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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.898602
Energy at 298.15K-207.901956
HF Energy-207.898602
Nuclear repulsion energy102.129227
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 wB97X-D/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 3913 3726 55.30 58.95 0.21 0.35
2 A 3150 3000 2.55 78.41 0.45 0.62
3 A 3059 2913 21.89 118.30 0.13 0.22
4 A 2391 2277 0.49 68.76 0.19 0.32
5 A 1498 1426 4.88 11.04 0.71 0.83
6 A 1420 1352 43.94 5.91 0.75 0.86
7 A 1376 1311 2.51 4.96 0.74 0.85
8 A 1227 1169 17.04 3.39 0.49 0.66
9 A 1122 1068 120.53 6.48 0.26 0.41
10 A 994 946 24.61 0.53 0.45 0.62
11 A 904 861 18.30 2.54 0.11 0.20
12 A 585 558 2.39 2.11 0.28 0.44
13 A 385 366 60.58 1.78 0.75 0.86
14 A 304 290 115.02 3.19 0.75 0.86
15 A 215 205 11.18 4.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11270.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10733.2 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 wB97X-D/6-31+G**
ABC
1.13809 0.16030 0.14571

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.573 0.587 0.038
C2 0.826 0.108 -0.006
O3 -1.510 -0.448 -0.111
H4 -0.709 1.146 0.973
H5 -0.728 1.277 -0.793
H6 -1.424 -1.071 0.617
N7 1.917 -0.277 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47881.40401.09761.09201.95122.6360
C21.47882.40362.09512.09812.61581.1574
O31.40402.40362.08752.01270.96213.4330
H41.09762.09512.08751.77102.35663.1458
H51.09202.09812.01271.77102.82573.1655
H61.95122.61580.96212.35662.82573.4923
N72.63601.15743.43303.14583.16553.4923

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.623 C1 O3 H6 109.695
C2 C1 O3 112.953 C2 C1 H4 107.908
C2 C1 H5 108.466 O3 C1 H4 112.550
O3 C1 H5 106.819 H4 C1 H5 107.966
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.083      
2 C 0.274      
3 O -0.488      
4 H 0.186      
5 H 0.206      
6 H 0.366      
7 N -0.462      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.439 1.266 1.458 3.111
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.696 1.166 -2.162
y 1.166 -20.729 -1.912
z -2.162 -1.912 -22.037
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.313 1.166 -2.162
y 1.166 6.638 -1.912
z -2.162 -1.912 4.675
Polar
3z2-r29.351
x2-y2-11.968
xy1.166
xz-2.162
yz-1.912


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.064 -0.510 -0.046
y -0.510 4.016 -0.034
z -0.046 -0.034 3.505


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.241
(<r2>)1/2 8.902