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Experimental data for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol)

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Other names
Acetonitrile, hydroxy-; Hydroxyacetonitrile; Glycolonitrile; Hydroxymethylnitrile;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
1S/C2H3NO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,2H2 LTYRAPJYLUPLCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N OCC#N
State Conformation
1A' Cs
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A 3423   2017Dal/Dom:161      
2 A 2948   2017Dal/Dom:161      
3 A 2933   2017Dal/Dom:161      
4 A 2252   2017Dal/Dom:161      
5 A 1439   2017Dal/Dom:161      
6 A 1361   2015Chr/Dar:3660–3671      
7 A 1301   2015Chr/Dar:3660–3671      
8 A 1229   2015Chr/Dar:3660–3671      
9 A 1054   2017Dal/Dom:161      
10 A 974   2015Chr/Dar:3660-3671      
11 A 887   2017Dal/Dom:161      
12 A 576   2017Dal/Dom:161      
13 A 343   2017Dal/Dom:161      
14 A 246   2017Dal/Dom:161      
15 A 228   2017Dal/Dom:161      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of cyanomethanol

Point Group


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 2
H-O 1
C-C 1
C#N 1
C-O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 O3
C1 H4
C1 H5
C2 N7
O3 H6
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
1   1A'
0 1   1A
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs False           C1 3 5
1 2 1A C1 True          
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs False       C1 3 5
1 2 1A C1 True      

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HOCH2CN (cyanomethanol).

References
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squib reference DOI
2015Chr/Dar:3660–3671 A Chrostowska, C Darrigan, A Dargelos, A Benidar, J-C Guillemin "The Electronic Structure of Some Cyanohydrins— A Spectroscopically Under-Investigated Family of Compounds" ChemPhysChem 2015, 16, 3660 – 3671 10.1002/cphc.201500516
2017Dal/Dom:161 S Dalbouha, RM Dominguez-Gomez, ML Senent "Stuctural and spectroscopic characterization of various isotopologues of 2-hydroxyacetonitrile using highly correltaed ab initio methods" Eur. Phys. J. D (2017) 71:161 10.1140/epjd/e2017-70748-y

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