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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B97D3/3-21G*

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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 B97D3/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.675659
Energy at 298.15K-206.679086
HF Energy-206.675659
Nuclear repulsion energy100.438367
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 B97D3/3-21G*
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 3388 3388 3.89 81.19 0.31 0.47
2 A 3064 3064 5.12 89.76 0.37 0.54
3 A 2948 2948 35.37 111.72 0.22 0.36
4 A 2255 2255 0.46 47.93 0.27 0.43
5 A 1512 1512 5.51 22.55 0.65 0.79
6 A 1393 1393 24.67 13.29 0.75 0.86
7 A 1364 1364 0.29 12.30 0.73 0.84
8 A 1243 1243 20.23 6.71 0.66 0.79
9 A 984 984 0.49 4.71 0.39 0.56
10 A 942 942 83.98 3.78 0.38 0.55
11 A 867 867 20.78 1.97 0.10 0.19
12 A 592 592 2.41 2.39 0.28 0.43
13 A 452 452 47.91 1.79 0.73 0.84
14 A 341 341 116.30 8.32 0.75 0.86
15 A 222 222 5.54 3.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10783.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10783.1 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 B97D3/3-21G*
ABC
1.04831 0.15806 0.14253

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/3-21G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.558 0.614 0.038
C2 0.833 0.133 0.001
O3 -1.535 -0.469 -0.113
H4 -0.699 1.206 0.962
H5 -0.732 1.278 -0.819
H6 -1.398 -1.084 0.666
N7 1.923 -0.305 -0.020

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47261.46701.10611.09781.99592.6461
C21.47262.44662.10352.10612.62681.1742
O31.46702.44662.15862.04821.00203.4634
H41.10612.10352.15861.78232.41223.1815
H51.09782.10612.04821.78232.86803.1930
H61.99592.62681.00202.41222.86803.4790
N72.64611.17423.46343.18153.19303.4790

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.185 C1 O3 H6 106.351
C2 C1 O3 112.667 C2 C1 H4 108.479
C2 C1 H5 109.176 O3 C1 H4 113.308
O3 C1 H5 105.075 H4 C1 H5 107.937
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.223      
2 C 0.339      
3 O -0.503      
4 H 0.237      
5 H 0.277      
6 H 0.351      
7 N -0.478      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.025 1.108 1.437 2.719
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.319 1.178 -2.056
y 1.178 -20.344 -1.826
z -2.056 -1.826 -21.490
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.402 1.178 -2.056
y 1.178 6.061 -1.826
z -2.056 -1.826 4.342
Polar
3z2-r28.683
x2-y2-10.975
xy1.178
xz-2.056
yz-1.826


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.064 -0.379 -0.033
y -0.379 3.314 -0.201
z -0.033 -0.201 2.709


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.179
(<r2>)1/2 8.954