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All results from a given calculation for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.861785
Energy at 298.15K-114.864286
HF Energy-114.794695
Nuclear repulsion energy34.671169
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 3687 3687 21.37      
2 A 3349 3349 20.97      
3 A 3181 3181 18.37      
4 A 1519 1519 5.63      
5 A 1367 1367 30.34      
6 A 1144 1144 68.54      
7 A 1056 1056 83.03      
8 A 609 609 116.05      
9 A 427 427 106.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8169.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8169.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
6.45187 0.95015 0.83645

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 0.705 0.030 -0.065
O2 -0.683 -0.124 0.027
H3 1.235 -0.897 0.084
H4 1.152 0.987 0.183
H5 -1.154 0.721 -0.093

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.39941.07831.08461.9836
O21.39942.06892.15020.9749
H31.07832.06891.88792.8912
H41.08462.15021.88792.3376
H51.98360.97492.89122.3376

picture of Hydroxymethyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 112.094 O2 C1 H3 112.593
O2 C1 H4 119.373 H3 C1 H4 121.580
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 -0.070      
2 O -0.585      
3 H 0.149      
4 H 0.122      
5 H 0.384      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.246 1.825 0.132 1.847
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.339 -2.466 0.749
y -2.466 -11.140 -0.045
z 0.749 -0.045 -13.991
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.226 -2.466 0.749
y -2.466 1.525 -0.045
z 0.749 -0.045 -2.751
Polar
3z2-r2-5.503
x2-y2-0.200
xy-2.466
xz0.749
yz-0.045


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.729 -0.165 0.040
y -0.165 2.137 -0.012
z 0.040 -0.012 0.944


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.996
(<r2>)1/2 4.582