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All results from a given calculation for C5H9N (Butanenitrile, 2-methyl-)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-250.362816
Energy at 298.15K-250.372102
Nuclear repulsion energy218.575649
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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
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 3090 3048 13.82      
2 A 3084 3041 15.19      
3 A 3073 3031 25.93      
4 A 3065 3023 31.29      
5 A 3032 2991 5.62      
6 A 3000 2959 13.23      
7 A 2991 2950 27.20      
8 A 2986 2945 9.82      
9 A 2960 2920 4.45      
10 A 2275 2243 9.14      
11 A 1475 1455 3.36      
12 A 1468 1448 8.12      
13 A 1464 1444 6.09      
14 A 1457 1437 9.10      
15 A 1448 1428 0.24      
16 A 1377 1358 2.22      
17 A 1369 1351 5.51      
18 A 1334 1316 0.36      
19 A 1303 1285 1.31      
20 A 1274 1257 2.67      
21 A 1243 1226 1.64      
22 A 1150 1135 2.57      
23 A 1108 1092 0.19      
24 A 1083 1068 5.42      
25 A 1029 1015 1.20      
26 A 972 959 2.42      
27 A 948 935 6.04      
28 A 882 870 0.91      
29 A 793 782 0.64      
30 A 748 738 4.02      
31 A 549 542 0.15      
32 A 524 517 1.03      
33 A 387 382 0.27      
34 A 318 314 0.46      
35 A 274 270 0.09      
36 A 222 219 0.15      
37 A 201 198 1.99      
38 A 157 155 4.81      
39 A 83 82 1.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28097.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27712.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.21355 0.07272 0.05811

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.527 -0.296 0.117
N2 -2.611 -0.697 -0.086
C3 -0.035 1.657 -0.149
H4 -0.157 1.700 -1.243
H5 -0.799 2.303 0.308
H6 0.956 2.062 0.107
C7 2.322 -0.427 0.081
H8 2.473 -0.407 1.174
H9 3.007 -1.182 -0.335
H10 2.631 0.552 -0.320
C11 0.872 -0.768 -0.275
H12 0.734 -0.764 -1.371
H13 0.638 -1.792 0.063
C14 -0.164 0.203 0.355
H15 -0.014 0.197 1.453

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 C14 H15
C11.17402.47202.77672.70603.42393.85124.13884.64194.26542.47542.74662.63121.47082.0779
N21.17403.49043.62033.52734.51364.94355.24635.64495.39373.48853.58423.43142.64483.1489
C32.47203.49041.10171.10021.10033.15413.50714.16492.89022.59122.81813.51951.54392.1673
H42.77673.62031.10171.78341.78693.52474.14754.37543.15332.84352.62303.81182.18983.0900
H52.70603.52731.10021.78341.78224.15254.33615.20053.90143.54383.81744.34612.19422.5221
H63.42394.51361.10031.78691.78222.83953.08843.86382.29532.85663.19663.86692.18412.4957
C73.85124.94353.15413.52474.15252.83951.10351.10141.10171.53192.17772.16792.57922.7803
H84.13885.24633.50714.14754.33613.08841.10351.77851.78202.18963.10282.55322.82802.5749
H94.64195.64494.16494.37545.20053.86381.10141.77851.77442.17652.53272.47923.52883.7723
H104.26545.39372.89023.15333.90142.29531.10171.78201.77442.19952.53623.10012.89603.2036
C112.47543.48852.59122.84353.54382.85661.53192.18962.17652.19951.10461.10341.55302.1684
H122.74663.58422.81812.62303.81743.19662.17773.10282.53272.53621.10461.76732.17273.0755
H132.63123.43143.51953.81184.34613.86692.16792.55322.47923.10011.10341.76732.16942.5123
C141.47082.64481.54392.18982.19422.18412.57922.82803.52882.89601.55302.17272.16941.1082
H152.07793.14892.16733.09002.52212.49572.78032.57493.77233.20362.16843.07552.51231.1082

picture of Butanenitrile, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C14 C3 110.138 C1 C14 C11 109.866
C1 C14 H15 106.504 N2 C1 C14 179.329
C3 C14 C11 113.589 C3 C14 H15 108.494
H4 C3 H5 108.183 H4 C3 H6 108.483
H4 C3 C14 110.616 H5 C3 H6 108.169
H5 C3 C14 111.054 H6 C3 C14 110.249
C7 C11 H12 110.325 C7 C11 H13 109.629
C7 C11 C14 113.454 H8 C7 H9 107.538
H8 C7 H10 107.815 H8 C7 C11 111.333
H9 C7 H10 107.293 H9 C7 C11 110.418
H10 C7 C11 112.234 C11 C14 H15 107.971
H12 C11 H13 106.341 H12 C11 C14 108.504
H13 C11 C14 108.321
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.347      
2 N -0.474      
3 C -0.359      
4 H 0.142      
5 H 0.144      
6 H 0.134      
7 C -0.375      
8 H 0.126      
9 H 0.133      
10 H 0.129      
11 C -0.209      
12 H 0.133      
13 H 0.137      
14 C -0.165      
15 H 0.158      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.787 1.274 0.468 4.022
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.718 -3.737 -0.823
y -3.737 -36.928 -0.109
z -0.823 -0.109 -36.447
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.030 -3.737 -0.823
y -3.737 5.155 -0.109
z -0.823 -0.109 5.875
Polar
3z2-r211.751
x2-y2-10.790
xy-3.737
xz-0.823
yz-0.109


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.636 0.514 0.259
y 0.514 7.973 0.116
z 0.259 0.116 6.914


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.780
(<r2>)1/2 14.170