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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.085166
Energy at 298.15K-115.087731
HF Energy-115.085166
Nuclear repulsion energy35.263569
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 B3LYP/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 3797 3669 28.04      
2 A 3249 3140 26.84      
3 A 3103 2999 29.87      
4 A 1498 1447 8.21      
5 A 1382 1335 38.83      
6 A 1207 1167 96.17      
7 A 1077 1041 49.44      
8 A 648 626 85.18      
9 A 462 447 94.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8211.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7934.7 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
6.40300 0.99568 0.87266

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.685 0.029 -0.074
O2 -0.669 -0.125 0.027
H3 1.225 -0.889 0.111
H4 1.122 0.985 0.200
H5 -1.102 0.729 -0.080

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.36691.08161.08681.9196
O21.36692.04492.11460.9632
H31.08162.04491.87972.8415
H41.08682.11461.87972.2567
H51.91960.96322.84152.2567

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 109.727 O2 C1 H3 112.749
O2 C1 H4 118.600 H3 C1 H4 120.191
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.315      
2 O -0.474      
3 H 0.208      
4 H 0.184      
5 H 0.397      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.066 1.617 0.245 1.637
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.045 1.574 0.186 1.586


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.561 -2.257 0.767
y -2.257 -11.021 -0.038
z 0.767 -0.038 -14.225
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.062 -2.257 0.767
y -2.257 1.872 -0.038
z 0.767 -0.038 -2.935
Polar
3z2-r2-5.869
x2-y2-0.540
xy-2.257
xz0.767
yz-0.038


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.802 -0.133 0.052
y -0.133 2.322 0.003
z 0.052 0.003 1.527


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.560
(<r2>)1/2 4.534