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All results from a given calculation for CH3O (Methoxy radical)

using model chemistry: ROHF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A'
Energy calculated at ROHF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.443247
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy34.310538
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 ROHF/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at ROHF/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.586
O2 0.000 0.000 0.797
H3 0.000 1.021 -0.953
H4 0.884 -0.511 -0.953
H5 -0.884 -0.511 -0.953

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5
C11.38291.08531.08531.0853
O21.38292.02622.02622.0262
H31.08532.02621.76891.7689
H41.08532.02621.76891.7689
H51.08532.02621.76891.7689

picture of Methoxy radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 C1 H3 109.772 O2 C1 H4 109.772
O2 C1 H5 109.772 H3 C1 H4 109.169
H3 C1 H5 109.169 H4 C1 H5 109.169
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.375      
2 O -0.257      
3 H 0.195      
4 H 0.218      
5 H 0.218      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.477 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.666 0.182
z 0.000 0.182 -13.524
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.618 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.166 0.182
z 0.000 0.182 -1.452
Polar
3z2-r2-2.905
x2-y21.189
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.182


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.836
(<r2>)1/2 4.565