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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31+G**

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 HF/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.783800
Energy at 298.15K-206.787339
HF Energy-206.783800
Nuclear repulsion energy103.061235
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/6-31+G**
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 4176 3776 84.58 53.12 0.24 0.39
2 A 3302 2985 6.37 72.77 0.47 0.64
3 A 3222 2914 25.52 107.57 0.12 0.22
4 A 2604 2355 1.95 60.78 0.16 0.27
5 A 1626 1470 1.89 9.84 0.73 0.85
6 A 1539 1391 61.02 3.35 0.73 0.84
7 A 1484 1342 8.59 4.71 0.75 0.86
8 A 1316 1190 28.94 2.04 0.58 0.74
9 A 1215 1099 128.85 8.47 0.32 0.48
10 A 1077 974 31.80 0.62 0.51 0.67
11 A 951 860 32.79 3.53 0.13 0.23
12 A 635 574 1.02 2.58 0.33 0.50
13 A 420 380 39.00 2.99 0.75 0.86
14 A 331 299 153.27 3.13 0.75 0.86
15 A 243 219 15.92 5.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12069.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10913.2 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 HF/6-31+G**
ABC
1.16573 0.16224 0.14766

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.574 0.583 0.037
C2 0.829 0.097 -0.004
O3 -1.497 -0.443 -0.111
H4 -0.709 1.129 0.964
H5 -0.719 1.268 -0.786
H6 -1.452 -1.052 0.609
N7 1.903 -0.270 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48541.38781.08481.08021.94162.6205
C21.48542.39062.09022.09242.62681.1352
O31.38782.39062.06151.99610.94413.4062
H41.08482.09022.06151.75572.33143.1207
H51.08022.09241.99611.75572.80363.1365
H61.94162.62680.94412.33142.80363.5011
N72.62051.13523.40623.12073.13653.5011

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.884 C1 O3 H6 111.311
C2 C1 O3 112.571 C2 C1 H4 107.809
C2 C1 H5 108.250 O3 C1 H4 112.386
O3 C1 H5 107.305 H4 C1 H5 108.375
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.119      
2 C 0.163      
3 O -0.559      
4 H 0.160      
5 H 0.182      
6 H 0.373      
7 N -0.438      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.621 1.350 1.530 3.322
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.076 1.201 -2.319
y 1.201 -20.870 -1.919
z -2.319 -1.919 -22.115
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.583 1.201 -2.319
y 1.201 6.725 -1.919
z -2.319 -1.919 4.858
Polar
3z2-r29.715
x2-y2-12.205
xy1.201
xz-2.319
yz-1.919


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.496 -0.461 -0.047
y -0.461 3.695 -0.059
z -0.047 -0.059 3.260


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.544
(<r2>)1/2 8.862