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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

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)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.640159
Energy at 298.15K-208.646126
HF Energy-208.005934
Nuclear repulsion energy119.092864
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 MP2/6-311G*
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' 3666 3483 29.39      
2 A' 3188 3029 16.26      
3 A' 3079 2926 51.68      
4 A' 3001 2852 91.68      
5 A' 1820 1730 439.29      
6 A' 1573 1495 17.42      
7 A' 1516 1440 12.02      
8 A' 1505 1430 4.09      
9 A' 1422 1351 9.27      
10 A' 1330 1264 112.26      
11 A' 1192 1133 30.70      
12 A' 1033 981 48.15      
13 A' 617 586 13.46      
14 A' 349 331 7.51      
15 A" 3155 2998 28.32      
16 A" 1527 1451 7.57      
17 A" 1173 1114 0.62      
18 A" 1045 993 1.62      
19 A" 610 579 140.26      
20 A" 191 182 2.23      
21 A" 57 54 2.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16522.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15701.5 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
1.49320 0.14529 0.13581

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.283 -0.758 0.000
O2 1.402 -1.237 0.000
N3 0.000 0.573 0.000
C4 -1.335 1.136 0.000
H5 -0.633 -1.379 0.000
H6 0.801 1.187 0.000
H7 -2.057 0.318 0.000
H8 -1.511 1.745 0.890
H9 -1.511 1.745 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.21731.36162.49101.10662.01312.57553.20623.2062
O21.21732.29003.62232.04032.49733.79254.26314.2631
N31.36162.29001.44822.05271.00892.07232.10922.1092
C42.49103.62231.44822.61112.13611.09071.09281.0928
H51.10662.04032.05272.61112.93962.21553.36543.3654
H62.01312.49731.00892.13612.93962.98662.53952.5395
H72.57553.79252.07231.09072.21552.98661.76781.7678
H83.20624.26312.10921.09283.36542.53951.76781.7795
H93.20624.26312.10921.09283.36542.53951.76781.7795

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 124.855 C1 N3 H6 115.451
O2 C1 N3 125.147 O2 C1 H5 122.725
N3 C1 H5 112.129 N3 C4 H7 108.596
N3 C4 H8 111.441 N3 C4 H9 111.441
C4 N3 H6 119.694 H7 C4 H8 108.119
H7 C4 H9 108.119 H8 C4 H9 109.010
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.640159
Energy at 298.15K-208.646126
HF Energy-208.005934
Nuclear repulsion energy119.092864
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 MP2/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-311G*
ABC
1.49320 0.14529 0.13581

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.642202
Energy at 298.15K-208.648152
HF Energy-208.007540
Nuclear repulsion energy121.334114
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 3699 3515 30.91      
2 A 3218 3058 1.19      
3 A 3162 3005 29.49      
4 A 3086 2933 42.45      
5 A 3009 2859 123.52      
6 A 1808 1718 306.91      
7 A 1595 1516 99.21      
8 A 1543 1467 8.84      
9 A 1535 1458 40.70      
10 A 1478 1404 22.36      
11 A 1438 1366 3.87      
12 A 1248 1186 79.12      
13 A 1180 1121 18.48      
14 A 1177 1119 1.12      
15 A 1023 972 0.01      
16 A 987 938 22.45      
17 A 777 739 0.58      
18 A 526 500 46.95      
19 A 306 290 12.49      
20 A 237 225 95.96      
21 A 38 36 1.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16534.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15712.4 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.66197 0.20445 0.16098

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.861 0.438 0.004
O2 1.373 -0.671 -0.000
N3 -0.477 0.663 -0.022
C4 -1.415 -0.447 0.005
H5 1.455 1.369 0.019
H6 -0.812 1.607 0.063
H7 -2.415 -0.069 -0.206
H8 -1.137 -1.177 -0.755
H9 -1.413 -0.947 0.977

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.22151.35742.44191.10432.04173.32142.67912.8347
O21.22152.28082.79682.04183.15713.84062.66952.9648
N31.35742.28081.45262.05771.00572.07892.08702.1130
C42.44192.79681.45263.39602.14141.08951.09001.0929
H51.10432.04182.05773.39602.27964.13423.71473.8088
H62.04173.15711.00572.14142.27962.33472.91992.7789
H73.32143.84062.07891.08954.13422.33471.77791.7817
H82.67912.66952.08701.09003.71472.91991.77791.7683
H92.83472.96482.11301.09293.80882.77891.78171.7683

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 120.647 C1 N3 H6 118.787
O2 C1 N3 124.278 O2 C1 H5 122.698
N3 C1 H5 113.020 N3 C4 H7 108.891
N3 C4 H8 109.508 N3 C4 H9 111.434
C4 N3 H6 120.068 H7 C4 H8 109.322
H7 C4 H9 109.452 H8 C4 H9 108.207
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability