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All results from a given calculation for CHONH2 (formamide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Planar 1A'
1 2 no Non-Planar 1A

Conformer 1 (Planar)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.897624
Energy at 298.15K-168.901688
HF Energy-168.897624
Nuclear repulsion energy70.652667
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 wB97X-D/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' 3726 3531 38.30      
2 A' 3595 3408 36.87      
3 A' 2999 2842 108.49      
4 A' 1804 1710 278.48      
5 A' 1688 1600 63.84      
6 A' 1467 1391 9.68      
7 A' 1296 1229 105.20      
8 A' 1089 1032 4.84      
9 A' 582 552 10.80      
10 A" 1093 1036 0.32      
11 A" 693 656 200.13      
12 A" 539 511 207.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10285.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9748.6 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
2.45611 0.37077 0.32214

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.414 0.000
O2 1.214 0.246 0.000
N3 -0.949 -0.568 0.000
H4 -0.475 1.411 0.000
H5 -0.657 -1.536 0.000
H6 -1.937 -0.357 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.22571.36561.10402.05782.0845
O21.22572.31152.05172.58403.2081
N31.36562.31152.03431.01191.0096
H41.10402.05172.03432.95252.2937
H52.05782.58401.01192.95251.7405
H62.08453.20811.00962.29371.7405

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 119.140 C1 N3 H6 121.999
O2 C1 N3 126.175 O2 C1 H4 123.352
N3 C1 H4 110.474 H5 N3 H6 118.861
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.428      
2 O -0.494      
3 N -0.787      
4 H 0.176      
5 H 0.342      
6 H 0.336      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.857 -0.762 0.000 3.932
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.686 -0.057 0.000
y -0.057 -14.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.262
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.372 -0.057 0.000
y -0.057 3.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.236
Polar
3z2-r2-4.472
x2-y2-3.320
xy-0.057
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.679 0.215 0.000
y 0.215 2.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 41.147
(<r2>)1/2 6.415

Conformer 2 (Non-Planar)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.897616
Energy at 298.15K-168.901674
HF Energy-168.897616
Nuclear repulsion energy70.656693
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 wB97X-D/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 3726 3531 38.82      
2 A 3594 3406 36.82      
3 A 3001 2844 108.92      
4 A 1803 1708 280.20      
5 A 1688 1600 62.39      
6 A 1461 1384 9.07      
7 A 1297 1230 105.32      
8 A 1095 1038 0.32      
9 A 1089 1032 4.85      
10 A 684 648 194.36      
11 A 582 551 10.81      
12 A 536 508 213.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10277.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9741.2 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
2.45715 0.37080 0.32218

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.157 0.388 -0.008
O2 1.214 -0.242 0.006
N3 -1.093 -0.160 -0.013
H4 0.109 1.488 0.004
H5 -1.187 -1.167 0.016
H6 -1.924 0.409 0.066

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.22981.36521.10162.05582.0829
O21.22982.30852.05272.57313.2052
N31.36522.30852.04001.01231.0101
H41.10162.05272.04002.95512.3026
H52.05582.57311.01232.95511.7410
H62.08293.20521.01012.30261.7410

picture of formamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H5 118.948 C1 N3 H6 121.826
O2 C1 N3 125.561 O2 C1 H4 123.295
N3 C1 H4 111.132 H5 N3 H6 118.825
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.428      
2 O -0.495      
3 N -0.787      
4 H 0.176      
5 H 0.342      
6 H 0.336      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.865 0.737 -0.004 3.934
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.259 1.111 0.004
y 1.111 -14.793 0.003
z 0.004 0.003 -18.261
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.732 1.111 0.004
y 1.111 2.967 0.003
z 0.004 0.003 -2.236
Polar
3z2-r2-4.471
x2-y2-2.466
xy1.111
xz0.004
yz0.003


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.705 -0.155 0.000
y -0.155 2.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 41.143
(<r2>)1/2 6.414