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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G

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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.642956
Energy at 298.15K-207.646321
HF Energy-207.642956
Nuclear repulsion energy101.362938
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
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 3694 3532 21.44 80.92 0.29 0.45
2 A 3165 3025 2.26 85.30 0.42 0.59
3 A 3063 2928 21.67 117.35 0.15 0.27
4 A 2347 2243 0.24 52.82 0.27 0.42
5 A 1528 1461 8.26 19.09 0.65 0.79
6 A 1420 1358 16.53 10.73 0.73 0.84
7 A 1383 1322 7.26 10.77 0.75 0.86
8 A 1240 1185 21.44 5.01 0.67 0.80
9 A 1049 1002 62.91 8.20 0.34 0.51
10 A 997 953 45.64 0.91 0.72 0.84
11 A 922 882 32.21 3.24 0.09 0.17
12 A 585 559 4.88 2.17 0.30 0.46
13 A 398 380 87.81 1.85 0.72 0.83
14 A 309 295 125.73 8.00 0.75 0.86
15 A 214 204 6.59 5.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11157.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10665.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G
ABC
1.08703 0.15990 0.14455

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.558 0.603 0.037
C2 0.827 0.127 -0.001
O3 -1.517 -0.458 -0.112
H4 -0.714 1.173 0.963
H5 -0.738 1.277 -0.802
H6 -1.450 -1.089 0.629
N7 1.918 -0.296 -0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46471.43761.09861.09182.00182.6340
C21.46472.41802.09712.10082.65721.1699
O31.43762.41802.11232.02310.97533.4394
H41.09862.09712.11231.76852.40223.1690
H51.09182.10082.02311.76852.85533.1848
H62.00182.65720.97532.40222.85533.5198
N72.63401.16993.43943.16903.18483.5198

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.656 C1 O3 H6 110.658
C2 C1 O3 112.841 C2 C1 H4 108.967
C2 C1 H5 109.658 O3 C1 H4 112.095
O3 C1 H5 105.414 H4 C1 H5 107.681
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.126      
2 C 0.160      
3 O -0.595      
4 H 0.216      
5 H 0.249      
6 H 0.390      
7 N -0.294      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.115 1.269 1.644 2.964
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.505 1.317 -2.491
y 1.317 -20.287 -1.967
z -2.491 -1.967 -21.721
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.501 1.317 -2.491
y 1.317 6.827 -1.967
z -2.491 -1.967 4.675
Polar
3z2-r29.349
x2-y2-12.218
xy1.317
xz-2.491
yz-1.967


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.209 -0.437 -0.027
y -0.437 3.396 -0.175
z -0.027 -0.175 2.811


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.619
(<r2>)1/2 8.923