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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.138757
Energy at 298.15K-211.146057
HF Energy-211.138757
Nuclear repulsion energy154.131631
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 HSEh1PBE/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' 3159 3004 23.41      
2 A' 3089 2938 22.65      
3 A' 3073 2923 1.60      
4 A' 3070 2919 19.05      
5 A' 2398 2280 11.89      
6 A' 1534 1459 7.09      
7 A' 1519 1445 1.66      
8 A' 1494 1421 3.58      
9 A' 1444 1373 3.34      
10 A' 1407 1338 2.71      
11 A' 1318 1253 1.30      
12 A' 1132 1076 4.26      
13 A' 1076 1023 0.13      
14 A' 983 935 1.80      
15 A' 897 853 2.27      
16 A' 540 514 1.01      
17 A' 352 335 0.07      
18 A' 167 159 6.14      
19 A" 3152 2998 44.85      
20 A" 3131 2977 0.18      
21 A" 3112 2959 0.32      
22 A" 1528 1454 9.60      
23 A" 1343 1277 0.01      
24 A" 1274 1212 0.05      
25 A" 1142 1086 0.45      
26 A" 884 841 0.14      
27 A" 752 715 4.99      
28 A" 399 379 0.46      
29 A" 254 241 0.01      
30 A" 101 96 4.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22860.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21740.5 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 HSEh1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.80084 0.07543 0.07169

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.607 0.378 0.000
C2 -1.454 0.498 0.000
C3 0.000 0.629 0.000
C4 0.719 -0.726 0.000
C5 2.232 -0.557 0.000
H6 0.293 1.215 0.880
H7 0.293 1.215 -0.880
H8 0.401 -1.299 0.879
H9 0.401 -1.299 -0.879
H10 2.734 -1.530 0.000
H11 2.572 -0.007 0.885
H12 2.572 -0.007 -0.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.15922.61913.50444.92873.14453.14453.55413.55415.67125.26785.2678
C21.15921.46002.49383.83422.08402.08402.72762.72764.65274.15264.1526
C32.61911.46001.53442.52801.09731.09732.15652.15653.48362.79322.7932
C43.50442.49381.53441.52282.17372.17371.09591.09592.16922.17562.1756
C54.92873.83422.52801.52282.77042.77042.16232.16231.09441.09611.0961
H63.14452.08401.09732.17372.77041.76042.51643.07013.77692.58543.1308
H73.14452.08401.09732.17372.77041.76043.07012.51643.77693.13082.5854
H83.55412.72762.15651.09592.16232.51643.07011.75712.50342.52583.0808
H93.55412.72762.15651.09592.16233.07012.51641.75712.50343.08082.5258
H105.67124.65273.48362.16921.09443.77693.77692.50342.50341.76881.7688
H115.26784.15262.79322.17561.09612.58543.13082.52583.08081.76881.7708
H125.26784.15262.79322.17561.09613.13082.58543.08082.52581.76881.7708

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.256 C2 C3 C4 112.761
C2 C3 H6 108.330 C2 C3 H7 108.330
C3 C4 C5 111.564 C3 C4 H8 109.011
C3 C4 H9 109.011 C4 C3 H6 110.268
C4 C3 H7 110.268 C4 C5 H10 110.893
C4 C5 H11 111.307 C4 C5 H12 111.307
C5 C4 H8 110.264 C5 C4 H9 110.264
H6 C3 H7 106.668 H8 C4 H9 106.587
H10 C5 H11 107.703 H10 C5 H12 107.703
H11 C5 H12 107.758
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.478      
2 C 0.357      
3 C -0.397      
4 C -0.322      
5 C -0.520      
6 H 0.220      
7 H 0.220      
8 H 0.191      
9 H 0.191      
10 H 0.186      
11 H 0.175      
12 H 0.175      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.084 0.063 0.000 4.085
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.098 0.950 0.000
y 0.950 -29.652 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.920
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.312 0.950 0.000
y 0.950 6.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.955
Polar
3z2-r211.910
x2-y2-12.446
xy0.950
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.846 -0.241 0.000
y -0.241 5.622 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.319


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 158.835
(<r2>)1/2 12.603