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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2/LANL2DZ

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.205820
Energy at 298.15K-246.211135
HF Energy-245.699477
Nuclear repulsion energy151.952021
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/LANL2DZ
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' 3191 3073 21.89      
2 A' 3016 2905 43.47      
3 A' 3009 2898 54.83      
4 A' 2066 1990 13.90      
5 A' 1542 1486 4.80      
6 A' 1533 1476 4.65      
7 A' 1489 1434 0.24      
8 A' 1420 1368 24.87      
9 A' 1190 1146 12.74      
10 A' 1064 1024 112.98      
11 A' 934 900 2.23      
12 A' 873 841 27.35      
13 A' 510 491 0.47      
14 A' 350 337 2.31      
15 A' 166 160 0.88      
16 A" 3104 2990 58.26      
17 A" 3076 2963 38.34      
18 A" 1526 1469 10.33      
19 A" 1244 1198 0.81      
20 A" 1149 1107 3.00      
21 A" 1049 1011 3.83      
22 A" 338 325 0.05      
23 A" 206 198 6.90      
24 A" 72 70 1.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17058.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16428.6 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/LANL2DZ
ABC
0.89593 0.07747 0.07335

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.204 -0.441 0.000
O2 -0.732 -0.639 0.000
C3 0.000 0.647 0.000
C4 1.457 0.331 0.000
N5 2.645 0.094 0.000
H6 -2.622 -1.455 0.000
H7 -2.525 0.106 0.906
H8 -2.525 0.106 -0.906
H9 -0.252 1.238 -0.902
H10 -0.252 1.238 0.902

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48562.45793.74124.87841.09721.10591.10592.72842.7284
O21.48561.47972.39383.45542.05932.14312.14312.13722.1372
C32.45791.47971.49042.70223.36102.73662.73661.10761.1076
C43.74122.39381.49041.21194.45314.08964.08962.13412.1341
N54.87843.45542.70221.21195.49055.24895.24893.24253.2425
H61.09722.05933.36104.45315.49051.80791.80793.69963.6996
H71.10592.14312.73664.08965.24891.80791.81143.11732.5394
H81.10592.14312.73664.08965.24891.80791.81142.53943.1173
H92.72842.13721.10762.13413.24253.69963.11732.53941.8046
H102.72842.13721.10762.13413.24253.69962.53943.11731.8046

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.972 O2 C1 H6 104.750
O2 C1 H7 110.721 O2 C1 H8 110.721
O2 C3 C4 107.410 O2 C3 H9 110.570
O2 C3 H10 110.570 C3 C4 N5 179.065
C4 C3 H9 109.583 C4 C3 H10 109.583
H6 C1 H7 110.293 H6 C1 H8 110.293
H7 C1 H8 109.962 H9 C3 H10 109.102
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.208933
Energy at 298.15K-246.214391
HF Energy-245.701670
Nuclear repulsion energy154.699122
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/LANL2DZ
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 3191 3073 22.70      
2 A 3160 3043 7.85      
3 A 3115 3000 50.85      
4 A 3041 2929 41.55      
5 A 3014 2903 45.51      
6 A 2045 1969 15.02      
7 A 1540 1484 11.34      
8 A 1527 1471 10.05      
9 A 1517 1461 4.13      
10 A 1490 1435 0.43      
11 A 1395 1343 8.61      
12 A 1290 1242 2.35      
13 A 1191 1147 7.65      
14 A 1154 1111 2.72      
15 A 1083 1043 80.48      
16 A 1023 985 28.10      
17 A 888 856 32.14      
18 A 826 796 18.59      
19 A 565 544 2.49      
20 A 364 350 5.11      
21 A 332 320 1.03      
22 A 239 231 14.73      
23 A 171 165 3.74      
24 A 108 104 11.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17134.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16502.4 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 MP2/LANL2DZ
ABC
0.36654 0.10683 0.08922

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.612 -0.818 0.143
O2 1.124 0.462 -0.438
C3 -0.091 0.979 0.217
C4 -1.273 0.066 0.039
N5 -2.216 -0.682 -0.103
H6 2.557 -1.017 -0.379
H7 0.892 -1.634 -0.045
H8 1.787 -0.707 1.229
H9 -0.286 1.945 -0.269
H10 0.084 1.130 1.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48792.47703.01943.83881.09731.10421.10613.37782.7328
O21.48791.47402.47543.54642.06032.14502.14172.05382.1325
C32.47701.47401.50402.71683.36922.80442.71901.09911.1069
C43.01942.47541.50401.21294.00212.75453.37282.14432.1361
N53.83883.54642.71681.21294.79303.25174.21893.26453.2476
H61.09732.06033.36924.00214.79301.80651.80974.10773.6798
H71.10422.14502.80442.75453.25171.80651.81153.77523.1783
H81.10612.14172.71903.37284.21891.80971.81153.68482.5057
H93.37782.05381.09912.14433.26454.10773.77523.68481.8061
H102.73282.13251.10692.13613.24763.67983.17832.50571.8061

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 113.504 O2 C1 H6 104.670
O2 C1 H7 110.818 O2 C1 H8 110.443
O2 C3 C4 112.448 O2 C3 H9 104.981
O2 C3 H10 110.632 C3 C4 N5 179.232
C4 C3 H9 109.950 C4 C3 H10 108.854
H6 C1 H7 110.281 H6 C1 H8 110.434
H7 C1 H8 110.084 H9 C3 H10 109.921
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability