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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CN (Propanenitrile, 2-methyl-)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.739005
Energy at 298.15K-210.746250
HF Energy-209.993196
Nuclear repulsion energy158.150481
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(T)/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' 3147 3019        
2 A' 3142 3014        
3 A' 3060 2935        
4 A' 3053 2929        
5 A' 2288 2195        
6 A' 1550 1487        
7 A' 1542 1480        
8 A' 1465 1405        
9 A' 1381 1325        
10 A' 1222 1172        
11 A' 1149 1102        
12 A' 951 912        
13 A' 779 747        
14 A' 545 522        
15 A' 359 344        
16 A' 291 279        
17 A' 217 208        
18 A" 3145 3017        
19 A" 3137 3010        
20 A" 3058 2933        
21 A" 1532 1469        
22 A" 1530 1468        
23 A" 1444 1386        
24 A" 1366 1310        
25 A" 1161 1114        
26 A" 996 955        
27 A" 956 917        
28 A" 555 533        
29 A" 237 228        
30 A" 182 175        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22719.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21795.0 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(T)/6-31G*
ABC
0.26408 0.13010 0.09554

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.414 -2.196 0.000
C2 0.026 -1.088 0.000
C3 -0.445 0.316 0.000
C4 0.026 1.035 1.275
C5 0.026 1.035 -1.275
H6 -1.546 0.278 0.000
H7 -0.364 2.061 1.285
H8 -0.328 0.518 2.176
H9 1.122 1.078 1.307
H10 -0.364 2.061 -1.285
H11 -0.328 0.518 -2.176
H12 1.122 1.078 -1.307

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.17442.65543.49523.49523.15674.51463.55673.59634.51463.55673.5963
C21.17441.48112.47632.47632.08253.42342.72722.75753.42342.72722.7575
C32.65541.48111.53771.53771.10112.16842.18832.17872.16842.18832.1787
C43.49522.47631.53772.55072.16051.09791.09681.09772.78573.50762.8062
C53.49522.47631.53772.55072.16052.78573.50762.80621.09791.09681.0977
H63.15672.08251.10112.16052.16052.49492.50513.07672.49492.50513.0767
H74.51463.42342.16841.09792.78572.49491.78241.78192.56983.78953.1456
H83.55672.72722.18831.09683.50762.50511.78241.78043.78954.35173.8143
H93.59632.75752.17871.09772.80623.07671.78191.78043.14563.81432.6148
H104.51463.42342.16842.78571.09792.49492.56983.78953.14561.78241.7819
H113.55672.72722.18833.50761.09682.50513.78954.35173.81431.78241.7804
H123.59632.75752.17872.80621.09773.07673.14563.81432.61481.78191.7804

picture of Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.242 C2 C3 C4 110.216
C2 C3 C5 110.216 C2 C3 H6 106.579
C3 C4 H7 109.586 C3 C4 H8 111.226
C3 C4 H9 110.407 C3 C5 H10 109.586
C3 C5 H11 111.226 C3 C5 H12 110.407
C4 C3 C5 112.070 C4 C3 H6 108.793
C5 C3 H6 108.793 H7 C4 H8 108.610
H7 C4 H9 108.500 H8 C4 H9 108.446
H10 C5 H11 108.610 H10 C5 H12 108.500
H11 C5 H12 108.446
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability