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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.762144
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.017704
Nuclear repulsion energy102.675650
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)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3132 2987        
2 A' 3060 2918        
3 A' 3049 2908        
4 A' 2280 2174        
5 A' 1516 1446        
6 A' 1486 1417        
7 A' 1424 1358        
8 A' 1355 1293        
9 A' 1096 1045        
10 A' 1024 977        
11 A' 838 799        
12 A' 533 508        
13 A' 204 195        
14 A" 3136 2990        
15 A" 3101 2957        
16 A" 1509 1439        
17 A" 1293 1234        
18 A" 1116 1065        
19 A" 785 749        
20 A" 375 358        
21 A" 223 213        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16266.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15513.3 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)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.91963 0.15657 0.14080

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.512 0.560 0.000
C2 0.000 0.824 0.000
C3 -0.772 -0.429 0.000
N4 -1.359 -1.432 0.000
H5 2.052 1.508 0.000
H6 1.805 -0.007 0.885
H7 1.805 -0.007 -0.885
H8 -0.293 1.401 0.880
H9 -0.293 1.401 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53472.48863.49461.09121.09101.09102.17722.1772
C21.53471.47122.63352.16302.17532.17531.09291.0929
C32.48861.47121.16253.42422.75712.75712.08662.0866
N43.49462.63351.16254.50343.58143.58143.15283.1528
H51.09122.16303.42424.50341.77211.77212.50672.5067
H61.09102.17532.75713.58141.77211.76912.52733.0824
H71.09102.17532.75713.58141.77211.76913.08242.5273
H82.17721.09292.08663.15282.50672.52733.08241.7602
H92.17721.09292.08663.15282.50673.08242.52731.7602

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 111.753 C1 C2 H8 110.786
C1 C2 H9 110.786 C2 C1 H5 109.764
C2 C1 H6 110.743 C2 C1 H7 110.743
C2 C3 N4 178.712 C3 C2 H8 108.031
C3 C2 H9 108.031 H5 C1 H6 108.594
H5 C1 H7 108.594 H6 C1 H7 108.340
H8 C2 H9 107.286
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability