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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.626633
Energy at 298.15K-208.632585
HF Energy-207.975916
Nuclear repulsion energy119.238290
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 MP3/6-31+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' 3740 3480 39.59      
2 A' 3231 3006 17.95      
3 A' 3131 2914 54.13      
4 A' 3093 2878 61.31      
5 A' 1851 1723 620.62      
6 A' 1589 1479 18.35      
7 A' 1544 1437 15.08      
8 A' 1526 1420 8.26      
9 A' 1449 1348 13.46      
10 A' 1349 1255 147.85      
11 A' 1207 1124 32.67      
12 A' 1045 972 43.07      
13 A' 625 582 14.37      
14 A' 353 328 8.65      
15 A" 3204 2981 24.05      
16 A" 1536 1429 5.45      
17 A" 1185 1103 1.77      
18 A" 1064 990 1.43      
19 A" 582 541 142.79      
20 A" 187 174 1.08      
21 A" 51 47 2.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16771.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15605.4 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
1.49234 0.14579 0.13622

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.283 -0.755 0.000
O2 1.407 -1.227 0.000
N3 0.000 0.572 0.000
C4 -1.341 1.126 0.000
H5 -0.617 -1.385 0.000
H6 0.794 1.191 0.000
H7 -2.056 0.307 0.000
H8 -1.517 1.733 0.887
H9 -1.517 1.733 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.21941.35702.48511.09862.01192.56833.19643.1964
O21.21942.28423.61802.03042.49483.78744.25444.2544
N31.35702.28421.45082.05221.00642.07272.10612.1061
C42.48513.61801.45082.61372.13531.08761.08901.0890
H51.09862.03042.05222.61372.93702.22083.36453.3645
H62.01192.49481.00642.13532.93702.98332.53362.5336
H72.56833.78742.07271.08762.22082.98331.76391.7639
H83.19644.25442.10611.08903.36452.53361.76391.7738
H93.19644.25442.10611.08903.36452.53361.76391.7738

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 124.492 C1 N3 H6 115.915
O2 C1 N3 124.811 O2 C1 H5 122.225
N3 C1 H5 112.965 N3 C4 H7 108.639
N3 C4 H8 111.244 N3 C4 H9 111.244
C4 N3 H6 119.593 H7 C4 H8 108.275
H7 C4 H9 108.275 H8 C4 H9 109.069
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.626633
Energy at 298.15K-208.632585
HF Energy-207.975916
Nuclear repulsion energy119.238290
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
1.49234 0.14579 0.13622

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.628861
Energy at 298.15K-208.634722
HF Energy-207.977792
Nuclear repulsion energy121.666369
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 MP3/6-31+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 3779 3516 48.14      
2 A 3251 3025 12.83      
3 A 3220 2997 19.19      
4 A 3141 2923 30.65      
5 A 3105 2889 89.91      
6 A 1840 1712 423.96      
7 A 1599 1488 155.86      
8 A 1562 1453 19.36      
9 A 1534 1427 13.09      
10 A 1509 1404 13.78      
11 A 1468 1366 7.01      
12 A 1281 1192 61.46      
13 A 1206 1122 2.99      
14 A 1186 1104 2.98      
15 A 1053 980 0.11      
16 A 1001 931 18.80      
17 A 785 730 7.46      
18 A 471 438 22.69      
19 A 278 259 11.98      
20 A 190 177 111.80      
21 A 56 52 8.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16756.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15591.6 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.64831 0.21007 0.16353

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.864 0.437 0.005
O2 1.377 -0.671 -0.000
N3 -0.474 0.658 -0.022
C4 -1.423 -0.444 0.005
H5 1.455 1.361 0.019
H6 -0.803 1.602 0.061
H7 -2.415 -0.053 -0.202
H8 -1.156 -1.172 -0.755
H9 -1.425 -0.942 0.974

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22051.35592.45021.09742.03443.32112.69202.8420
O21.22052.27832.80882.03323.14963.84682.69052.9784
N31.35592.27831.45452.05351.00322.07482.08652.1114
C42.45022.80881.45453.39712.13851.08611.08671.0893
H51.09742.03322.05353.39712.27124.12603.71983.8092
H62.03443.14961.00322.13852.27122.32512.91352.7740
H73.32113.84682.07481.08614.12602.32511.77291.7760
H82.69202.69052.08651.08673.71982.91351.77291.7652
H92.84202.97842.11141.08933.80922.77401.77601.7652

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 121.302 C1 N3 H6 118.392
O2 C1 N3 124.247 O2 C1 H5 122.518
N3 C1 H5 113.231 N3 C4 H7 108.636
N3 C4 H8 109.535 N3 C4 H9 111.395
C4 N3 H6 119.819 H7 C4 H8 109.366
H7 C4 H9 109.455 H8 C4 H9 108.430
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability