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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/TZVP

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

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.844485
Energy at 298.15K-206.848045
HF Energy-206.844485
Nuclear repulsion energy103.351067
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/TZVP
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 4148 3769 77.09 53.90 0.26 0.41
2 A 3283 2983 6.69 71.35 0.42 0.59
3 A 3206 2913 26.10 109.55 0.12 0.21
4 A 2605 2367 1.55 56.24 0.17 0.29
5 A 1621 1473 2.85 8.77 0.71 0.83
6 A 1543 1402 60.27 3.07 0.73 0.84
7 A 1491 1355 6.83 5.06 0.74 0.85
8 A 1319 1198 25.13 2.05 0.64 0.78
9 A 1204 1094 122.77 8.00 0.36 0.52
10 A 1080 981 28.69 0.37 0.63 0.78
11 A 945 858 31.60 2.51 0.14 0.25
12 A 637 579 0.91 2.78 0.30 0.46
13 A 421 382 41.93 2.58 0.74 0.85
14 A 336 305 142.89 3.80 0.74 0.85
15 A 245 223 15.11 5.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12041.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10941.2 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/TZVP
ABC
1.17185 0.16308 0.14843

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.570 0.581 0.037
C2 0.830 0.096 -0.005
O3 -1.498 -0.440 -0.110
H4 -0.699 1.128 0.965
H5 -0.711 1.269 -0.783
H6 -1.437 -1.051 0.605
N7 1.895 -0.270 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48181.38771.08411.07921.93372.6084
C21.48182.39052.08332.08702.61251.1267
O31.38772.39052.06161.99770.94283.3985
H41.08412.08332.06161.75302.32803.1050
H51.07922.08701.99771.75302.79913.1229
H61.93372.61250.94282.32802.79913.4782
N72.60841.12673.39853.10503.12293.4782

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.866 C1 O3 H6 110.693
C2 C1 O3 112.791 C2 C1 H4 107.555
C2 C1 H5 108.129 O3 C1 H4 112.453
O3 C1 H5 107.492 H4 C1 H5 108.258
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.041      
2 C -0.037      
3 O -0.408      
4 H 0.116      
5 H 0.128      
6 H 0.288      
7 N -0.129      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.574 1.299 1.486 3.244
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.868 1.239 -2.234
y 1.239 -20.751 -1.856
z -2.234 -1.856 -21.932
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.527 1.239 -2.234
y 1.239 6.649 -1.856
z -2.234 -1.856 4.878
Polar
3z2-r29.755
x2-y2-12.117
xy1.239
xz-2.234
yz-1.856


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.340 -0.455 -0.041
y -0.455 3.616 -0.088
z -0.041 -0.088 3.178


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.097
(<r2>)1/2 8.837