return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.736132
Energy at 298.15K-132.738743
HF Energy-132.736132
Nuclear repulsion energy58.863041
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 B1B95/6-311+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 A1 3074 3074 1.91 178.80 0.00 0.01
2 A1 2396 2396 12.26 73.78 0.17 0.29
3 A1 1406 1406 2.38 5.25 0.43 0.60
4 A1 946 946 1.10 5.20 0.05 0.10
5 E 3154 3154 0.37 56.19 0.75 0.86
5 E 3154 3154 0.37 56.19 0.75 0.86
6 E 1473 1473 11.28 5.15 0.75 0.86
6 E 1473 1473 11.28 5.15 0.75 0.86
7 E 1053 1053 2.16 0.10 0.75 0.86
7 E 1053 1053 2.16 0.10 0.75 0.86
8 E 387 387 0.54 1.69 0.75 0.86
8 E 387 387 0.54 1.69 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9977.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9977.8 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 B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
5.35104 0.31182 0.31182

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.170
C2 0.000 0.000 0.279
N3 0.000 0.000 1.425
H4 0.000 1.021 -1.543
H5 0.884 -0.510 -1.543
H6 -0.884 -0.510 -1.543

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.44872.59531.08681.08681.0868
C21.44871.14662.08812.08812.0881
N32.59531.14663.13883.13883.1388
H41.08682.08813.13881.76801.7680
H51.08682.08813.13881.76801.7680
H61.08682.08813.13881.76801.7680

picture of Acetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 110.069
C2 C1 H5 110.069 C2 C1 H6 110.069
H4 C1 H5 108.866 H4 C1 H6 108.866
H5 C1 H6 108.866
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.336      
2 C 0.726      
3 N -0.934      
4 H 0.181      
5 H 0.181      
6 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -4.034 4.034
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.542 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.542 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.703
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.581 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.581 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.161
Polar
3z2-r2-6.322
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.855


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.781
(<r2>)1/2 6.692