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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.926848
Energy at 298.15K-190.932140
HF Energy-190.926848
Nuclear repulsion energy81.849657
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 M06-2X/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 3888 3888 30.78      
2 A 3076 3076 59.18      
3 A 1544 1544 0.88      
4 A 1408 1408 3.84      
5 A 1223 1223 0.17      
6 A 1081 1081 113.67      
7 A 584 584 92.56      
8 A 404 404 44.05      
9 B 3888 3888 51.57      
10 B 3125 3125 49.67      
11 B 1472 1472 71.60      
12 B 1376 1376 31.77      
13 B 1132 1132 236.62      
14 B 1029 1029 20.76      
15 B 391 391 201.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12809.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12809.9 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
1.39198 0.34589 0.30526

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.532
O2 0.000 1.162 -0.247
O3 0.000 -1.162 -0.247
H4 -0.891 -0.073 1.162
H5 0.891 0.073 1.162
H6 -0.796 1.146 -0.785
H7 0.796 -1.146 -0.785

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.39901.39901.09351.09351.91931.9193
O21.39902.32412.07441.99110.96162.5004
O31.39902.32411.99112.07442.50040.9616
H41.09352.07441.99111.78812.29922.7913
H51.09351.99112.07441.78812.79132.2992
H61.91930.96162.50042.29922.79132.7913
H71.91932.50040.96162.79132.29922.7913

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 107.338 C1 O3 H7 107.338
O2 C1 O3 112.330 O2 C1 H4 112.082
O2 C1 H5 105.382 O3 C1 H4 105.382
O3 C1 H5 112.082 H4 C1 H5 109.692
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.104      
2 O -0.421      
3 O -0.421      
4 H 0.119      
5 H 0.119      
6 H 0.250      
7 H 0.250      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.209 0.209
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.597 -3.392 0.000
y -3.392 -22.543 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.093
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.720 -3.392 0.000
y -3.392 -6.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.977
Polar
3z2-r25.954
x2-y26.945
xy-3.392
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.871 -0.158 0.000
y -0.158 2.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.962


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.999
(<r2>)1/2 6.708