Where Can I Find a Reliable Dihedral Angle Database for Computational Chemistry?

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I am working on a computational project and I need to make a series of coordinate system transforms. To do this I will need the dihedral angles for methyl formate, but I cannot find this information anywhere. I've tried the CRC handbook, NIST chemical database, and other data bases, but I can't seem to locate one. I need to know if there is a good, reliable source of dihedral angles that someone has compiled.
 

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Can you specify (perhaps w/ a drawing or diagram) which bond you want dihedral angles for? The methyl group should be freely rotating, so I'm not sure there is a single preferred angle at standard temperature and pressure.