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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

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

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.559152
Energy at 298.15K-206.562580
HF Energy-206.559152
Nuclear repulsion energy100.337293
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/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 3344 3188 3.00 81.70 0.31 0.47
2 A 3040 2899 3.01 89.77 0.37 0.54
3 A 2925 2789 30.56 111.41 0.22 0.36
4 A 2248 2144 0.30 49.47 0.27 0.43
5 A 1491 1421 7.25 23.29 0.65 0.79
6 A 1379 1315 23.60 13.78 0.74 0.85
7 A 1349 1287 0.15 12.66 0.73 0.85
8 A 1229 1172 19.43 7.12 0.65 0.79
9 A 979 934 6.99 5.91 0.34 0.51
10 A 950 906 72.89 1.77 0.59 0.74
11 A 872 832 20.46 2.01 0.12 0.22
12 A 592 565 2.92 2.33 0.29 0.45
13 A 456 435 47.84 1.78 0.73 0.84
14 A 342 326 112.79 8.58 0.75 0.85
15 A 220 210 5.29 3.63 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10707.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10210.0 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/3-21G*
ABC
1.04982 0.15774 0.14235

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.558 0.611 0.039
C2 0.832 0.133 0.001
O3 -1.537 -0.468 -0.114
H4 -0.698 1.212 0.963
H5 -0.732 1.280 -0.821
H6 -1.399 -1.083 0.673
N7 1.926 -0.304 -0.020

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47131.46481.11131.10301.99532.6480
C21.47132.44662.10492.10702.62831.1775
O31.46482.44662.16502.05041.00863.4674
H41.11132.10492.16501.78632.41753.1854
H51.10302.10702.05041.78632.87483.1958
H61.99532.62831.00862.41752.87483.4842
N72.64801.17753.46743.18543.19583.4842

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.193 C1 O3 H6 106.077
C2 C1 O3 112.878 C2 C1 H4 108.380
C2 C1 H5 109.027 O3 C1 H4 113.660
O3 C1 H5 105.103 H4 C1 H5 107.547
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.259      
2 C 0.335      
3 O -0.481      
4 H 0.242      
5 H 0.282      
6 H 0.347      
7 N -0.467      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.037 1.056 1.421 2.699
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.187 1.198 -2.033
y 1.198 -20.438 -1.824
z -2.033 -1.824 -21.576
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.180 1.198 -2.033
y 1.198 5.943 -1.824
z -2.033 -1.824 4.237
Polar
3z2-r28.473
x2-y2-10.749
xy1.198
xz-2.033
yz-1.824


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.096 -0.376 -0.036
y -0.376 3.347 -0.208
z -0.036 -0.208 2.738


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.292
(<r2>)1/2 8.961