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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.123688
Energy at 298.15K-246.129181
HF Energy-245.672641
Nuclear repulsion energy155.052964
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 CID/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' 3248 3038 16.07      
2 A' 3093 2893 42.18      
3 A' 3086 2886 13.27      
4 A' 2419 2263 0.10      
5 A' 1609 1505 2.40      
6 A' 1595 1492 7.37      
7 A' 1553 1452 0.36      
8 A' 1483 1387 30.77      
9 A' 1254 1173 27.13      
10 A' 1158 1083 122.16      
11 A' 997 932 1.71      
12 A' 960 898 36.19      
13 A' 545 510 0.55      
14 A' 371 347 2.69      
15 A' 172 161 1.51      
16 A" 3157 2952 52.18      
17 A" 3123 2921 27.42      
18 A" 1584 1481 9.47      
19 A" 1302 1218 2.22      
20 A" 1211 1132 4.66      
21 A" 1090 1019 3.45      
22 A" 352 329 0.88      
23 A" 206 192 7.69      
24 A" 82 77 1.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17824.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16669.5 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
0.93509 0.08044 0.07621

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.159 -0.465 0.000
O2 -0.715 -0.617 0.000
C3 0.000 0.636 0.000
C4 1.440 0.335 0.000
N5 2.584 0.112 0.000
H6 -2.559 -1.476 0.000
H7 -2.497 0.069 0.895
H8 -2.497 0.069 -0.895
H9 -0.251 1.229 -0.888
H10 -0.251 1.229 0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.45182.42333.68684.77801.08731.09571.09572.70162.7016
O21.45181.44292.35623.37902.03352.10892.10892.10102.1010
C32.42331.44291.47122.63663.31752.71232.71231.09731.0973
C43.68682.35621.47121.16554.38964.04624.04622.10922.1092
N54.77803.37902.63661.16555.38235.15955.15953.17413.1741
H61.08732.03353.31754.38965.38231.78681.78683.66493.6649
H71.09572.10892.71234.04625.15951.78681.79003.09342.5277
H81.09572.10892.71234.04625.15951.78681.79002.52773.0934
H92.70162.10101.09732.10923.17413.66493.09342.52771.7764
H102.70162.10101.09732.10923.17413.66492.52773.09341.7764

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.679 O2 C1 H6 105.529
O2 C1 H7 110.979 O2 C1 H8 110.979
O2 C3 C4 107.911 O2 C3 H9 110.872
O2 C3 H10 110.872 C3 C4 N5 179.215
C4 C3 H9 109.546 C4 C3 H10 109.546
H6 C1 H7 109.872 H6 C1 H8 109.872
H7 C1 H8 109.542 H9 C3 H10 108.083
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.126001
Energy at 298.15K-246.131617
HF Energy-245.674872
Nuclear repulsion energy157.683338
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 CID/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 3250 3039 17.11      
2 A 3207 2999 4.91      
3 A 3172 2966 40.46      
4 A 3106 2904 28.60      
5 A 3099 2898 25.43      
6 A 2401 2246 0.23      
7 A 1600 1496 9.67      
8 A 1586 1483 10.93      
9 A 1579 1477 2.47      
10 A 1553 1452 0.20      
11 A 1452 1358 9.96      
12 A 1346 1259 3.98      
13 A 1250 1169 19.96      
14 A 1213 1135 5.22      
15 A 1164 1089 99.30      
16 A 1074 1005 11.44      
17 A 951 889 39.46      
18 A 905 846 20.07      
19 A 599 561 3.86      
20 A 385 360 4.85      
21 A 348 326 1.02      
22 A 242 227 15.66      
23 A 170 159 3.57      
24 A 111 104 11.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17880.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16722.3 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
0.38706 0.10960 0.09226

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.624 -0.772 0.141
O2 1.075 0.444 -0.441
C3 -0.104 0.950 0.211
C4 -1.271 0.052 0.041
N5 -2.170 -0.679 -0.098
H6 2.533 -0.977 -0.419
H7 0.926 -1.607 0.037
H8 1.864 -0.620 1.199
H9 -0.308 1.915 -0.252
H10 0.075 1.105 1.283

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.45572.44093.01213.80281.08731.09391.09563.33312.6877
O21.45571.43982.42763.45122.03582.11202.10842.02822.0995
C32.44091.43981.48282.64913.32662.76302.70471.08971.0969
C43.01212.42761.48281.16653.96772.75353.40942.11772.1125
N53.80283.45122.64911.16654.72323.23494.23783.19653.1823
H61.08732.03583.32663.96774.72321.78561.78764.05763.6429
H71.09392.11202.76302.75353.23491.78561.79053.74373.1033
H81.09562.10842.70473.40944.23781.78761.79053.64042.4862
H93.33312.02821.08972.11773.19654.05763.74373.64041.7776
H102.68772.09951.09692.11253.18233.64293.10332.48621.7776

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 114.911 O2 C1 H6 105.446
O2 C1 H7 111.064 O2 C1 H8 110.673
O2 C3 C4 112.317 O2 C3 H9 105.777
O2 C3 H10 110.987 C3 C4 N5 178.458
C4 C3 H9 109.870 C4 C3 H10 109.029
H6 C1 H7 109.897 H6 C1 H8 109.958
H7 C1 H8 109.727 H9 C3 H10 108.770
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability