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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.771652
Energy at 298.15K-132.774226
HF Energy-132.771652
Nuclear repulsion energy58.260701
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 B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ
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 3046 3046 3.50 198.33 0.00 0.01
2 A1 2354 2354 10.32 81.64 0.14 0.25
3 A1 1379 1379 1.63 6.24 0.40 0.57
4 A1 931 931 1.46 5.64 0.05 0.10
5 E 3125 3125 1.05 59.80 0.75 0.86
5 E 3125 3125 1.05 59.73 0.75 0.86
6 E 1444 1444 10.52 5.42 0.75 0.86
6 E 1444 1444 10.52 5.46 0.75 0.86
7 E 1043 1043 1.73 0.07 0.75 0.86
7 E 1043 1043 1.73 0.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 371 371 0.49 1.39 0.75 0.86
8 E 371 371 0.49 1.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9837.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9837.2 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 B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.24825 0.30557 0.30557

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.182
C2 0.000 0.000 0.280
N3 0.000 0.000 1.440
H4 0.000 1.031 -1.557
H5 0.893 -0.515 -1.557
H6 -0.893 -0.515 -1.557

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46182.62211.09711.09711.0971
C21.46181.16032.10692.10692.1069
N32.62211.16033.17013.17013.1701
H41.09712.10693.17011.78521.7852
H51.09712.10693.17011.78521.7852
H61.09712.10693.17011.78521.7852

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 110.028
C2 C1 H5 110.028 C2 C1 H6 110.028
H4 C1 H5 108.908 H4 C1 H6 108.908
H5 C1 H6 108.908
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.991      
2 C 0.048      
3 N -0.226      
4 H -0.271      
5 H -0.271      
6 H -0.271      


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 -4.051 4.051
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.812 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.091
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.640 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.280
Polar
3z2-r2-6.559
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 3.695 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.077


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.645
(<r2>)1/2 6.756