501
C32.36551.38651.48072.60113.25592.68302.63831.07881.0841
C42.96702.39121.48071.12063.91522.69983.37652.08302.0893
N53.76763.39862.60111.12064.68043.21334.20593.10743.1074
H61.07802.00843.25593.91524.68041.76291.76504.00193.5813
H71.08232.06072.68302.69983.21331.76291.76903.66673.0162
H81.08482.05552.63833.37654.20591.76501.76903.57242.4253
H93.26401.99851.07882.08303.10744.00193.66673.57241.7549
H102.61922.05011.08412.08933.10743.58133.01622.42531.7549

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 115.705 O2 C1 H6 107.073
O2 C1 H7 111.063 O2 C1 H8 110.470
O2 C3 C4 112.984 O2 C3 H9 107.667
O2 C3 H10 111.569 C3 C4 N5 178.952
C4 C3 H9 107.917 C4 C3 H10 108.098
H6 C1 H7 109.378 H6 C1 H8 109.378
H7 C1 H8 109.434 H9 C3 H10 108.459
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.014      
2 O -0.381      
3 C 0.279      
4 C -0.179      
5 N -0.125      
6 H 0.084      
7 H 0.075      
8 H 0.054      
9 H 0.098      
10 H 0.081      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.910 1.399 1.505 3.563
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.056 -5.783 0.699
y -5.783 -28.295 0.680
z 0.699 0.680 -29.892
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.963 -5.783 0.699
y -5.783 5.179 0.680
z 0.699 0.680 2.784
Polar
3z2-r25.568
x2-y2-8.761
xy-5.783
xz0.699
yz0.680


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.118 0.414 0.149
y 0.414 5.825 0.159
z 0.149 0.159 4.915


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 123.005
(<r2>)1/2 11.091