CH3-O-CH2CN




 




 


Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in Cyanomethyl-Methyl Ether


  (aka Methoxyacetonitrile)


 
 
Calculation was made here of the Nitrogen nqcc tensors in both gauche and trans conformers of  CH3-O-CH2CN on approximate equilibrium  (~re) molecular structures given by (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected CC and CN bond lengths, and (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimization also with empirically corrected CC and CN bond lengths.   These calculated nqcc tensors are given in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, rotational constants and dipole moments in Table 4.
 
gauche trans
 
Note:  Egauche < Etrans by 6.7 kJ/mol for calculation at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level on the optimized molecular structures, and by 6.6 kJ/mole for calculation at the MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) level on the optimized structures.
 
 
Below, in Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to principal axes of the inertia tensor; x,y,z to principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters.  ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 
 
 
   







Table 1.  14N nqcc's in gauche CH3-O-CH2CN (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ and (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd), each with ~re CC and CN bond lengths.
   








Calc (1)
Calc (2)
Expt
   





Xaa - 2.071 - 2.078
Xbb 0.208 0.214
Xcc 1.863 1.864
|Xab| 3.131 * 3.132 *
|Xac| 0.888 0.882
|Xbc| 0.258 0.255
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.554 2.555
Xyy 1.833 1.834
Xzz - 4.387 - 4.389
ETA - 0.164 - 0.164
Øz,CN 0.41 0.41
 

 
* The algebraic sign of the product XabXacXbc is negative.
 
  
   







Table 2.  14N nqcc's in trans CH3-O-CH2CN (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ and (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd), each with ~re CC and CN bond lengths.
   








Calc (1)
Calc (2)
Expt
   





Xaa - 3.660 - 3.654
Xbb 1.828 1.822
Xcc 1.832 1.832
|Xab| 2.107 2.113
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.544 2.542
Xyy 1.832 1.832
Xzz - 4.375 - 4.375
ETA - 0.163 - 0.162
Øz,a 18.76 18.31
Øa,CN 18.50 18.57
Øz,CN   0.26   0.26
 
 
 
 
Table 3.  CH3-O-CH2CN.  Heavy atom structure parameters (Å and degrees).   (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimized structure with ~re CC with CN bond lengths, and (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimized structure with ~re CC and CN bond lengths.  Complete structures are given here in Z-matrix format.
 

gauche ~re(1) ~re(2)
 
C(1)N 1.1561 1.1560
C(1)C(2) 1.4753 1.4758
C(2)O 1.4040 1.3998
OC(4) 1.4221 1.4180
C(2)C(1)N 178.57 178.55
OC(2)C(1) 112.24 112.30
C(4)OC(2) 111.84 112.24
C(4)OC(2)C(1)   64.98   65.11
OC(2)C(1)N - 23.78 - 21.14
 
 
trans ~re(1) ~re(2)
 
C(1)N 1.1553 1.1553
C(1)C(2) 1.4638 1.4642
C(2)O 1.4074 1.4036
OC(4) 1.4190 1.4145
C(2)C(1)N 178.41 178.41
OC(2)C(1) 108.78 108.78
C(4)OC(2) 110.18 110.58
C(4)OC(2)C(1) 180. 180.
OC(2)C(1)N - 180. - 180.
 

 
 
Table 4.  CH3-O-CH2CN.  Rotational Constants (MHz) and Dipole Moments (D).  (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimized structure with ~re CC and CN bond lengths, and (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimized structure with ~re CC and CN bond lengths.
 
 ~re(1)   ~re(2)   Expt [1]
gauche A 11778.9 11840.2 11893.73683(123)
B   3483.2   3478.4   3423.36198(41)
C   2911.8   2910.4   2871.47309(42)
 
trans A 29562.6 29646.6 29621.28(139)
B   2483.3   2486.4   2470.96295(105)
C   2359.0   2362.2   2348.09188(116)
 
  Expt. [2]
gauche a|   2.57   2.59   2.40(3)
b|   1.10   1.11   1.37(10)
c|   1.57   1.56   1.11(11)
 
trans a|   4.26   4.26
b|   2.51   2.50
c|   zero   zero
 
 
[1] R.Braakman and G.A.Blake, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 262,93(2010).
[2] R.Kewley, Can.J.Chem. 52,509(1974).
 
 
g-CH3-O-CH2Cl g-CH3-O-CH2I
 

 








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