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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHNOH (Acetaldoxime)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS trans 1A'
1 2 yes CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.906439
Energy at 298.15K-207.912261
Nuclear repulsion energy113.839037
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 BLYP/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 3304 3283 7.63      
2 A 3064 3044 16.45      
3 A 3037 3017 7.18      
4 A 2966 2946 18.15      
5 A 1583 1572 2.33      
6 A 1499 1489 7.33      
7 A 1415 1406 5.55      
8 A 1364 1355 18.58      
9 A 1229 1221 48.91      
10 A 1117 1110 8.46      
11 A 948 942 67.31      
12 A 859 854 26.60      
13 A 517 513 15.55      
14 A 297 295 2.20      
15 A 3006 2986 17.00      
16 A 1514 1505 10.18      
17 A 1071 1064 0.00      
18 A 889 883 20.21      
19 A 368 366 131.22      
20 A 257 256 4.72      
21 A 206 205 0.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15254.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15155.6 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
1.42965 0.13433 0.12572

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.283 1.375 0.000
C2 0.000 0.570 0.000
N3 -0.059 -0.729 0.000
O4 1.353 -1.269 0.000
H5 1.143 -2.259 0.000
H6 -2.149 0.696 0.000
H7 -1.332 2.025 0.892
H8 -1.332 2.025 -0.892
H9 0.959 1.102 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51442.43343.73304.36861.10001.10471.10472.2582
C21.51441.29962.28283.05042.15252.16522.16521.0970
N32.43341.29961.51141.94552.52953.16203.16202.0948
O43.73302.28281.51141.01134.01544.34224.34222.4040
H54.36863.05041.94551.01134.42355.02695.02693.3659
H61.10002.15252.52954.01544.42351.79621.79623.1342
H71.10472.16523.16204.34225.02691.79621.78372.6262
H81.10472.16523.16204.34225.02691.79621.78372.6262
H92.25821.09702.09482.40403.36593.13422.62622.6262

picture of Acetaldoxime state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 119.514 C1 C2 H9 118.840
C2 C1 H6 109.822 C2 C1 H7 110.540
C2 C1 H8 110.540 C2 N3 O4 108.363
N3 C2 H9 121.645 N3 O4 H5 98.998
H6 C1 H7 109.113 H6 C1 H8 109.113
H7 C1 H8 107.664
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.400      
2 H 0.341      
3 N -0.243      
4 C 0.086      
5 H 0.187      
6 C -0.574      
7 H 0.206      
8 H 0.199      
9 H 0.199      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.452 0.463 0.000 0.647
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.082 -2.103 0.000
y -2.103 -18.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.841
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.523 -2.103 0.000
y -2.103 6.685 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.162
Polar
3z2-r2-6.323
x2-y2-6.806
xy-2.103
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> 95.605
(<r2>)1/2 9.778

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.907701
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-207.907701
Nuclear repulsion energy116.592234
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 BLYP/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' 3321 3299 7.06      
2 A' 3106 3086 4.54      
3 A' 3064 3044 13.09      
4 A' 2971 2952 12.64      
5 A' 1589 1579 1.16      
6 A' 1499 1490 13.09      
7 A' 1405 1396 18.17      
8 A' 1333 1325 0.59      
9 A' 1283 1274 64.37      
10 A' 1116 1109 16.58      
11 A' 887 881 44.65      
12 A' 835 830 52.52      
13 A' 635 631 13.04      
14 A' 299 297 1.89      
15 A" 3008 2988 15.14      
16 A" 1525 1515 12.15      
17 A" 1066 1059 0.01      
18 A" 831 825 17.99      
19 A" 469 466 21.69      
20 A" 328 325 101.22      
21 A" 28i 28i 1.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15269.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15170.4 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.54275 0.20656 0.15399

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.458 0.486 0.000
C2 0.000 0.895 0.000
N3 1.053 0.130 0.000
O4 0.632 -1.324 0.000
H5 1.550 -1.745 0.000
H6 -1.534 -0.608 0.000
H7 -1.969 0.893 0.891
H8 -1.969 0.893 -0.891
H9 0.236 1.965 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51372.53552.76483.74501.09631.10481.10482.2486
C21.51371.30122.30723.06132.14712.16072.16071.0958
N32.53551.30121.51371.94002.69003.24123.24122.0080
O42.76482.30721.51371.00982.28183.53223.53223.3125
H53.74503.06131.94001.00983.28734.48754.48753.9355
H61.09632.14712.69002.28183.28731.79871.79873.1227
H71.10482.16073.24123.53224.48751.79871.78122.6083
H81.10482.16073.24123.53224.48751.79871.78122.6083
H92.24861.09582.00803.31253.93553.12272.60832.6083

picture of Acetaldoxime state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 128.349 C1 C2 H9 118.125
C2 C1 H6 109.662 C2 C1 H7 110.237
C2 C1 H8 110.237 C2 N3 O4 109.861
N3 C2 H9 113.527 N3 O4 H5 98.508
H6 C1 H7 109.614 H6 C1 H8 109.614
H7 C1 H8 107.447
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.590      
2 C 0.072      
3 N -0.242      
4 O -0.403      
5 H 0.345      
6 H 0.225      
7 H 0.197      
8 H 0.197      
9 H 0.198      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.479 0.216 0.000 0.526
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.540 -3.792 0.000
y -3.792 -20.870 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.868
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.330 -3.792 0.000
y -3.792 2.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.163
Polar
3z2-r2-6.326
x2-y2-1.669
xy-3.792
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.465 -1.446 0.000
y -1.446 5.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.475


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.306
(<r2>)1/2 9.017