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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.532016
Energy at 298.15K-39.538001
HF Energy-39.159320
Nuclear repulsion energy65.182165
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 MP2/CEP-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' 3628 3505 27.50      
2 A' 3163 3056 43.73      
3 A' 3051 2948 109.75      
4 A' 3040 2938 66.26      
5 A' 1664 1608 384.70      
6 A' 1548 1496 15.62      
7 A' 1499 1448 7.98      
8 A' 1459 1410 14.10      
9 A' 1398 1351 27.51      
10 A' 1308 1264 107.11      
11 A' 1160 1121 48.56      
12 A' 1002 968 44.10      
13 A' 579 559 12.58      
14 A' 334 323 8.82      
15 A" 3135 3030 58.65      
16 A" 1511 1460 6.98      
17 A" 1156 1117 2.33      
18 A" 991 958 11.06      
19 A" 664 642 211.54      
20 A" 195 188 0.50      
21 A" 88 85 0.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16285.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15737.0 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
1.40983 0.13647 0.12753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.279 -0.775 0.000
O2 1.457 -1.279 0.000
N3 0.000 0.597 0.000
C4 -1.380 1.165 0.000
H5 -0.639 -1.405 0.000
H6 0.806 1.228 0.000
H7 -2.105 0.327 0.000
H8 -1.555 1.782 0.905
H9 -1.555 1.782 -0.905

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.28131.40072.55301.11292.07192.62693.27473.2747
O21.28132.37543.74472.09992.59043.90784.38884.3888
N31.40072.37541.49262.10161.02362.12262.15422.1542
C42.55303.74471.49262.67452.18731.10751.10951.1095
H51.11292.09992.10162.67453.00362.26963.43753.4375
H62.07192.59041.02362.18733.00363.04742.58802.5880
H72.62693.90782.12261.10752.26963.04741.79981.7998
H83.27474.38882.15421.10953.43752.58801.79981.8100
H93.27474.38882.15421.10953.43752.58801.79981.8100

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 123.832 C1 N3 H6 116.586
O2 C1 N3 124.616 O2 C1 H5 122.425
N3 C1 H5 112.959 N3 C4 H7 108.533
N3 C4 H8 110.909 N3 C4 H9 110.909
C4 N3 H6 119.582 H7 C4 H8 108.554
H7 C4 H9 108.554 H8 C4 H9 109.316
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.532016
Energy at 298.15K-39.538001
HF Energy-39.159320
Nuclear repulsion energy65.182165
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 MP2/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
1.40983 0.13647 0.12753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.533856
Energy at 298.15K-39.539837
HF Energy-39.161548
Nuclear repulsion energy66.493076
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 MP2/CEP-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 3665 3541 32.01      
2 A 3181 3074 39.96      
3 A 3153 3046 47.52      
4 A 3056 2953 24.93      
5 A 3051 2948 148.70      
6 A 1632 1577 252.01      
7 A 1553 1500 72.54      
8 A 1522 1470 67.28      
9 A 1504 1453 9.01      
10 A 1486 1436 33.28      
11 A 1378 1332 13.72      
12 A 1232 1190 53.21      
13 A 1176 1136 3.55      
14 A 1175 1136 0.08      
15 A 961 929 0.87      
16 A 944 913 18.11      
17 A 740 715 4.53      
18 A 487 471 96.78      
19 A 326 315 111.01      
20 A 263 254 11.30      
21 A 66 64 3.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16275.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15726.7 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
0.60089 0.19918 0.15402

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.882 0.470 0.000
O2 1.423 -0.694 0.000
N3 -0.500 0.682 -0.000
C4 -1.454 -0.470 0.000
H5 1.480 1.407 0.000
H6 -0.854 1.639 0.000
H7 -2.485 -0.067 0.000
H8 -1.295 -1.100 -0.897
H9 -1.295 -1.101 0.897

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.28381.39792.51771.11172.09273.40912.83002.8297
O21.28382.36452.88522.10203.25993.95732.89042.8900
N31.39792.36451.49582.10861.02022.12152.14802.1480
C42.51772.88521.49583.48312.19251.10671.10771.1077
H51.11172.10202.10863.48312.34584.23003.84613.8459
H62.09273.25991.02022.19252.34582.36002.91592.9159
H73.40913.95732.12151.10674.23002.36001.81321.8132
H82.83002.89042.14801.10773.84612.91591.81321.7935
H92.82972.89002.14801.10773.84592.91591.81321.7935

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 120.895 C1 N3 H6 119.042
O2 C1 N3 123.644 O2 C1 H5 122.519
N3 C1 H5 113.838 N3 C4 H7 108.276
N3 C4 H8 110.292 N3 C4 H9 110.293
C4 N3 H6 120.063 H7 C4 H8 109.936
H7 C4 H9 109.937 H8 C4 H9 108.107
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability