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All results from a given calculation for C3H7NO (dimethylformamide)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A
1 3 no CS methyls geared 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.991003
Energy at 298.15K-246.999519
HF Energy-246.991003
Nuclear repulsion energy182.993923
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 HF/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' 3362 3021 2.47      
2 A' 3301 2966 36.26      
3 A' 3215 2889 58.66      
4 A' 3202 2877 113.26      
5 A' 3197 2873 23.66      
6 A' 1962 1763 577.27      
7 A' 1687 1516 31.03      
8 A' 1656 1488 9.09      
9 A' 1627 1462 14.00      
10 A' 1593 1431 44.18      
11 A' 1587 1426 13.33      
12 A' 1557 1399 131.54      
13 A' 1405 1262 62.17      
14 A' 1200 1078 139.85      
15 A' 1186 1065 10.77      
16 A' 942 846 4.74      
17 A' 712 640 10.59      
18 A' 426 383 1.72      
19 A' 351 316 14.11      
20 A" 3250 2921 71.13      
21 A" 3250 2920 31.78      
22 A" 1648 1481 13.57      
23 A" 1627 1462 2.30      
24 A" 1288 1157 6.59      
25 A" 1239 1114 0.06      
26 A" 1165 1047 5.88      
27 A" 346 311 32.26      
28 A" 243 218 1.60      
29 A" 162 145 0.28      
30 A" 83 75 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24235.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21775.7 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.30120 0.14193 0.10005

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.691 -0.821 0.000
O2 0.218 -1.920 0.000
N3 0.000 0.337 0.000
C4 -1.446 0.332 0.000
C5 0.659 1.620 0.000
H6 1.770 -0.664 0.000
H7 -1.793 -0.688 0.000
H8 -1.828 0.840 0.881
H9 -1.828 0.840 -0.881
H10 1.733 1.488 0.000
H11 0.387 2.196 -0.880
H12 0.387 2.196 0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.19641.34882.42862.44121.09062.48743.14323.14322.53303.15673.1567
O21.19642.26792.80043.56751.99642.35833.54673.54673.72934.21174.2117
N31.34882.26791.44641.44232.03412.06542.09042.09042.08032.09192.0919
C42.42862.80041.44642.46853.36751.07741.08601.08603.38322.75812.7581
C52.44123.56751.44232.46852.54033.36772.75152.75151.08211.08601.0860
H61.09061.99642.03413.36752.54033.56323.99823.99822.15243.29633.2963
H72.48742.35832.06541.07743.36773.56321.76421.76424.14353.72023.7202
H83.14323.54672.09041.08602.75153.99821.76421.76163.72533.13732.5966
H93.14323.54672.09041.08602.75153.99821.76421.76163.72532.59663.1373
H102.53303.72932.08033.38321.08212.15244.14353.72533.72531.75721.7572
H113.15674.21172.09192.75811.08603.29633.72023.13732.59661.75721.7598
H123.15674.21172.09192.75811.08603.29633.72022.59663.13731.75721.7598

picture of dimethylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 120.609 C1 N3 C5 121.975
O2 C1 N3 125.899 O2 C1 H6 121.536
N3 C1 H6 112.565 N3 C4 H7 108.967
N3 C4 H8 110.461 N3 C4 H9 110.461
N3 C5 H10 110.177 N3 C5 H11 110.879
N3 C5 H12 110.879 C4 N3 C5 117.416
H7 C4 H8 109.264 H7 C4 H9 109.264
H8 C4 H9 108.401 H10 C5 H11 108.288
H10 C5 H12 108.288 H11 C5 H12 108.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.522      
2 O -0.579      
3 N -0.607      
4 C -0.294      
5 C -0.281      
6 H 0.142      
7 H 0.232      
8 H 0.167      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.181      
11 H 0.175      
12 H 0.175      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.415 4.068 0.000 4.089
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.076 0.559 0.000
y 0.559 -37.394 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.040
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.140 0.559 0.000
y 0.559 -8.336 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.195
Polar
3z2-r22.391
x2-y210.317
xy0.559
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.901 -0.150 0.000
y -0.150 7.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.238


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.645
(<r2>)1/2 11.075

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.991003
Energy at 298.15K-246.999520
HF Energy-246.991003
Nuclear repulsion energy182.993948
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 HF/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 3363 3021 2.47      
2 A 3301 2966 36.28      
3 A 3250 2921 55.71      
4 A 3249 2920 47.24      
5 A 3216 2889 60.34      
6 A 3202 2877 111.50      
7 A 3197 2873 23.71      
8 A 1962 1762 577.19      
9 A 1687 1516 30.98      
10 A 1656 1488 9.13      
11 A 1648 1481 13.56      
12 A 1627 1462 2.31      
13 A 1627 1462 13.97      
14 A 1593 1431 43.41      
15 A 1587 1426 14.25      
16 A 1557 1399 131.61      
17 A 1405 1262 62.08      
18 A 1288 1157 6.60      
19 A 1239 1114 0.06      
20 A 1200 1078 139.98      
21 A 1186 1065 10.68      
22 A 1165 1047 5.89      
23 A 942 846 4.77      
24 A 712 640 10.58      
25 A 426 383 1.71      
26 A 351 316 14.12      
27 A 346 311 32.25      
28 A 243 218 1.60      
29 A 162 145 0.27      
30 A 84 76 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24236.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21776.2 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.30126 0.14192 0.10005

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.864 -0.637 -0.000
O2 -1.930 -0.094 0.000
N3 0.337 -0.022 0.000
C4 0.425 1.422 -0.000
C5 1.574 -0.763 0.000
H6 -0.777 -1.724 -0.001
H7 0.957 1.770 -0.881
H8 -0.571 1.833 -0.001
H9 0.956 1.770 0.881
H10 2.166 -0.528 -0.880
H11 2.166 -0.528 0.880
H12 1.373 -1.826 0.001

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.19641.34882.42852.44141.09053.14352.48713.14303.15663.15712.5332
O21.19642.26802.80053.56771.99643.54742.35823.54644.21194.21193.7295
N31.34882.26801.44621.44242.03402.09062.06512.09022.09202.09192.0803
C42.42852.80051.44622.46833.36721.08611.07741.08602.75812.75773.3830
C52.44143.56771.44242.46832.54042.75143.36752.75151.08601.08591.0821
H61.09051.99642.03403.36722.54043.99813.56293.99823.29583.29702.1526
H73.14353.54742.09061.08612.75143.99811.76411.76162.59663.13663.7253
H82.48712.35822.06511.07743.36753.56291.76411.76423.72003.72004.1432
H93.14303.54642.09021.08602.75153.99821.76161.76423.13782.59643.7251
H103.15664.21192.09202.75811.08603.29582.59663.72003.13781.75981.7572
H113.15714.21192.09192.75771.08593.29703.13663.72002.59641.75981.7571
H122.53323.72952.08033.38301.08212.15263.72534.14323.72511.75721.7571

picture of dimethylformamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 120.611 C1 N3 C5 121.982
O2 C1 N3 125.905 O2 C1 H6 121.536
N3 C1 H6 112.559 N3 C4 H7 110.486
N3 C4 H8 108.960 N3 C4 H9 110.457
N3 C5 H10 110.884 N3 C5 H11 110.878
N3 C5 H12 110.175 C4 N3 C5 117.407
H7 C4 H8 109.259 H7 C4 H9 108.392
H8 C4 H9 109.265 H10 C5 H11 108.237
H10 C5 H12 108.291 H11 C5 H12 108.286
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.522      
2 O -0.579      
3 N -0.607      
4 C -0.294      
5 C -0.281      
6 H 0.142      
7 H 0.167      
8 H 0.232      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.175      
11 H 0.175      
12 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.033 -0.678 -0.002 4.089
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.422 0.113 0.003
y 0.113 -27.049 -0.001
z 0.003 -0.001 -31.040
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.377 0.113 0.003
y 0.113 7.181 -0.001
z 0.003 -0.001 1.196
Polar
3z2-r22.391
x2-y2-10.372
xy0.113
xz0.003
yz-0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.029 0.077 -0.000
y 0.077 5.885 0.001
z -0.000 0.001 4.238


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.647
(<r2>)1/2 11.075

Conformer 3 (CS methyls geared)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.987944
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-246.987944
Nuclear repulsion energy182.768613
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 HF/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' 3362 3021 2.65      
2 A' 3313 2977 23.69      
3 A' 3214 2888 60.23      
4 A' 3203 2878 78.83      
5 A' 3193 2869 59.24      
6 A' 1966 1767 538.39      
7 A' 1671 1501 42.39      
8 A' 1660 1491 10.52      
9 A' 1627 1462 22.39      
10 A' 1590 1428 6.43      
11 A' 1584 1423 3.06      
12 A' 1545 1388 187.28      
13 A' 1410 1266 49.16      
14 A' 1212 1089 97.64      
15 A' 1178 1058 44.92      
16 A' 936 841 5.24      
17 A' 712 640 9.28      
18 A' 423 380 1.36      
19 A' 339 304 13.85      
20 A" 3262 2931 42.41      
21 A" 3254 2924 58.18      
22 A" 1651 1484 2.84      
23 A" 1641 1474 9.05      
24 A" 1275 1146 4.73      
25 A" 1241 1115 0.64      
26 A" 1169 1050 6.91      
27 A" 341 306 34.53      
28 A" 213 192 2.31      
29 A" 107 96 0.03      
30 A" 196i 176i 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24047.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21606.7 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.29474 0.14302 0.09987

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.654 -0.837 0.000
O2 0.152 -1.923 0.000
N3 0.000 0.341 0.000
C4 -1.448 0.381 0.000
C5 0.745 1.585 0.000
H6 1.738 -0.710 0.000
H7 -1.820 -0.630 0.000
H8 -1.817 0.896 0.881
H9 -1.817 0.896 -0.881
H10 0.047 2.410 0.000
H11 1.371 1.679 0.882
H12 1.371 1.679 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.19681.34752.42892.42381.09202.48273.14423.14423.30312.76092.7609
O21.19682.26992.80543.55851.99722.35873.55023.55024.33483.90413.9041
N31.34752.26991.44831.45012.03162.06322.09462.09462.06922.10882.1088
C42.42892.80541.44832.50203.36771.07751.08551.08552.52013.22623.2262
C52.42383.55851.45012.50202.50073.38972.79662.79661.08081.08521.0852
H61.09201.99722.03163.36772.50073.55953.99993.99993.54892.57302.5730
H72.48272.35872.06321.07753.38973.55951.76201.76203.56774.03664.0366
H83.14423.55022.09461.08552.79663.99991.76201.76282.55863.28343.7268
H93.14423.55022.09461.08552.79663.99991.76201.76282.55863.72683.2834
H103.30314.33482.06922.52011.08083.54893.56772.55862.55861.75061.7506
H112.76093.90412.10883.22621.08522.57304.03663.28343.72681.75061.7634
H122.76093.90412.10883.22621.08522.57304.03663.72683.28341.75061.7634

picture of dimethylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 120.597 C1 N3 C5 120.037
O2 C1 N3 126.191 O2 C1 H6 121.456
N3 C1 H6 112.353 N3 C4 H7 108.658
N3 C4 H8 110.699 N3 C4 H9 110.699
N3 C5 H10 108.806 N3 C5 H11 111.756
N3 C5 H12 111.756 C4 N3 C5 119.367
H7 C4 H8 109.092 H7 C4 H9 109.092
H8 C4 H9 108.570 H10 C5 H11 107.848
H10 C5 H12 107.848 H11 C5 H12 108.678
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.524      
2 O -0.581      
3 N -0.615      
4 C -0.292      
5 C -0.293      
6 H 0.143      
7 H 0.230      
8 H 0.167      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.189      
11 H 0.180      
12 H 0.180      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.476 4.153 0.000 4.181
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.255 0.100 0.000
y 0.100 -37.002 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.975
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.733 0.100 0.000
y 0.100 -7.887 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.154
Polar
3z2-r22.307
x2-y29.747
xy0.100
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.944 -0.028 0.000
y -0.028 6.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.248


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.816
(<r2>)1/2 11.082