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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVTZ

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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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.986934
Energy at 298.15K-207.990185
HF Energy-207.986934
Nuclear repulsion energy101.388501
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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
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 3658 3647 30.63 70.03 0.24 0.38
2 A 3011 3002 4.27 89.96 0.33 0.49
3 A 2927 2918 26.04 125.37 0.15 0.26
4 A 2251 2245 0.10 75.25 0.20 0.34
5 A 1447 1442 3.45 11.06 0.58 0.74
6 A 1373 1369 37.15 5.11 0.75 0.85
7 A 1328 1324 2.36 4.54 0.72 0.83
8 A 1191 1187 17.86 3.23 0.46 0.63
9 A 992 989 62.47 6.92 0.29 0.44
10 A 957 954 48.20 0.61 0.74 0.85
11 A 864 861 12.58 1.77 0.08 0.16
12 A 559 557 1.44 2.05 0.18 0.30
13 A 367 366 37.79 0.86 0.72 0.84
14 A 286 285 90.28 3.10 0.75 0.86
15 A 207 206 8.37 3.24 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10708.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10676.0 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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.10037 0.15908 0.14411

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.565 0.598 0.039
C2 0.831 0.118 -0.006
O3 -1.524 -0.456 -0.110
H4 -0.708 1.167 0.972
H5 -0.733 1.285 -0.799
H6 -1.404 -1.084 0.623
N7 1.920 -0.288 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47741.43281.10211.09621.96882.6391
C21.47742.42682.10372.10672.61561.1621
O31.43282.42682.11432.03260.97333.4496
H41.10212.10372.11431.77482.38173.1620
H51.09622.10672.03261.77482.84383.1827
H61.96882.61560.97332.38172.84383.4776
N72.63911.16213.44963.16203.18273.4776

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.020 C1 O3 H6 108.306
C2 C1 O3 112.995 C2 C1 H4 108.403
C2 C1 H5 108.990 O3 C1 H4 112.380
O3 C1 H5 106.206 H4 C1 H5 107.679
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.046      
2 C -0.133      
3 O -0.303      
4 H 0.090      
5 H 0.116      
6 H 0.205      
7 N -0.022      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.416 1.135 1.226 2.938
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.884 1.237 -1.779
y 1.237 -20.936 -1.697
z -1.779 -1.697 -22.106
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.363 1.237 -1.779
y 1.237 6.059 -1.697
z -1.779 -1.697 4.304
Polar
3z2-r28.608
x2-y2-10.948
xy1.237
xz-1.779
yz-1.697


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.247 -0.414 -0.043
y -0.414 4.297 -0.108
z -0.043 -0.108 3.706


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.808
(<r2>)1/2 8.934