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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.944643
Energy at 298.15K-114.947187
HF Energy-114.944643
Nuclear repulsion energy35.066052
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 PBEPBE/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 3679 3640 20.68      
2 A 3183 3150 25.88      
3 A 3035 3003 30.36      
4 A 1450 1435 6.15      
5 A 1350 1336 30.94      
6 A 1182 1170 82.17      
7 A 1048 1037 49.26      
8 A 625 618 92.72      
9 A 464 460 83.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8007.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7924.1 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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
6.27358 0.98762 0.86458

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.687 0.029 -0.076
O2 0.673 -0.126 0.027
H3 -1.227 -0.899 0.114
H4 -1.131 0.990 0.206
H5 1.097 0.742 -0.081

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.37321.08981.09531.9217
O21.37322.05292.12900.9722
H31.08982.05291.89302.8515
H41.09532.12901.89302.2604
H51.92170.97222.85152.2604

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.836 O2 C1 H3 112.411
O2 C1 H4 118.755 H3 C1 H4 120.072
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.347      
2 O -0.443      
3 H 0.211      
4 H 0.188      
5 H 0.391      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.170 1.584 0.269 1.616
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.618 2.232 -0.783
y 2.232 -11.015 -0.036
z -0.783 -0.036 -14.320
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.050 2.232 -0.783
y 2.232 1.954 -0.036
z -0.783 -0.036 -3.003
Polar
3z2-r2-6.007
x2-y2-0.603
xy2.232
xz-0.783
yz-0.036


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.908 0.128 -0.054
y 0.128 2.398 0.004
z -0.054 0.004 1.578


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.714
(<r2>)1/2 4.551