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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.697880
Energy at 298.15K-246.703473
HF Energy-245.842568
Nuclear repulsion energy157.038939
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=FULL/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' 3213 3043 15.55      
2 A' 3046 2885 52.75      
3 A' 3039 2878 20.11      
4 A' 2217 2100 9.24      
5 A' 1560 1478 6.11      
6 A' 1542 1460 9.14      
7 A' 1518 1437 0.00      
8 A' 1447 1370 32.16      
9 A' 1254 1188 44.50      
10 A' 1186 1123 122.09      
11 A' 1021 967 36.02      
12 A' 969 918 6.16      
13 A' 548 519 1.06      
14 A' 387 367 1.74      
15 A' 180 171 2.01      
16 A" 3116 2951 45.49      
17 A" 3082 2919 31.42      
18 A" 1531 1450 10.89      
19 A" 1296 1228 3.57      
20 A" 1209 1145 3.50      
21 A" 1055 999 2.55      
22 A" 363 344 1.17      
23 A" 237 225 4.66      
24 A" 88 83 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17552.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16623.8 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=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.97800 0.08251 0.07835

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.127 -0.326 0.000
O2 -0.740 -0.604 0.000
C3 0.000 0.590 0.000
C4 1.428 0.258 0.000
N5 2.575 0.015 0.000
H6 -2.635 -1.287 0.000
H7 -2.420 0.240 0.893
H8 -2.420 0.240 -0.893
H9 -0.219 1.200 -0.888
H10 -0.219 1.200 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41522.31603.60314.71471.08761.09671.09672.59952.5995
O21.41521.40482.33313.37222.01482.08152.08152.07722.0772
C32.31601.40481.46632.63843.23562.60302.60301.09951.0995
C43.60312.33311.46631.17224.34733.95033.95032.09512.0951
N54.71473.37222.63841.17225.37075.07915.07913.16213.1621
H61.08762.01483.23564.34735.37071.78231.78233.57963.5796
H71.09672.08152.60303.95035.07911.78231.78592.98962.4010
H81.09672.08152.60303.95035.07911.78231.78592.40102.9896
H92.59952.07721.09952.09513.16213.57962.98962.40101.7766
H102.59952.07721.09952.09513.16213.57962.40102.98961.7766

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 110.425 O2 C1 H6 106.490
O2 C1 H7 111.286 O2 C1 H8 111.286
O2 C3 C4 108.682 O2 C3 H9 111.503
O2 C3 H10 111.503 C3 C4 N5 178.843
C4 C3 H9 108.642 C4 C3 H10 108.642
H6 C1 H7 109.357 H6 C1 H8 109.357
H7 C1 H8 109.012 H9 C3 H10 107.793
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.700801
Energy at 298.15K-246.706527
HF Energy-245.844147
Nuclear repulsion energy160.043335
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=FULL/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 3213 3043 16.56      
2 A 3174 3006 4.35      
3 A 3130 2965 35.61      
4 A 3060 2898 31.34      
5 A 3052 2891 34.80      
6 A 2198 2082 9.56      
7 A 1552 1470 12.03      
8 A 1537 1455 9.38      
9 A 1527 1446 4.10      
10 A 1515 1435 2.00      
11 A 1417 1342 13.58      
12 A 1342 1271 6.48      
13 A 1246 1180 40.83      
14 A 1212 1148 8.69      
15 A 1184 1122 95.53      
16 A 1053 998 7.32      
17 A 971 920 33.56      
18 A 917 868 18.59      
19 A 605 573 1.91      
20 A 407 386 3.13      
21 A 355 336 1.00      
22 A 267 253 10.15      
23 A 183 174 4.16      
24 A 123 117 8.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17620.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16688.6 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=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.39596 0.11424 0.09601

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.532 -0.787 0.138
O2 1.089 0.431 -0.440
C3 -0.045 0.937 0.210
C4 -1.231 0.070 0.039
N5 -2.158 -0.635 -0.100
H6 2.446 -1.060 -0.385
H7 0.790 -1.583 0.014
H8 1.746 -0.658 1.206
H9 -0.255 1.913 -0.229
H10 0.130 1.070 1.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.41882.33722.89423.70031.08771.09501.09673.25812.5941
O21.41881.40172.39573.43392.01632.08542.08002.01152.0756
C32.33721.40171.47812.65113.24712.66142.59691.09081.0989
C42.89422.39571.47811.17313.86932.61103.27952.10202.0996
N53.70033.43392.65111.17314.63163.09854.11663.18263.1724
H61.08772.01633.24713.86934.63161.78121.78364.01903.5621
H71.09502.08542.66142.61103.09851.78121.78643.65643.0151
H81.09672.08002.59693.27954.11661.78361.78643.55982.3669
H93.25812.01151.09082.10203.18264.01903.65643.55981.7767
H102.59412.07561.09892.09963.17243.56213.01512.36691.7767

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.921 O2 C1 H6 106.358
O2 C1 H7 111.461 O2 C1 H8 110.911
O2 C3 C4 112.561 O2 C3 H9 106.955
O2 C3 H10 111.635 C3 C4 N5 178.886
C4 C3 H9 108.890 C4 C3 H10 108.224
H6 C1 H7 109.387 H6 C1 H8 109.478
H7 C1 H8 109.190 H9 C3 H10 108.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability