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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.039628
Energy at 298.15K-208.042956
HF Energy-208.039628
Nuclear repulsion energy102.325447
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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3831 3704 49.72 62.81 0.19 0.32
2 A 3089 2987 2.47 77.82 0.35 0.52
3 A 3013 2913 20.41 116.01 0.12 0.22
4 A 2352 2274 0.42 83.08 0.15 0.26
5 A 1488 1439 4.67 7.84 0.63 0.77
6 A 1411 1364 37.68 3.04 0.75 0.86
7 A 1365 1320 3.85 2.90 0.59 0.74
8 A 1222 1182 19.11 2.56 0.33 0.50
9 A 1067 1032 99.39 7.23 0.26 0.41
10 A 988 955 25.96 0.50 0.37 0.54
11 A 895 865 13.65 2.62 0.06 0.10
12 A 583 564 0.90 1.82 0.14 0.25
13 A 377 364 26.74 0.90 0.74 0.85
14 A 292 282 110.82 1.40 0.75 0.86
15 A 215 208 13.57 2.61 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11092.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.967) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10726.4 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.13360 0.16132 0.14639

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.564 0.589 0.038
C2 0.826 0.110 -0.005
O3 -1.512 -0.447 -0.109
H4 -0.705 1.150 0.968
H5 -0.724 1.278 -0.791
H6 -1.406 -1.086 0.603
N7 1.907 -0.280 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47111.41181.09481.08961.95762.6204
C21.47112.40532.09122.09382.60381.1495
O31.41182.40532.08822.01500.96213.4243
H41.09482.09122.08821.76352.37123.1361
H51.08962.09382.01501.76352.82713.1549
H61.95762.60380.96212.37122.82713.4650
N72.62041.14953.42433.13613.15493.4650

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 178.536 C1 O3 H6 109.647
C2 C1 O3 113.077 C2 C1 H4 108.279
C2 C1 H5 108.791 O3 C1 H4 112.217
O3 C1 H5 106.617 H4 C1 H5 107.672
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.221      
2 C 0.695      
3 O -0.581      
4 H 0.172      
5 H 0.172      
6 H 0.234      
7 N -0.913      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.469 1.221 1.268 3.032
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.540 1.199 -1.866
y 1.199 -20.930 -1.772
z -1.866 -1.772 -22.205
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.973 1.199 -1.866
y 1.199 6.442 -1.772
z -1.866 -1.772 4.530
Polar
3z2-r29.061
x2-y2-11.610
xy1.199
xz-1.866
yz-1.772


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.513 -0.378 -0.046
y -0.378 4.588 -0.035
z -0.046 -0.035 4.061


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.969
(<r2>)1/2 8.886