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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

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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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.752221
Energy at 298.15K-207.755565
HF Energy-207.752221
Nuclear repulsion energy102.168186
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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3863 3715 51.99 62.91 0.17 0.29
2 A 3134 3014 1.83 76.07 0.39 0.56
3 A 3048 2931 20.90 128.25 0.10 0.18
4 A 2373 2282 0.67 82.93 0.15 0.26
5 A 1455 1400 5.40 7.80 0.60 0.75
6 A 1405 1351 46.14 2.99 0.72 0.84
7 A 1349 1297 1.94 2.56 0.56 0.72
8 A 1214 1168 12.33 2.96 0.31 0.47
9 A 1114 1071 106.12 5.58 0.28 0.43
10 A 979 941 15.58 0.78 0.16 0.28
11 A 913 878 13.78 3.14 0.07 0.13
12 A 587 564 1.35 1.76 0.14 0.24
13 A 377 362 36.17 0.70 0.74 0.85
14 A 298 286 100.87 1.62 0.75 0.86
15 A 212 204 11.61 2.58 0.75 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11160.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10731.8 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.13066 0.16107 0.14618

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.571 0.587 0.039
C2 0.822 0.113 -0.007
O3 -1.509 -0.449 -0.108
H4 -0.707 1.152 0.976
H5 -0.731 1.282 -0.796
H6 -1.383 -1.091 0.598
N7 1.913 -0.279 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47161.40561.10291.09751.94652.6308
C21.47162.40012.09352.09752.58401.1595
O31.40562.40012.09322.01840.96303.4278
H41.10292.09352.09321.77652.37303.1455
H51.09752.09752.01841.77652.82823.1680
H61.94652.58400.96302.37302.82823.4494
N72.63081.15953.42783.14553.16803.4494

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.320 C1 O3 H6 109.101
C2 C1 O3 113.040 C2 C1 H4 107.955
C2 C1 H5 108.575 O3 C1 H4 112.565
O3 C1 H5 106.835 H4 C1 H5 107.676
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.977      
2 C -0.078      
3 O -0.462      
4 H -0.092      
5 H -0.169      
6 H 0.117      
7 N -0.293      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.498 1.184 1.241 3.030
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.298 1.155 -1.796
y 1.155 -20.802 -1.761
z -1.796 -1.761 -22.131
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.832 1.155 -1.796
y 1.155 6.412 -1.761
z -1.796 -1.761 4.419
Polar
3z2-r28.838
x2-y2-11.496
xy1.155
xz-1.796
yz-1.761


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.530 -0.394 -0.042
y -0.394 4.622 -0.037
z -0.042 -0.037 4.095


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.966
(<r2>)1/2 8.886