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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (Cs)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/CEP-121G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.887523
Energy at 298.15K-38.890846
HF Energy-38.887523
Nuclear repulsion energy54.297541
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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G
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 3740 3740 18.56 75.70 0.29 0.45
2 A 3147 3147 7.83 78.96 0.45 0.62
3 A 3043 3043 37.03 121.89 0.12 0.21
4 A 2278 2278 0.23 66.67 0.19 0.32
5 A 1516 1516 7.45 14.64 0.69 0.82
6 A 1421 1421 22.97 8.18 0.70 0.82
7 A 1360 1360 5.91 10.65 0.75 0.86
8 A 1222 1222 21.85 4.19 0.62 0.76
9 A 1060 1060 82.90 13.58 0.32 0.49
10 A 993 993 47.07 0.53 0.73 0.85
11 A 894 894 31.77 4.37 0.08 0.15
12 A 573 573 5.01 3.21 0.25 0.40
13 A 374 374 63.39 2.43 0.74 0.85
14 A 287 287 158.54 6.26 0.75 0.85
15 A 214 214 11.11 6.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11060.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11060.1 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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G
ABC
1.08433 0.15598 0.14128

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.569 0.609 0.038
C2 0.838 0.115 -0.003
O3 -1.536 -0.457 -0.111
H4 -0.712 1.166 0.973
H5 -0.737 1.286 -0.801
H6 -1.463 -1.104 0.615
N7 1.942 -0.291 -0.016

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.49141.44721.09771.09052.01652.6676
C21.49142.44422.11132.11792.67591.1764
O31.44722.44422.11842.03760.97503.4832
H41.09772.11132.11841.77802.41733.1845
H51.09052.11792.03761.77802.87073.2056
H62.01652.67590.97502.41732.87073.5567
N72.66761.17643.48323.18453.20563.5567

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.735 C1 O3 H6 111.222
C2 C1 O3 112.554 C2 C1 H4 108.311
C2 C1 H5 109.246 O3 C1 H4 111.968
O3 C1 H5 105.970 H4 C1 H5 108.691
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.205      
2 C -0.314      
3 O -0.455      
4 H 0.196      
5 H 0.222      
6 H 0.358      
7 N 0.199      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.153 1.337 1.673 3.037
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -33.353 1.276 -2.576
y 1.276 -20.330 -2.023
z -2.576 -2.023 -21.894
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.241 1.276 -2.576
y 1.276 7.294 -2.023
z -2.576 -2.023 4.947
Polar
3z2-r29.895
x2-y2-13.023
xy1.276
xz-2.576
yz-2.023


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.578 -0.448 -0.019
y -0.448 3.737 -0.150
z -0.019 -0.150 3.148


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 65.527
(<r2>)1/2 8.095