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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: G2

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at G2
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.747213
Energy at 298.15K-171.741517
HF Energy-170.962638
Nuclear repulsion energy103.402831
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/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' 3296 3105 30.96      
2 A' 3240 3053 7.92      
3 A' 3224 3038 24.96      
4 A' 2616 2465 13.69      
5 A' 1646 1551 4.08      
6 A' 1623 1529 3.23      
7 A' 1568 1477 0.55      
8 A' 1492 1406 5.02      
9 A' 1196 1127 4.84      
10 A' 1081 1019 1.75      
11 A' 889 838 3.25      
12 A' 597 563 1.11      
13 A' 234 221 5.98      
14 A" 3305 3114 31.91      
15 A" 3276 3087 0.39      
16 A" 1639 1545 5.78      
17 A" 1409 1328 0.02      
18 A" 1228 1157 0.18      
19 A" 857 808 2.69      
20 A" 434 409 1.31      
21 A" 239 226 1.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17545.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16531.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.92500 0.15571 0.14023

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.511 0.570 0.000
C2 0.000 0.817 0.000
C3 -0.773 -0.424 0.000
N4 -1.361 -1.445 0.000
H5 2.051 1.519 0.000
H6 1.817 0.006 0.882
H7 1.817 0.006 -0.882
H8 -0.294 1.404 0.876
H9 -0.294 1.404 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53122.49123.50851.09161.09091.09092.17242.1724
C21.53121.46242.63992.16732.17682.17681.09401.0940
C32.49121.46241.17793.42772.77012.77012.08262.0826
N43.50852.63991.17794.51933.60363.60363.16543.1654
H51.09162.16733.42774.51931.76681.76682.50522.5052
H61.09092.17682.77013.60361.76681.76452.53173.0821
H71.09092.17682.77013.60361.76681.76453.08212.5317
H82.17241.09402.08263.16542.50522.53173.08211.7511
H92.17241.09402.08263.16542.50523.08212.53171.7511

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.173 C1 C2 H8 110.728
C1 C2 H9 110.728 C2 C1 H5 109.633
C2 C1 H6 110.980 C2 C1 H7 110.980
C2 C3 N4 179.448 C3 C2 H8 107.883
C3 C2 H9 107.883 H5 C1 H6 108.416
H5 C1 H7 108.416 H6 C1 H7 108.337
H8 C2 H9 107.255
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability