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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.625052
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.020707
Nuclear repulsion energy103.645449
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 CISD/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' 3233 2980 17.33      
2 A' 3168 2920 4.88      
3 A' 3151 2905 14.58      
4 A' 2467 2274 9.10      
5 A' 1573 1450 5.34      
6 A' 1546 1425 4.80      
7 A' 1487 1371 1.18      
8 A' 1419 1308 4.49      
9 A' 1145 1056 3.61      
10 A' 1064 981 0.95      
11 A' 872 804 0.86      
12 A' 573 529 0.84      
13 A' 222 205 5.30      
14 A" 3238 2985 16.13      
15 A" 3208 2958 0.03      
16 A" 1565 1443 7.29      
17 A" 1347 1242 0.00      
18 A" 1167 1076 0.33      
19 A" 819 755 2.74      
20 A" 412 380 0.99      
21 A" 233 215 1.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16955.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9218) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15629.5 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 CISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.94266 0.15882 0.14304

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.504 0.558 0.000
C2 0.000 0.813 0.000
C3 -0.767 -0.433 0.000
N4 -1.352 -1.412 0.000
H5 2.035 1.501 0.000
H6 1.799 -0.003 0.877
H7 1.799 -0.003 -0.877
H8 -0.294 1.383 0.873
H9 -0.294 1.383 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52512.47723.46971.08251.08231.08232.16232.1623
C21.52511.46282.60352.14812.16142.16141.08361.0836
C32.47721.46281.14073.40442.74552.74552.07002.0700
N43.46972.60351.14074.46773.56213.56213.11373.1137
H51.08252.14813.40444.46771.75711.75712.49002.4900
H61.08232.16142.74553.56211.75711.75452.51083.0606
H71.08232.16142.74553.56211.75711.75453.06062.5108
H82.16231.08362.07003.11372.49002.51083.06061.7458
H92.16231.08362.07003.11372.49003.06062.51081.7458

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 111.993 C1 C2 H8 110.836
C1 C2 H9 110.836 C2 C1 H5 109.767
C2 C1 H6 110.839 C2 C1 H7 110.839
C2 C3 N4 179.311 C3 C2 H8 107.834
C3 C2 H9 107.834 H5 C1 H6 108.516
H5 C1 H7 108.516 H6 C1 H7 108.292
H8 C2 H9 107.320
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability