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All results from a given calculation for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite)

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS cis 1A'
1 2 no CS trans 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.612344
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-243.757422
Nuclear repulsion energy123.489576
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 MP2/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' 3228 3065 4.72      
2 A' 3089 2933 13.33      
3 A' 1586 1506 108.11      
4 A' 1513 1436 7.22      
5 A' 1453 1379 4.19      
6 A' 1195 1135 0.91      
7 A' 1043 990 126.18      
8 A' 870 826 102.31      
9 A' 681 647 166.35      
10 A' 365 346 1.88      
11 A" 3177 3016 15.56      
12 A" 1498 1423 9.43      
13 A" 1175 1116 1.06      
14 A" 372 353 1.63      
15 A" 218 207 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10731.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10189.1 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.67021 0.25457 0.19110

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.306 0.309 0.000
O2 0.000 0.897 0.000
H3 1.984 1.153 0.000
H4 1.454 -0.305 0.886
H5 1.454 -0.305 -0.886
N6 -1.039 -0.031 0.000
O7 -0.682 -1.168 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5 N6 O7
C11.43181.08301.08781.08782.36882.4760
O21.43182.00072.08402.08401.39282.1745
H31.08302.00071.78611.78613.24663.5347
H41.08782.08401.78611.77142.65972.4681
H51.08782.08401.78611.77142.65972.4681
N62.36881.39283.24662.65972.65971.1919
O72.47602.17453.53472.46812.46811.1919

picture of Methyl nitrite state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 N6 113.988 O2 C1 H3 104.567
O2 C1 H4 110.870 O2 C1 H5 110.870
O2 N6 O7 114.337 H3 C1 H4 110.735
H3 C1 H5 110.735 H4 C1 H5 109.024
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.609405
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-243.757025
Nuclear repulsion energy120.046393
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 MP2/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' 3215 3052 7.04      
2 A' 3090 2934 33.59      
3 A' 1642 1559 120.86      
4 A' 1523 1446 22.08      
5 A' 1473 1398 0.71      
6 A' 1206 1146 24.85      
7 A' 1084 1030 73.54      
8 A' 845 802 397.95      
9 A' 596 566 88.17      
10 A' 353 335 5.54      
11 A" 3183 3023 19.60      
12 A" 1510 1434 6.90      
13 A" 1186 1126 0.49      
14 A" 214 204 1.18      
15 A" 71i 67i 0.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10524.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9993.1 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 MP2/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.57167 0.16806 0.15633

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.425 0.787 0.000
O2 0.000 0.644 0.000
H3 1.609 1.856 0.000
H4 1.860 0.341 0.891
H5 1.860 0.341 -0.891
N6 -0.302 -0.734 0.000
O7 -1.471 -0.910 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5 N6 O7
C11.43231.08411.08721.08722.30143.3567
O21.43232.01402.08432.08431.41072.1398
H31.08412.01401.77551.77553.21824.1393
H41.08722.08431.77551.78162.57303.6674
H51.08722.08431.77551.78162.57303.6674
N62.30141.41073.21822.57302.57301.1822
O73.35672.13984.13933.66743.66741.1822

picture of Methyl nitrite state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 N6 108.085 O2 C1 H3 105.485
O2 C1 H4 110.896 O2 C1 H5 110.896
O2 N6 O7 110.921 H3 C1 H4 109.712
H3 C1 H5 109.712 H4 C1 H5 110.043
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability