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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.619317
Energy at 298.15K-207.622612
HF Energy-207.472948
Nuclear repulsion energy100.563550
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 B2PLYP/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3647 3647 17.61 82.31 0.29 0.45
2 A 3168 3168 3.84 81.97 0.43 0.60
3 A 3070 3070 23.74 110.16 0.16 0.27
4 A 2232 2232 1.99 38.78 0.26 0.42
5 A 1550 1550 4.63 18.83 0.67 0.80
6 A 1426 1426 18.32 10.61 0.72 0.84
7 A 1384 1384 6.97 11.33 0.75 0.86
8 A 1238 1238 22.29 4.73 0.69 0.82
9 A 1016 1016 6.00 6.98 0.36 0.53
10 A 988 988 96.50 3.21 0.42 0.59
11 A 901 901 32.99 4.26 0.08 0.16
12 A 563 563 4.88 2.10 0.27 0.43
13 A 384 384 112.54 1.91 0.72 0.84
14 A 296 296 95.25 8.37 0.75 0.86
15 A 204 204 6.19 5.59 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11032.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11032.6 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
1.06360 0.15755 0.14227

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.562 0.612 0.037
C2 0.833 0.132 -0.000
O3 -1.527 -0.466 -0.113
H4 -0.725 1.177 0.963
H5 -0.749 1.278 -0.806
H6 -1.469 -1.086 0.641
N7 1.932 -0.301 -0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47571.45451.09691.09042.01742.6567
C21.47572.43712.10922.11272.68211.1817
O31.45452.43712.12152.03110.97803.4644
H41.09692.10922.12151.77202.40383.1949
H51.09042.11272.03111.77202.86333.2101
H62.01742.68210.97802.40382.86333.5520
N72.65671.18173.46443.19493.21013.5520

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.383 C1 O3 H6 110.526
C2 C1 O3 112.547 C2 C1 H4 109.261
C2 C1 H5 109.926 O3 C1 H4 111.744
O3 C1 H5 104.992 H4 C1 H5 108.212
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.057      
2 C 0.119      
3 O -0.597      
4 H 0.187      
5 H 0.219      
6 H 0.379      
7 N -0.251      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.052 1.316 1.657 2.948
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.818 1.330 -2.537
y 1.330 -20.581 -1.961
z -2.537 -1.961 -21.874
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.591 1.330 -2.537
y 1.330 6.765 -1.961
z -2.537 -1.961 4.825
Polar
3z2-r29.651
x2-y2-12.237
xy1.330
xz-2.537
yz-1.961


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.126 -0.396 -0.025
y -0.396 3.397 -0.190
z -0.025 -0.190 2.825


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.783
(<r2>)1/2 8.988