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

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-205.487501
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-205.262825
Nuclear repulsion energy115.666833
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/STO-3G
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' 3868 3372 15.72      
2 A' 3535 3082 1.87      
3 A' 3337 2910 17.57      
4 A' 3300 2878 31.61      
5 A' 1879 1638 152.66      
6 A' 1737 1514 6.59      
7 A' 1638 1428 24.11      
8 A' 1590 1386 1.45      
9 A' 1492 1301 0.38      
10 A' 1337 1166 99.94      
11 A' 1265 1103 17.34      
12 A' 1076 938 40.83      
13 A' 603 526 4.81      
14 A' 335 292 3.30      
15 A" 3490 3043 7.34      
16 A" 1701 1483 2.77      
17 A" 1242 1083 4.26      
18 A" 994 867 0.93      
19 A" 409 356 89.28      
20 A" 170 148 3.24      
21 A" 239i 209i 44.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17378.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15152.4 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/STO-3G
ABC
1.40722 0.13697 0.12790

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.283 -0.795 0.000
O2 1.440 -1.287 0.000
N3 0.000 0.600 0.000
C4 -1.360 1.174 0.000
H5 -0.676 -1.381 0.000
H6 0.804 1.257 0.000
H7 -2.091 0.343 0.000
H8 -1.547 1.800 0.898
H9 -1.547 1.800 -0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.25771.42322.56391.12332.11652.63203.29953.2995
O21.25772.37373.72772.11782.62173.88884.38824.3882
N31.42322.37371.47622.09291.03792.10652.15392.1539
C42.56393.72771.47622.64452.16581.10631.11101.1110
H51.12332.11782.09292.64453.02392.23013.41803.4180
H62.11652.62171.03792.16583.02393.03552.57462.5746
H72.63203.88882.10651.10632.23013.03551.79621.7962
H83.29954.38822.15391.11103.41802.57461.79621.7969
H93.29954.38822.15391.11103.41802.57461.79621.7969

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 124.317 C1 N3 H6 117.773
O2 C1 N3 124.487 O2 C1 H5 125.523
N3 C1 H5 109.990 N3 C4 H7 108.465
N3 C4 H8 111.947 N3 C4 H9 111.947
C4 N3 H6 117.909 H7 C4 H8 108.209
H7 C4 H9 108.209 H8 C4 H9 107.937
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-205.487501
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-205.262825
Nuclear repulsion energy115.666833
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/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/STO-3G
ABC
1.40722 0.13697 0.12790

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-205.492061
Energy at 298.15K-205.497989
HF Energy-205.264634
Nuclear repulsion energy117.554860
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/STO-3G
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 3735 3257 1.94      
2 A 3554 3099 0.33      
3 A 3512 3062 5.76      
4 A 3347 2918 8.51      
5 A 3310 2886 34.07      
6 A 1820 1587 64.29      
7 A 1723 1502 0.75      
8 A 1706 1487 8.22      
9 A 1615 1408 21.59      
10 A 1604 1399 9.55      
11 A 1493 1302 7.16      
12 A 1273 1110 58.80      
13 A 1228 1071 21.85      
14 A 1209 1055 3.38      
15 A 1031 899 12.58      
16 A 950 828 2.12      
17 A 810 706 64.62      
18 A 592 516 89.03      
19 A 309 269 8.32      
20 A 243 212 7.38      
21 A 123 107 0.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17592.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15339.2 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 MP2/STO-3G
ABC
0.58753 0.19949 0.15539

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.883 0.456 0.048
O2 1.422 -0.678 -0.016
N3 -0.540 0.715 -0.187
C4 -1.423 -0.481 0.044
H5 1.437 1.422 0.197
H6 -0.850 1.511 0.427
H7 -2.452 -0.239 -0.281
H8 -1.041 -1.320 -0.566
H9 -1.453 -0.809 1.105

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.25691.46582.48921.12312.06423.42322.68982.8596
O21.25692.41252.85282.11043.18593.90862.60493.0888
N31.46582.41251.50372.13421.05192.13892.12942.1963
C42.48922.85281.50373.43792.10771.10611.10551.1111
H51.12312.11042.13423.43792.29944.25573.77353.7619
H62.06423.18591.05192.10772.29942.47643.00632.4918
H73.42323.90862.13891.10614.25572.47641.80021.8008
H82.68982.60492.12941.10553.77353.00631.80021.7951
H92.85963.08882.19631.11113.76192.49181.80081.7951

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 113.909 C1 N3 H6 109.032
O2 C1 N3 124.587 O2 C1 H5 124.836
N3 C1 H5 110.353 N3 C4 H7 109.136
N3 C4 H8 108.432 N3 C4 H9 113.426
C4 N3 H6 109.864 H7 C4 H8 108.974
H7 C4 H9 108.627 H8 C4 H9 108.164
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability