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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.535233
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.959310
Nuclear repulsion energy102.328707
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3162 3011 19.61      
2 A' 3088 2940 7.68      
3 A' 3082 2935 16.41      
4 A' 2348 2236 1.12      
5 A' 1552 1478 5.88      
6 A' 1531 1458 3.84      
7 A' 1470 1400 1.86      
8 A' 1396 1330 2.79      
9 A' 1125 1071 4.30      
10 A' 1050 1000 1.11      
11 A' 855 815 0.56      
12 A' 539 514 0.83      
13 A' 210 200 4.32      
14 A" 3168 3017 19.54      
15 A" 3129 2979 1.98      
16 A" 1546 1472 6.80      
17 A" 1321 1258 0.00      
18 A" 1147 1092 0.34      
19 A" 810 771 3.15      
20 A" 382 364 0.42      
21 A" 228 217 1.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16569.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15778.7 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.92632 0.15480 0.13957

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.515 0.574 0.000
C2 0.000 0.821 0.000
C3 -0.769 -0.438 0.000
N4 -1.366 -1.442 0.000
H5 2.047 1.532 0.000
H6 1.817 0.009 0.888
H7 1.817 0.009 -0.888
H8 -0.298 1.401 0.882
H9 -0.298 1.401 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53482.49763.51601.09601.09531.09532.17942.1794
C21.53481.47502.64292.16732.17972.17971.09721.0972
C32.49761.47501.16793.43662.77042.77042.09342.0934
N43.51602.64291.16794.52693.60923.60923.16233.1623
H51.09602.16733.43664.52691.77811.77812.50942.5094
H61.09532.17972.77043.60921.77811.77582.53303.0901
H71.09532.17972.77043.60921.77811.77583.09012.5330
H82.17941.09722.09343.16232.50942.53303.09011.7640
H92.17941.09722.09343.16232.50943.09012.53301.7640

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 112.147 C1 C2 H8 110.700
C1 C2 H9 110.700 C2 C1 H5 109.816
C2 C1 H6 110.838 C2 C1 H7 110.838
C2 C3 N4 179.367 C3 C2 H8 108.049
C3 C2 H9 108.049 H5 C1 H6 108.477
H5 C1 H7 108.477 H6 C1 H7 108.324
H8 C2 H9 107.004
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability