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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.975381
Energy at 298.15K-131.978109
HF Energy-131.975381
Nuclear repulsion energy59.139606
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 HF/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3195 2908 4.73 159.31 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2595 2361 16.00 53.24 0.20 0.33
3 A1 1535 1397 0.21 2.88 0.54 0.70
4 A1 960 874 6.13 4.90 0.11 0.20
5 E 3270 2976 3.51 57.60 0.75 0.86
5 E 3270 2976 3.51 57.60 0.75 0.86
6 E 1593 1450 9.80 6.51 0.75 0.86
6 E 1593 1450 9.80 6.51 0.75 0.86
7 E 1159 1055 1.25 0.04 0.75 0.86
7 E 1159 1055 1.25 0.04 0.75 0.86
8 E 425 386 1.50 3.17 0.75 0.86
8 E 425 386 1.50 3.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10589.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9101) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9637.1 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 HF/cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.39002 0.31295 0.31295

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.174
C2 0.000 0.000 0.290
N3 0.000 0.000 1.417
H4 0.000 1.017 -1.538
H5 0.881 -0.509 -1.538
H6 -0.881 -0.509 -1.538

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46392.59091.08031.08031.0803
C21.46391.12702.09202.09202.0920
N32.59091.12703.12533.12533.1253
H41.08032.09203.12531.76161.7616
H51.08032.09203.12531.76161.7616
H61.08032.09203.12531.76161.7616

picture of Acetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 109.706
C2 C1 H5 109.706 C2 C1 H6 109.706
H4 C1 H5 109.236 H4 C1 H6 109.236
H5 C1 H6 109.236
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.245      
2 C -0.080      
3 N -0.074      
4 H 0.133      
5 H 0.133      
6 H 0.133      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -4.139 4.139
CHELPG        
AIM 0.000 0.000 -2.698 2.698
ESP 0.002 0.000 4.165 4.165


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.627 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.909
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.641 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.641 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.282
Polar
3z2-r2-6.563
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.142


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.722
(<r2>)1/2 6.687