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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

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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/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/Def2TZVPP
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.859298
Energy at 298.15K-206.862838
HF Energy-206.859298
Nuclear repulsion energy103.449053
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/Def2TZVPP
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 4160 3771 81.77 51.09 0.23 0.37
2 A 3269 2963 6.62 68.59 0.40 0.58
3 A 3198 2899 25.44 109.37 0.10 0.19
4 A 2592 2349 1.97 58.05 0.16 0.27
5 A 1622 1470 2.19 6.76 0.68 0.81
6 A 1541 1396 59.49 1.82 0.74 0.85
7 A 1491 1351 8.70 2.82 0.75 0.86
8 A 1325 1201 23.95 1.54 0.52 0.69
9 A 1209 1095 121.03 6.82 0.33 0.50
10 A 1081 980 26.90 0.45 0.44 0.61
11 A 945 857 26.53 3.14 0.10 0.19
12 A 639 580 0.29 2.21 0.23 0.38
13 A 420 380 21.06 1.92 0.74 0.85
14 A 325 295 137.98 2.27 0.74 0.85
15 A 242 220 19.29 3.82 0.75 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12029.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10903.4 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.17037 0.16354 0.14875

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.582 0.037
C2 0.829 0.098 -0.005
O3 -1.494 -0.441 -0.110
H4 -0.703 1.129 0.963
H5 -0.714 1.268 -0.783
H6 -1.431 -1.056 0.600
N7 1.893 -0.270 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.48181.38531.08331.07881.93302.6077
C21.48182.38682.08472.08702.60831.1261
O31.38532.38682.05911.99570.94043.3930
H41.08332.08472.05911.75082.33113.1065
H51.07882.08701.99571.75082.79733.1233
H61.93302.60830.94042.33112.79733.4707
N72.60771.12613.39303.10653.12333.4707

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.827 C1 O3 H6 110.983
C2 C1 O3 112.672 C2 C1 H4 107.712
C2 C1 H5 108.152 O3 C1 H4 112.472
O3 C1 H5 107.525 H4 C1 H5 108.141
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.309      
2 C -0.181      
3 O -0.389      
4 H 0.084      
5 H 0.082      
6 H 0.217      
7 N -0.122      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.722 1.261 1.372 3.299
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.425 1.249 -2.064
y 1.249 -20.734 -1.776
z -2.064 -1.776 -21.909
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.104 1.249 -2.064
y 1.249 6.432 -1.776
z -2.064 -1.776 4.671
Polar
3z2-r29.342
x2-y2-11.691
xy1.249
xz-2.064
yz-1.776


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.541 -0.389 -0.034
y -0.389 3.893 -0.076
z -0.034 -0.076 3.462


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.861
(<r2>)1/2 8.824