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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.290249
Energy at 298.15K-211.297419
HF Energy-211.290249
Nuclear repulsion energy152.723230
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3035 3018 27.23      
2 A' 2974 2958 27.12      
3 A' 2961 2945 17.76      
4 A' 2954 2938 3.19      
5 A' 2262 2249 8.03      
6 A' 1473 1465 3.36      
7 A' 1456 1448 0.98      
8 A' 1430 1423 1.85      
9 A' 1380 1373 0.37      
10 A' 1336 1328 3.91      
11 A' 1267 1260 4.94      
12 A' 1077 1071 2.34      
13 A' 1007 1001 0.61      
14 A' 927 922 0.69      
15 A' 851 846 1.35      
16 A' 517 514 0.86      
17 A' 339 337 0.05      
18 A' 163 162 5.59      
19 A" 3029 3012 51.36      
20 A" 3005 2988 0.84      
21 A" 2982 2965 1.22      
22 A" 1465 1457 5.31      
23 A" 1289 1282 0.01      
24 A" 1224 1218 0.02      
25 A" 1098 1092 0.16      
26 A" 853 848 0.12      
27 A" 728 724 3.26      
28 A" 388 386 0.47      
29 A" 244 243 0.01      
30 A" 97 96 3.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21904.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21784.2 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.78818 0.07389 0.07022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.626 0.412 0.000
C2 -1.463 0.521 0.000
C3 0.000 0.637 0.000
C4 0.719 -0.742 0.000
C5 2.252 -0.591 0.000
H6 0.306 1.224 0.884
H7 0.306 1.224 -0.884
H8 0.391 -1.314 0.883
H9 0.391 -1.314 -0.883
H10 2.741 -1.577 0.000
H11 2.602 -0.043 0.890
H12 2.602 -0.043 -0.890

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16822.63583.53844.98033.16813.16813.58673.58675.72395.32265.3226
C21.16821.46772.52113.87802.09862.09862.75432.75434.69864.19924.1992
C32.63581.46771.55522.56521.10401.10402.17722.17723.52352.83262.8326
C43.53842.52111.55521.54072.19442.19441.10201.10202.18792.19692.1969
C54.98033.87802.56521.54072.80402.80402.18292.18291.10051.10231.1023
H63.16812.09861.10402.19442.80401.76792.53913.09353.81512.62213.1659
H73.16812.09861.10402.19442.80401.76793.09352.53913.81513.16592.6221
H83.58672.75432.17721.10202.18292.53913.09351.76612.52402.54993.1058
H93.58672.75432.17721.10202.18293.09352.53911.76612.52403.10582.5499
H105.72394.69863.52352.18791.10053.81513.81512.52402.52401.77901.7790
H115.32264.19922.83262.19691.10232.62213.16592.54993.10581.77901.7803
H125.32264.19922.83262.19691.10233.16592.62213.10582.54991.77901.7803

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.182 C2 C3 C4 112.991
C2 C3 H6 108.550 C2 C3 H7 108.550
C3 C4 C5 111.906 C3 C4 H8 108.847
C3 C4 H9 108.847 C4 C3 H6 110.065
C4 C3 H7 110.065 C4 C5 H10 110.763
C4 C5 H11 111.371 C4 C5 H12 111.371
C5 C4 H8 110.280 C5 C4 H9 110.280
H6 C3 H7 106.386 H8 C4 H9 106.518
H10 C5 H11 107.728 H10 C5 H12 107.728
H11 C5 H12 107.709
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.322      
2 C 0.278      
3 C -0.290      
4 C -0.125      
5 C -0.347      
6 H 0.133      
7 H 0.133      
8 H 0.107      
9 H 0.107      
10 H 0.110      
11 H 0.108      
12 H 0.108      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.000 -0.008 0.000 4.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.145 1.063 0.000
y 1.063 -29.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.068
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.186 1.063 0.000
y 1.063 6.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.929
Polar
3z2-r211.858
x2-y2-12.296
xy1.063
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.543 -0.396 0.000
y -0.396 6.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.713


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 161.744
(<r2>)1/2 12.718