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All results from a given calculation for CH2NH (Methanimine)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-94.516018
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-94.516018
Nuclear repulsion energy32.597295
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 PBEPBE/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' 3349 3311 3.31      
2 A' 3066 3031 31.97      
3 A' 2950 2916 59.59      
4 A' 1666 1647 23.27      
5 A' 1453 1436 3.23      
6 A' 1325 1310 30.12      
7 A' 1036 1024 35.55      
8 A" 1129 1117 52.92      
9 A" 1052 1040 18.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8512.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8415.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
6.45595 1.14120 0.96978

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.057 0.590 0.000
N2 0.057 -0.691 0.000
H3 -0.846 1.232 0.000
H4 1.025 1.115 0.000
H5 -0.914 -1.048 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3 H4 H5
C11.28111.10781.10131.9034
N21.28112.12452.04931.0337
H31.10782.12451.87452.2805
H41.10132.04931.87452.9042
H51.90341.03372.28052.9042

picture of Methanimine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H5 110.171 N2 C1 H3 125.419
N2 C1 H4 118.478 H3 C1 H4 116.103
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.214      
2 N -0.331      
3 H 0.135      
4 H 0.155      
5 H 0.255      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.526 1.508 0.000 2.145
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.872 2.221 0.000
y 2.221 -13.108 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.909
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.636 2.221 0.000
y 2.221 -0.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.419
Polar
3z2-r2-2.839
x2-y21.235
xy2.221
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.940 0.080 0.000
y 0.080 4.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.030
(<r2>)1/2 4.475