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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: SVWN/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at SVWN/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at SVWN/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at SVWN/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at SVWN/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-206.901487
Energy at 298.15K-206.904828
HF Energy-206.901487
Nuclear repulsion energy102.790335
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 SVWN/6-311G**
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 3736 3697 51.31 66.53 0.26 0.42
2 A 3013 2982 1.17 95.12 0.35 0.52
3 A 2912 2882 21.99 134.93 0.17 0.29
4 A 2317 2292 1.17 72.01 0.24 0.39
5 A 1404 1390 9.31 13.60 0.64 0.78
6 A 1357 1343 36.61 7.55 0.73 0.84
7 A 1316 1303 0.25 6.09 0.74 0.85
8 A 1180 1167 9.27 5.19 0.55 0.71
9 A 1097 1086 116.38 3.62 0.38 0.55
10 A 952 942 12.54 0.83 0.25 0.40
11 A 908 898 16.09 1.88 0.22 0.36
12 A 586 580 3.11 1.83 0.27 0.42
13 A 393 389 60.36 1.20 0.72 0.84
14 A 306 303 94.98 3.85 0.74 0.85
15 A 208 206 9.15 3.73 0.75 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10842.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10729.9 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 SVWN/6-311G**
ABC
1.11979 0.16486 0.14911

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at SVWN/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.567 0.583 0.039
C2 0.810 0.127 -0.008
O3 -1.490 -0.454 -0.108
H4 -0.703 1.165 0.974
H5 -0.734 1.285 -0.795
H6 -1.342 -1.097 0.606
N7 1.892 -0.283 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.45171.39591.11031.10281.93472.6080
C21.45172.37482.08142.08432.55081.1572
O31.39592.37482.10062.01670.97193.3880
H41.11032.08142.10061.77422.37913.1322
H51.10282.08432.01671.77422.82913.1566
H61.93472.55080.97192.37912.82913.3921
N72.60801.15723.38803.13223.15663.3921

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.110 C1 O3 H6 108.257
C2 C1 O3 113.005 C2 C1 H4 107.923
C2 C1 H5 108.593 O3 C1 H4 113.403
O3 C1 H5 107.047 H4 C1 H5 106.588
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.091      
2 C 0.003      
3 O -0.344      
4 H 0.183      
5 H 0.198      
6 H 0.264      
7 N -0.213      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.392 1.074 1.305 2.929
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.764 1.228 -1.818
y 1.228 -20.465 -1.783
z -1.818 -1.783 -21.896
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.583 1.228 -1.818
y 1.228 6.365 -1.783
z -1.818 -1.783 4.218
Polar
3z2-r28.436
x2-y2-11.299
xy1.228
xz-1.818
yz-1.783


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.726 -0.503 -0.043
y -0.503 3.882 -0.115
z -0.043 -0.115 3.260


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.574
(<r2>)1/2 8.808