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

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-36.339054
Energy at 298.15K-36.346255
HF Energy-35.694856
Nuclear repulsion energy85.448874
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 MP2/CEP-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' 3201 3039 36.87      
2 A' 3194 3033 46.29      
3 A' 3132 2974 7.43      
4 A' 3090 2934 19.47      
5 A' 2162 2053 0.04      
6 A' 1536 1458 14.86      
7 A' 1529 1452 6.29      
8 A' 1454 1381 4.90      
9 A' 1372 1303 7.14      
10 A' 1220 1158 3.30      
11 A' 1144 1086 7.07      
12 A' 957 909 0.76      
13 A' 781 742 0.59      
14 A' 533 506 1.22      
15 A' 353 335 0.12      
16 A' 289 274 0.26      
17 A' 212 201 1.68      
18 A" 3198 3037 12.74      
19 A" 3192 3030 2.56      
20 A" 3090 2934 23.72      
21 A" 1517 1440 3.15      
22 A" 1515 1438 1.01      
23 A" 1437 1364 4.47      
24 A" 1353 1284 0.29      
25 A" 1168 1109 2.31      
26 A" 997 946 0.57      
27 A" 956 908 2.50      
28 A" 546 519 0.98      
29 A" 235 224 0.01      
30 A" 177 168 3.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22769.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21617.6 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.26024 0.12777 0.09408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.438 -2.217 0.000
C2 0.022 -1.090 0.000
C3 -0.459 0.322 0.000
C4 0.022 1.042 1.284
C5 0.022 1.042 -1.284
H6 -1.563 0.276 0.000
H7 -0.368 2.075 1.291
H8 -0.334 0.522 2.188
H9 1.125 1.080 1.311
H10 -0.368 2.075 -1.291
H11 -0.334 0.522 -2.188
H12 1.125 1.080 -1.311

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.20142.69263.52713.52713.19664.55383.58983.61464.55383.58983.6146
C21.20141.49142.48832.48832.09243.44022.74112.76513.44022.74112.7651
C32.69261.49141.54851.54851.10462.17922.20112.19192.17922.20112.1919
C43.52712.48831.54852.56702.17871.10431.10301.10362.80133.52882.8197
C53.52712.48831.54852.56702.17872.80133.52882.81971.10431.10301.1036
H63.19662.09241.10462.17872.17872.51622.52163.09692.51622.52163.0969
H74.55383.44022.17921.10432.80132.51621.79411.79372.58203.81053.1605
H83.58982.74112.20111.10303.52882.52161.79411.79203.81054.37683.8328
H93.61462.76512.19191.10362.81973.09691.79371.79203.16053.83282.6227
H104.55383.44022.17922.80131.10432.51622.58203.81053.16051.79411.7937
H113.58982.74112.20113.52881.10302.52163.81054.37683.83281.79411.7920
H123.61462.76512.19192.81971.10363.09693.16053.83282.62271.79371.7920

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 178.586 C2 C3 C4 109.865
C2 C3 C5 109.865 C2 C3 H6 106.461
C3 C4 H7 109.323 C3 C4 H8 111.108
C3 C4 H9 110.357 C3 C5 H10 109.323
C3 C5 H11 111.108 C3 C5 H12 110.357
C4 C3 C5 111.968 C4 C3 H6 109.263
C5 C3 H6 109.263 H7 C4 H8 108.739
H7 C4 H9 108.657 H8 C4 H9 108.605
H10 C5 H11 108.739 H10 C5 H12 108.657
H11 C5 H12 108.605
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability