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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.580824
Energy at 298.15K-190.586149
HF Energy-189.983650
Nuclear repulsion energy81.414086
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 QCISD(T)/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 3825 3684        
2 A 3067 2954        
3 A 1551 1494        
4 A 1424 1372        
5 A 1231 1185        
6 A 1051 1012        
7 A 590 568        
8 A 416 401        
9 B 3824 3683        
10 B 3123 3008        
11 B 1492 1437        
12 B 1394 1342        
13 B 1092 1052        
14 B 1043 1004        
15 B 413 398        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12766.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12296.9 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 QCISD(T)/TZVP
ABC
1.37607 0.34206 0.30167

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.538
O2 0.000 1.170 -0.248
O3 0.000 -1.170 -0.248
H4 -0.893 -0.076 1.163
H5 0.893 0.076 1.163
H6 -0.798 1.135 -0.791
H7 0.798 -1.135 -0.791

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.40961.40961.09321.09321.92111.9211
O21.40962.33982.08401.99720.96522.4988
O31.40962.33981.99722.08402.49880.9652
H41.09322.08401.99721.79322.30092.7931
H51.09321.99722.08401.79322.79312.3009
H61.92110.96522.49882.30092.79312.7749
H71.92112.49880.96522.79312.30092.7749

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 106.477 C1 O3 H7 106.477
O2 C1 O3 112.182 O2 C1 H4 112.125
O2 C1 H5 105.172 O3 C1 H4 105.172
O3 C1 H5 112.125 H4 C1 H5 110.203
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability