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All results from a given calculation for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G**

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 B97D3/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B97D3/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-207.887208
Energy at 298.15K-207.890521
HF Energy-207.887208
Nuclear repulsion energy101.774167
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 B97D3/6-311G**
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 3746 3692 31.23 64.33 0.27 0.43
2 A 3044 3000 7.26 91.14 0.36 0.53
3 A 2944 2901 35.37 126.82 0.17 0.29
4 A 2274 2242 0.12 67.56 0.24 0.39
5 A 1454 1433 3.75 12.90 0.65 0.79
6 A 1393 1373 40.85 7.10 0.73 0.84
7 A 1344 1324 0.86 5.83 0.74 0.85
8 A 1203 1185 17.38 4.06 0.59 0.74
9 A 1026 1012 91.24 6.26 0.32 0.48
10 A 969 955 27.23 0.49 0.60 0.75
11 A 876 863 13.95 1.99 0.13 0.23
12 A 571 562 2.49 2.08 0.24 0.39
13 A 387 381 68.23 1.16 0.73 0.84
14 A 303 298 76.11 4.37 0.75 0.86
15 A 207 204 7.57 4.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10869.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10713.8 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 B97D3/6-311G**
ABC
1.10063 0.16076 0.14546

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.572 0.595 0.038
C2 0.826 0.126 -0.008
O3 -1.512 -0.460 -0.109
H4 -0.711 1.164 0.973
H5 -0.741 1.283 -0.798
H6 -1.369 -1.080 0.619
N7 1.913 -0.287 -0.015

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 N7
C11.47511.42081.10321.09591.94412.6368
C21.47512.41242.09852.10212.58201.1624
O31.42082.41242.10902.02670.96653.4301
H41.10322.09852.10901.77492.36543.1571
H51.09592.10212.02671.77492.82603.1812
H61.94412.58200.96652.36542.82603.4351
N72.63681.16243.43013.15713.18123.4351

picture of cyanomethanol state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N7 177.311 C1 O3 H6 107.522
C2 C1 O3 112.814 C2 C1 H4 108.091
C2 C1 H5 108.800 O3 C1 H4 112.751
O3 C1 H5 106.569 H4 C1 H5 107.629
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.043      
2 C 0.016      
3 O -0.361      
4 H 0.142      
5 H 0.154      
6 H 0.248      
7 N -0.242      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -2.345 1.125 1.285 2.901
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.584 1.158 -1.819
y 1.158 -20.490 -1.728
z -1.819 -1.728 -21.704
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.487 1.158 -1.819
y 1.158 6.154 -1.728
z -1.819 -1.728 4.333
Polar
3z2-r28.666
x2-y2-11.094
xy1.158
xz-1.819
yz-1.728


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.796 -0.483 -0.038
y -0.483 3.854 -0.123
z -0.038 -0.123 3.251


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.966
(<r2>)1/2 8.886