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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

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 B1B95/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.929543
Energy at 298.15K-207.932938
HF Energy-207.929543
Nuclear repulsion energy102.716373
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 3887 3732 49.00 58.32 0.28 0.44
2 A 3131 3006 3.93 81.96 0.39 0.56
3 A 3042 2920 25.19 117.13 0.15 0.25
4 A 2391 2296 0.43 58.32 0.24 0.38
5 A 1487 1428 4.66 11.43 0.68 0.81
6 A 1421 1364 43.33 6.08 0.72 0.84
7 A 1379 1324 1.23 4.97 0.75 0.86
8 A 1230 1181 16.85 3.41 0.60 0.75
9 A 1114 1070 107.96 5.37 0.32 0.49
10 A 991 951 19.65 0.57 0.44 0.61
11 A 912 876 16.38 1.98 0.13 0.23
12 A 593 569 2.21 1.92 0.27 0.43
13 A 398 382 57.03 1.18 0.73 0.84
14 A 313 300 97.83 4.26 0.75 0.85
15 A 217 208 9.54 4.23 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11251.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10802.6 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
1.13688 0.16290 0.14778

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.568 0.585 0.038
C2 0.821 0.115 -0.006
O3 -1.500 -0.450 -0.110
H4 -0.703 1.150 0.966
H5 -0.725 1.274 -0.791
H6 -1.389 -1.065 0.617
N7 1.900 -0.280 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.46701.40051.09541.08921.93162.6160
C21.46702.39122.08342.08532.58161.1494
O31.40052.39122.08662.00930.95853.4060
H41.09542.08342.08661.76152.34513.1283
H51.08922.08532.00931.76152.80963.1480
H61.93162.58160.95852.34512.80963.4400
N72.61601.14943.40603.12833.14803.4400

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.057 C1 O3 H6 108.476
C2 C1 O3 112.981 C2 C1 H4 107.914
C2 C1 H5 108.427 O3 C1 H4 112.872
O3 C1 H5 106.949 H4 C1 H5 107.480
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.012      
2 C 0.033      
3 O -0.371      
4 H 0.157      
5 H 0.169      
6 H 0.255      
7 N -0.255      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.391 1.142 1.343 2.970
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.561 1.185 -1.938
y 1.185 -20.415 -1.751
z -1.938 -1.751 -21.609
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.549 1.185 -1.938
y 1.185 6.170 -1.751
z -1.938 -1.751 4.379
Polar
3z2-r28.758
x2-y2-11.146
xy1.185
xz-1.938
yz-1.751


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.455 -0.461 -0.041
y -0.461 3.680 -0.122
z -0.041 -0.122 3.144


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.958
(<r2>)1/2 8.829