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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCH2CN (Methoxyacetonitrile)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.595753
Energy at 298.15K-246.601236
HF Energy-245.803680
Nuclear repulsion energy156.413809
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/6-31+G**
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' 3226 3050 17.60      
2 A' 3070 2902 57.79      
3 A' 3064 2897 24.61      
4 A' 2345 2217 1.38      
5 A' 1563 1478 1.94      
6 A' 1550 1465 6.53      
7 A' 1517 1434 0.58      
8 A' 1445 1366 49.69      
9 A' 1253 1185 57.49      
10 A' 1180 1116 120.88      
11 A' 1008 953 34.00      
12 A' 964 911 10.02      
13 A' 533 504 0.85      
14 A' 378 357 1.67      
15 A' 176 166 2.22      
16 A" 3134 2963 43.35      
17 A" 3107 2938 28.60      
18 A" 1536 1452 6.77      
19 A" 1279 1209 3.52      
20 A" 1200 1134 5.65      
21 A" 1054 996 3.16      
22 A" 338 320 1.48      
23 A" 217 205 5.00      
24 A" 76 72 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17605.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16644.2 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.97657 0.08154 0.07747

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -2.143 -0.352 0.000
O2 -0.740 -0.605 0.000
C3 0.000 0.599 0.000
C4 1.438 0.264 0.000
N5 2.584 0.040 0.000
H6 -2.629 -1.323 0.000
H7 -2.439 0.208 0.893
H8 -2.439 0.208 -0.893
H9 -0.219 1.203 -0.889
H10 -0.219 1.203 0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42542.34403.63334.74321.08661.09491.09492.62842.6284
O21.42541.41292.34483.38622.02122.08452.08452.08092.0809
C32.34401.41291.47662.64413.25682.62672.62671.09661.0966
C43.63332.34481.47661.16794.36583.97903.97902.10172.1017
N54.74323.38622.64411.16795.38875.10485.10483.16223.1622
H61.08662.02123.25684.36585.38871.78281.78283.60313.6031
H71.09492.08452.62673.97905.10481.78281.78683.01582.4331
H81.09492.08452.62673.97905.10481.78281.78682.43313.0158
H92.62842.08091.09662.10173.16223.60313.01582.43311.7771
H102.62842.08091.09662.10173.16223.60312.43313.01581.7771

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 111.345 O2 C1 H6 106.362
O2 C1 H7 110.916 O2 C1 H8 110.916
O2 C3 C4 108.459 O2 C3 H9 111.410
O2 C3 H10 111.410 C3 C4 N5 177.926
C4 C3 H9 108.621 C4 C3 H10 108.621
H6 C1 H7 109.619 H6 C1 H8 109.619
H7 C1 H8 109.360 H9 C3 H10 108.247
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-246.598152
Energy at 298.15K-246.603790
HF Energy-245.805460
Nuclear repulsion energy159.322616
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/6-31+G**
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 3227 3051 18.32      
2 A 3195 3020 5.17      
3 A 3151 2979 34.57      
4 A 3086 2917 31.16      
5 A 3076 2908 39.78      
6 A 2331 2203 1.77      
7 A 1556 1471 8.53      
8 A 1541 1457 6.06      
9 A 1532 1448 2.22      
10 A 1517 1435 0.43      
11 A 1422 1344 23.59      
12 A 1333 1261 6.72      
13 A 1245 1177 57.57      
14 A 1205 1139 11.72      
15 A 1180 1116 91.15      
16 A 1053 996 7.43      
17 A 959 906 37.20      
18 A 910 860 20.29      
19 A 590 558 1.94      
20 A 393 372 3.05      
21 A 341 322 0.99      
22 A 253 239 11.72      
23 A 173 164 4.23      
24 A 117 111 9.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17692.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16726.2 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.39498 0.11242 0.09457

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.559 -0.785 0.137
O2 1.090 0.437 -0.435
C3 -0.057 0.941 0.210
C4 -1.242 0.057 0.034
N5 -2.171 -0.640 -0.096
H6 2.477 -1.032 -0.390
H7 0.830 -1.589 0.002
H8 1.769 -0.656 1.204
H9 -0.272 1.910 -0.237
H10 0.111 1.076 1.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 C3 C4 N5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.42892.36632.92723.73991.08651.09311.09483.28022.6228
O21.42891.40912.40873.45032.02112.08862.08392.01592.0795
C32.36631.40911.48902.65733.26732.68932.62221.08861.0962
C42.92722.40871.48901.16843.89852.64693.30872.10892.1055
N53.73993.45032.65731.16844.67323.14894.14893.18233.1713
H61.08652.02113.26733.89854.67321.78171.78334.02973.5841
H71.09312.08862.68932.64693.14891.78171.78733.67643.0435
H81.09482.08392.62223.30874.14891.78331.78733.58212.3995
H93.28022.01591.08862.10893.18234.02973.67643.58211.7777
H102.62282.07951.09622.10553.17133.58413.04352.39951.7777

picture of Methoxyacetonitrile state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 C3 112.974 O2 C1 H6 106.129
O2 C1 H7 111.121 O2 C1 H8 110.625
O2 C3 C4 112.405 O2 C3 H9 106.930
O2 C3 H10 111.594 C3 C4 N5 179.564
C4 C3 H9 108.814 C4 C3 H10 108.106
H6 C1 H7 109.660 H6 C1 H8 109.684
H7 C1 H8 109.562 H9 C3 H10 108.912
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability