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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-36.696457
Energy at 298.15K-36.703600
HF Energy-36.696457
Nuclear repulsion energy83.170121
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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3116 3009 46.88      
2 A' 3065 2960 36.43      
3 A' 3058 2953 0.42      
4 A' 3041 2936 28.46      
5 A' 2343 2263 16.70      
6 A' 1507 1456 8.49      
7 A' 1492 1441 1.32      
8 A' 1472 1422 4.18      
9 A' 1418 1369 2.27      
10 A' 1379 1332 2.85      
11 A' 1288 1244 3.06      
12 A' 1105 1067 3.96      
13 A' 1040 1004 0.17      
14 A' 945 913 2.77      
15 A' 870 841 3.02      
16 A' 515 497 2.00      
17 A' 339 328 0.03      
18 A' 162 156 5.12      
19 A" 3125 3018 89.06      
20 A" 3105 2999 4.71      
21 A" 3089 2983 1.41      
22 A" 1501 1449 9.72      
23 A" 1318 1273 0.10      
24 A" 1249 1206 0.02      
25 A" 1108 1070 0.09      
26 A" 853 823 0.35      
27 A" 727 702 5.83      
28 A" 370 358 0.00      
29 A" 241 233 0.00      
30 A" 96 92 4.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22467.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21697.3 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.77997 0.07320 0.06956

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.654 0.354 0.000
C2 -1.482 0.488 0.000
C3 0.000 0.638 0.000
C4 0.738 -0.732 0.000
C5 2.272 -0.536 0.000
H6 0.280 1.230 0.889
H7 0.280 1.230 -0.889
H8 0.426 -1.310 0.887
H9 0.426 -1.310 -0.887
H10 2.789 -1.510 0.000
H11 2.604 0.023 0.893
H12 2.604 0.023 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.17932.66883.56085.00543.18773.18773.61033.61035.75325.34355.3435
C21.17931.48952.53263.89112.10802.10802.76682.76684.71544.20854.2085
C32.66881.48951.55612.55761.10371.10372.18202.18203.52082.82112.8211
C43.56082.53261.55611.54692.20182.20181.10331.10332.19432.20292.2029
C55.00543.89112.55761.54692.80682.80682.18962.18961.10301.10501.1050
H63.18772.10801.10372.20182.80681.77762.54363.10193.82052.61913.1678
H73.18772.10801.10372.20182.80681.77763.10192.54363.82053.16782.6191
H83.61032.76682.18201.10332.18962.54363.10191.77342.53252.55423.1131
H93.61032.76682.18201.10332.18963.10192.54361.77342.53253.11312.5542
H105.75324.71543.52082.19431.10303.82053.82052.53252.53251.78431.7843
H115.34354.20852.82112.20291.10502.61913.16782.55423.11311.78431.7864
H125.34354.20852.82112.20291.10503.16782.61913.11312.55421.78431.7864

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.274 C2 C3 C4 112.500
C2 C3 H6 107.832 C2 C3 H7 107.832
C3 C4 C5 111.025 C3 C4 H8 109.082
C3 C4 H9 109.082 C4 C3 H6 110.599
C4 C3 H7 110.599 C4 C5 H10 110.688
C4 C5 H11 111.244 C4 C5 H12 111.244
C5 C4 H8 110.298 C5 C4 H9 110.298
H6 C3 H7 107.279 H8 C4 H9 106.955
H10 C5 H11 107.825 H10 C5 H12 107.825
H11 C5 H12 107.863
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.374      
2 C -0.583      
3 C -0.226      
4 C -0.243      
5 C -0.410      
6 H 0.165      
7 H 0.165      
8 H 0.150      
9 H 0.150      
10 H 0.192      
11 H 0.134      
12 H 0.134      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.260 0.095 0.000 4.261
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.769 0.972 0.000
y 0.972 -29.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.817
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.991 0.972 0.000
y 0.972 6.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.436
Polar
3z2-r212.872
x2-y2-13.031
xy0.972
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.433 -0.321 0.000
y -0.321 5.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.305


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 129.969
(<r2>)1/2 11.400