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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)

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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)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.960565
Energy at 298.15K-38.963889
HF Energy-38.960565
Nuclear repulsion energy54.898256
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 3857 3857 29.03 63.10 0.29 0.45
2 A 3146 3146 9.02 83.68 0.40 0.58
3 A 3055 3055 35.02 122.18 0.14 0.24
4 A 2342 2342 0.68 64.87 0.19 0.32
5 A 1508 1508 3.43 11.46 0.68 0.81
6 A 1430 1430 58.26 6.69 0.72 0.84
7 A 1383 1383 2.27 6.19 0.75 0.86
8 A 1233 1233 21.77 3.37 0.62 0.77
9 A 1110 1110 111.77 8.02 0.31 0.47
10 A 994 994 24.35 0.36 0.56 0.72
11 A 886 886 22.77 2.53 0.12 0.22
12 A 576 576 3.08 2.46 0.26 0.41
13 A 380 380 64.48 1.48 0.74 0.85
14 A 297 297 106.97 4.38 0.75 0.85
15 A 211 211 12.40 4.77 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11204.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11204.7 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
1.11824 0.15881 0.14418

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 -0.579 0.594 0.039
C2 0.834 0.111 -0.008
O3 -1.518 -0.454 -0.111
H4 -0.710 1.148 0.977
H5 -0.735 1.285 -0.792
H6 -1.406 -1.075 0.621
N7 1.924 -0.279 -0.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.49381.41491.09841.09221.95052.6517
C21.49382.42142.10492.11042.61101.1582
O31.41492.42142.09902.02560.96593.4482
H41.09842.10492.09901.77532.35613.1561
H51.09222.11042.02561.77532.83093.1820
H61.95052.61100.96592.35612.83093.4817
N72.65171.15823.44823.15613.18203.4817

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.257 C1 O3 H6 108.544
C2 C1 O3 112.675 C2 C1 H4 107.612
C2 C1 H5 108.395 O3 C1 H4 112.652
O3 C1 H5 107.084 H4 C1 H5 108.272
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 -0.147      
2 C -0.152      
3 O -0.532      
4 H 0.201      
5 H 0.220      
6 H 0.422      
7 N -0.013      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.411 1.195 1.446 3.055
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.997 1.127 -2.101
y 1.127 -20.343 -1.901
z -2.101 -1.901 -21.625
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.013 1.127 -2.101
y 1.127 6.468 -1.901
z -2.101 -1.901 4.545
Polar
3z2-r29.090
x2-y2-11.654
xy1.127
xz-2.101
yz-1.901


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.617 -0.470 -0.025
y -0.470 3.810 -0.113
z -0.025 -0.113 3.309


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.146
(<r2>)1/2 8.009