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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.932210
Energy at 298.15K-207.935619
HF Energy-207.932210
Nuclear repulsion energy102.496556
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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
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 3872 3872 30.53 58.67 0.31 0.47
2 A 3140 3140 5.70 78.24 0.40 0.57
3 A 3044 3044 28.89 109.53 0.15 0.26
4 A 2394 2394 0.31 54.59 0.24 0.39
5 A 1508 1508 4.70 11.53 0.69 0.81
6 A 1441 1441 50.87 6.80 0.72 0.84
7 A 1400 1400 1.82 5.68 0.75 0.86
8 A 1249 1249 24.90 3.18 0.66 0.80
9 A 1121 1121 107.89 5.52 0.32 0.49
10 A 1004 1004 24.06 0.49 0.56 0.71
11 A 906 906 18.65 1.87 0.12 0.22
12 A 594 594 2.20 2.03 0.28 0.44
13 A 404 404 79.49 1.11 0.73 0.84
14 A 319 319 101.80 4.81 0.75 0.86
15 A 219 219 10.11 4.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11307.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11307.5 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
1.13611 0.16184 0.14696

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.586 0.038
C2 0.826 0.113 -0.007
O3 -1.502 -0.450 -0.112
H4 -0.708 1.147 0.970
H5 -0.731 1.276 -0.791
H6 -1.417 -1.061 0.624
N7 1.906 -0.279 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47531.40101.09711.09051.94182.6243
C21.47532.39752.09222.09582.60901.1493
O31.40102.39752.08622.00860.95953.4142
H41.09712.09222.08621.76652.34473.1365
H51.09052.09582.00861.76652.81633.1588
H61.94182.60900.95952.34472.81633.4734
N72.62431.14933.41423.13653.15883.4734

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.167 C1 O3 H6 109.269
C2 C1 O3 112.900 C2 C1 H4 107.941
C2 C1 H5 108.610 O3 C1 H4 112.695
O3 C1 H5 106.793 H4 C1 H5 107.714
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.226      
2 C 0.081      
3 O -0.534      
4 H 0.247      
5 H 0.268      
6 H 0.405      
7 N -0.241      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.414 1.139 1.473 3.049
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.904 1.271 -2.184
y 1.271 -20.463 -1.876
z -2.184 -1.876 -21.637
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.854 1.271 -2.184
y 1.271 6.307 -1.876
z -2.184 -1.876 4.547
Polar
3z2-r29.094
x2-y2-11.441
xy1.271
xz-2.184
yz-1.876


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.333 -0.456 -0.036
y -0.456 3.620 -0.126
z -0.036 -0.126 3.111


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.427
(<r2>)1/2 8.856