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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

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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)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.220545
Energy at 298.15K-209.226585
HF Energy-209.220545
Nuclear repulsion energy118.828099
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3609 3475 28.27      
2 A' 3129 3013 15.74      
3 A' 3035 2922 58.10      
4 A' 2965 2854 80.63      
5 A' 1783 1717 551.73      
6 A' 1536 1479 19.16      
7 A' 1485 1429 5.14      
8 A' 1472 1417 8.03      
9 A' 1397 1345 12.10      
10 A' 1306 1257 112.70      
11 A' 1161 1118 34.20      
12 A' 1011 973 41.76      
13 A' 609 586 14.37      
14 A' 343 330 7.93      
15 A" 3092 2977 25.87      
16 A" 1490 1434 7.24      
17 A" 1150 1107 0.49      
18 A" 1029 990 1.89      
19 A" 616 593 128.15      
20 A" 201 193 0.50      
21 A" 104 100 0.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16261.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15654.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
1.48906 0.14466 0.13524

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.280 -0.761 0.000
O2 1.406 -1.239 0.000
N3 0.000 0.570 0.000
C4 -1.336 1.142 0.000
H5 -0.631 -1.389 0.000
H6 0.803 1.187 0.000
H7 -2.068 0.329 0.000
H8 -1.508 1.755 0.891
H9 -1.508 1.755 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22261.36002.49641.10732.01682.58863.21323.2132
O21.22262.29053.63072.04282.49913.81084.27194.2719
N31.36002.29051.45322.05841.01282.08152.11532.1153
C42.49643.63071.45322.62722.13971.09321.09561.0956
H51.10732.04282.05842.62722.94872.23973.38403.3840
H62.01682.49911.01282.13972.94872.99612.54172.5417
H72.58863.81082.08151.09322.23972.99611.77201.7720
H83.21324.27192.11531.09563.38402.54171.77201.7822
H93.21324.27192.11531.09563.38402.54171.77201.7822

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 125.064 C1 N3 H6 115.637
O2 C1 N3 124.887 O2 C1 H5 122.428
N3 C1 H5 112.684 N3 C4 H7 108.837
N3 C4 H8 111.409 N3 C4 H9 111.409
C4 N3 H6 119.299 H7 C4 H8 108.113
H7 C4 H9 108.113 H8 C4 H9 108.851
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.295      
2 O -0.502      
3 N -0.330      
4 C -0.335      
5 H 0.100      
6 H 0.309      
7 H 0.150      
8 H 0.157      
9 H 0.157      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.357 2.957 0.000 4.473
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.304 4.402 0.000
y 4.402 -24.873 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.265
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.235 4.402 0.000
y 4.402 1.412 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.823
Polar
3z2-r21.647
x2-y2-2.432
xy4.402
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.297 -1.270 0.000
y -1.270 6.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.849


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 90.018
(<r2>)1/2 9.488

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.220545
Energy at 298.15K-209.226585
HF Energy-209.220545
Nuclear repulsion energy118.828099
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
1.48906 0.14466 0.13524

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.221999
Energy at 298.15K-209.227965
HF Energy-209.221999
Nuclear repulsion energy120.926870
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3638 3503 26.00      
2 A 3165 3047 0.70      
3 A 3099 2984 27.48      
4 A 3042 2929 46.73      
5 A 2975 2864 109.90      
6 A 1778 1711 388.39      
7 A 1560 1502 106.49      
8 A 1506 1450 9.31      
9 A 1495 1439 35.24      
10 A 1447 1393 19.28      
11 A 1422 1369 7.51      
12 A 1224 1178 75.11      
13 A 1161 1117 24.46      
14 A 1153 1110 0.86      
15 A 1015 978 0.01      
16 A 955 920 19.06      
17 A 765 736 0.74      
18 A 543 523 53.02      
19 A 294 283 13.70      
20 A 279 269 75.05      
21 A 32 30 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16273.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15666.1 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
0.66401 0.20167 0.15938

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.868 0.437 0.003
O2 1.387 -0.673 0.000
N3 -0.473 0.656 -0.019
C4 -1.434 -0.441 0.004
H5 1.460 1.369 0.017
H6 -0.800 1.608 0.057
H7 -2.430 -0.046 -0.208
H8 -1.170 -1.179 -0.756
H9 -1.444 -0.943 0.978

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22511.35842.46361.10502.03873.33932.70892.8636
O21.22512.28582.83072.04333.16053.87342.71383.0074
N31.35842.28581.45912.06081.00962.08802.09722.1204
C42.46362.83071.45913.41412.14581.09171.09241.0954
H51.10502.04332.06083.41412.27344.14593.74293.8352
H62.03873.16051.00962.14582.27342.33772.92732.7878
H73.33933.87342.08801.09174.14592.33771.78101.7836
H82.70892.71382.09721.09243.74292.92731.78101.7714
H92.86363.00742.12041.09543.83522.78781.78361.7714

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 121.904 C1 N3 H6 118.097
O2 C1 N3 124.372 O2 C1 H5 122.469
N3 C1 H5 113.158 N3 C4 H7 109.029
N3 C4 H8 109.720 N3 C4 H9 111.407
C4 N3 H6 119.621 H7 C4 H8 109.260
H7 C4 H9 109.273 H8 C4 H9 108.122
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.286      
2 O -0.516      
3 N -0.327      
4 C -0.334      
5 H 0.101      
6 H 0.295      
7 H 0.150      
8 H 0.195      
9 H 0.150      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.130 2.726 -0.000 4.151
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.255 2.972 -0.000
y 2.972 -22.692 -0.001
z -0.000 -0.001 -25.357
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.231 2.972 -0.000
y 2.972 3.114 -0.001
z -0.000 -0.001 -0.883
Polar
3z2-r2-1.766
x2-y2-3.563
xy2.972
xz-0.000
yz-0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.762 -0.260 0.000
y -0.260 5.595 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.913


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.521
(<r2>)1/2 8.917