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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCHO (methyl formate)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-226.939109
Energy at 298.15K-226.943866
HF Energy-226.508772
Nuclear repulsion energy119.339939
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 MP2/3-21G*
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' 3229 3072 11.92      
2 A' 3124 2972 51.46      
3 A' 3108 2957 22.28      
4 A' 1678 1596 138.84      
5 A' 1601 1523 7.52      
6 A' 1517 1443 10.61      
7 A' 1439 1369 1.81      
8 A' 1208 1149 63.38      
9 A' 1160 1104 239.44      
10 A' 897 854 10.03      
11 A' 755 718 10.74      
12 A' 289 275 15.34      
13 A" 3181 3026 22.21      
14 A" 1589 1512 6.73      
15 A" 1192 1134 0.75      
16 A" 1054 1003 0.11      
17 A" 331 315 32.53      
18 A" 92 87 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13721.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13052.8 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
0.62367 0.22131 0.16855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.400 0.392 0.000
O2 0.000 0.910 0.000
C3 -0.965 -0.084 0.000
O4 -0.731 -1.298 0.000
H5 2.018 1.288 0.000
H6 1.583 -0.215 0.889
H7 1.583 -0.215 -0.889
H8 -1.948 0.392 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.49222.41182.71931.08781.09221.09223.3479
O21.49221.38462.32502.05292.13562.13562.0159
C32.41181.38461.23633.28252.70162.70161.0922
O42.71932.32501.23633.77322.70502.70502.0821
H51.08782.05293.28253.77321.79891.79894.0659
H61.09222.13562.70162.70501.79891.77853.6915
H71.09222.13562.70162.70501.79891.77853.6915
H83.34792.01591.09222.08214.06593.69153.6915

picture of methyl formate state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.885 O2 C1 H5 104.348
O2 C1 H6 110.492 O2 C1 H7 110.492
O2 C3 O4 124.927 O2 C3 H8 108.383
O4 C3 H8 126.690 H5 C1 H6 111.223
H5 C1 H7 111.223 H6 C1 H7 109.013
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability