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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.581715
Energy at 298.15K-206.585231
HF Energy-206.581715
Nuclear repulsion energy101.339920
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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
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 3537 3395 8.44 81.04 0.31 0.47
2 A 3138 3012 2.19 83.40 0.40 0.57
3 A 3040 2918 22.52 103.20 0.19 0.33
4 A 2370 2275 0.18 42.41 0.27 0.43
5 A 1543 1481 8.32 21.11 0.67 0.80
6 A 1419 1362 21.98 12.77 0.75 0.86
7 A 1401 1345 1.49 10.77 0.74 0.85
8 A 1274 1223 21.88 5.99 0.67 0.80
9 A 1035 993 32.40 7.19 0.34 0.51
10 A 994 954 58.54 1.25 0.73 0.85
11 A 910 873 25.11 1.94 0.09 0.17
12 A 618 594 2.31 2.25 0.29 0.45
13 A 467 448 39.01 1.79 0.73 0.84
14 A 347 333 143.06 8.20 0.75 0.85
15 A 234 224 6.21 4.10 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11163.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10715.4 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
1.08155 0.16018 0.14478

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.553 0.604 0.038
C2 0.827 0.123 0.002
O3 -1.523 -0.459 -0.114
H4 -0.693 1.191 0.958
H5 -0.719 1.274 -0.810
H6 -1.418 -1.076 0.656
N7 1.911 -0.298 -0.019

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46241.44671.10051.09361.98732.6246
C21.46242.42452.08982.09172.62801.1626
O31.44672.42452.13522.03310.99203.4394
H41.10052.08982.13521.77052.39863.1547
H51.09362.09172.03311.77052.85613.1644
H61.98732.62800.99202.39862.85613.4846
N72.62461.16263.43943.15473.16443.4846

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.926 C1 O3 H6 107.699
C2 C1 O3 112.900 C2 C1 H4 108.428
C2 C1 H5 108.985 O3 C1 H4 113.222
O3 C1 H5 105.484 H4 C1 H5 107.596
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.235      
2 C 0.332      
3 O -0.535      
4 H 0.255      
5 H 0.296      
6 H 0.366      
7 N -0.479      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.045 1.144 1.513 2.789
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.579 1.235 -2.203
y 1.235 -20.318 -1.860
z -2.203 -1.860 -21.522
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.659 1.235 -2.203
y 1.235 6.232 -1.860
z -2.203 -1.860 4.427
Polar
3z2-r28.853
x2-y2-11.261
xy1.235
xz-2.203
yz-1.860


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.772 -0.370 -0.041
y -0.370 3.187 -0.204
z -0.041 -0.204 2.638


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.264
(<r2>)1/2 8.903