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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**

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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.782162
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-207.571384
Nuclear repulsion energy101.701587
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3849 3849 48.64 62.47 0.20 0.34
2 A 3167 3167 2.81 77.68 0.45 0.62
3 A 3079 3079 22.31 116.83 0.13 0.22
4 A 2290 2290 1.00 63.24 0.18 0.31
5 A 1515 1515 3.07 10.99 0.71 0.83
6 A 1424 1424 41.80 6.01 0.75 0.85
7 A 1375 1375 2.50 5.03 0.74 0.85
8 A 1224 1224 19.81 3.08 0.47 0.64
9 A 1084 1084 107.26 8.27 0.25 0.40
10 A 996 996 27.77 0.46 0.43 0.60
11 A 902 902 18.89 3.09 0.11 0.20
12 A 572 572 2.85 2.02 0.24 0.39
13 A 378 378 74.28 1.26 0.75 0.86
14 A 300 300 97.20 3.34 0.75 0.86
15 A 208 208 9.49 4.42 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11181.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11181.6 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
1.12312 0.15935 0.14467

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.572 0.592 0.038
C2 0.825 0.113 -0.005
O3 -1.515 -0.452 -0.111
H4 -0.715 1.151 0.969
H5 -0.737 1.275 -0.795
H6 -1.417 -1.079 0.617
N7 1.925 -0.280 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47761.41531.09491.08951.96012.6455
C21.47762.40962.09722.10062.61381.1681
O31.41532.40962.09202.01420.96553.4458
H41.09492.09722.09201.76872.36383.1599
H51.08952.10062.01421.76872.82783.1794
H61.96012.61380.96552.36382.82783.4937
N72.64551.16813.44583.15993.17943.4937

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.633 C1 O3 H6 109.374
C2 C1 O3 112.781 C2 C1 H4 108.298
C2 C1 H5 108.887 O3 C1 H4 112.267
O3 C1 H5 106.326 H4 C1 H5 108.130
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability