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All results from a given calculation for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS cis 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-244.976065
Energy at 298.15K-244.980434
Nuclear repulsion energy123.605673
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3136 3019 15.36      
2 A' 3047 2933 39.26      
3 A' 1800 1733 255.08      
4 A' 1519 1462 8.52      
5 A' 1467 1412 5.88      
6 A' 1213 1168 19.39      
7 A' 1091 1050 51.21      
8 A' 859 827 365.45      
9 A' 597 575 72.43      
10 A' 376 362 7.53      
11 A" 3138 3021 27.79      
12 A" 1495 1439 5.93      
13 A" 1179 1135 0.33      
14 A" 233 224 0.67      
15 A" 114 110 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10631.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10234.6 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.68840 0.24967 0.18981

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.319 0.326 0.000
O2 0.000 0.880 0.000
H3 1.979 1.189 0.000
H4 1.483 -0.286 0.890
H5 1.483 -0.286 -0.890
N6 -1.039 -0.039 0.000
O7 -0.698 -1.167 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5 N6 O7
C11.43071.08721.09231.09232.38652.5090
O21.43072.00342.08572.08571.38722.1622
H31.08722.00341.79331.79333.25913.5663
H41.09232.08571.79331.77972.68612.5144
H51.09232.08571.79331.77972.68612.5144
N62.38651.38723.25912.68612.68611.1785
O72.50902.16223.56632.51442.51441.1785

picture of Methyl nitrite state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 N6 115.748 O2 C1 H3 104.610
O2 C1 H4 110.807 O2 C1 H5 110.807
O2 N6 O7 114.614 H3 C1 H4 110.730
H3 C1 H5 110.730 H4 C1 H5 109.112
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.494      
2 O -0.251      
3 H 0.248      
4 H 0.242      
5 H 0.242      
6 N 0.216      
7 O -0.202      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.253 0.141 0.000 2.258
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.594 0.522 0.000
y 0.522 -25.537 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.815
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.082 0.522 0.000
y 0.522 -3.832 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.750
Polar
3z2-r23.501
x2-y23.943
xy0.522
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.458
(<r2>)1/2 8.091