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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.550938
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.959762
Nuclear repulsion energy102.475338
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3168 3009 18.73      
2 A' 3092 2937 7.40      
3 A' 3088 2933 15.70      
4 A' 2370 2251 0.86      
5 A' 1554 1476 6.09      
6 A' 1533 1456 4.01      
7 A' 1472 1398 2.00      
8 A' 1400 1329 2.71      
9 A' 1128 1071 4.40      
10 A' 1053 1001 1.10      
11 A' 859 816 0.52      
12 A' 545 518 0.84      
13 A' 213 202 4.30      
14 A" 3174 3014 18.46      
15 A" 3133 2976 1.87      
16 A" 1548 1470 7.01      
17 A" 1324 1257 0.00      
18 A" 1150 1092 0.34      
19 A" 811 771 3.27      
20 A" 390 370 0.43      
21 A" 229 218 1.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16615.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15781.6 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.92832 0.15531 0.14002

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.513 0.572 0.000
C2 0.000 0.819 0.000
C3 -0.768 -0.437 0.000
N4 -1.365 -1.438 0.000
H5 2.046 1.529 0.000
H6 1.815 0.007 0.887
H7 1.815 0.007 -0.887
H8 -0.298 1.400 0.881
H9 -0.298 1.400 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53302.49393.51011.09531.09461.09462.17742.1774
C21.53301.47252.63792.16552.17772.17771.09661.0966
C32.49391.47251.16553.43252.76682.76682.09092.0909
N43.51012.63791.16554.52053.60363.60363.15733.1573
H51.09532.16553.43254.52051.77691.77692.50742.5074
H61.09462.17772.76683.60361.77691.77462.53083.0877
H71.09462.17772.76683.60361.77691.77463.08772.5308
H82.17741.09662.09093.15732.50742.53083.08771.7629
H92.17741.09662.09093.15732.50743.08772.53081.7629

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 112.136 C1 C2 H8 110.695
C1 C2 H9 110.695 C2 C1 H5 109.837
C2 C1 H6 110.843 C2 C1 H7 110.843
C2 C3 N4 179.390 C3 C2 H8 108.065
C3 C2 H9 108.065 H5 C1 H6 108.466
H5 C1 H7 108.466 H6 C1 H7 108.312
H8 C2 H9 106.992
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability