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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

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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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-36.650735
Energy at 298.15K-36.657962
HF Energy-36.650735
Nuclear repulsion energy83.148449
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-121G
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' 3078 3000 51.23      
2 A' 3012 2935 42.04      
3 A' 3004 2927 0.28      
4 A' 2984 2908 36.58      
5 A' 2234 2177 9.90      
6 A' 1532 1493 11.77      
7 A' 1518 1480 2.54      
8 A' 1500 1462 4.98      
9 A' 1437 1400 4.83      
10 A' 1383 1348 3.62      
11 A' 1317 1283 0.40      
12 A' 1117 1089 4.20      
13 A' 1048 1021 0.17      
14 A' 943 919 4.04      
15 A' 871 849 3.13      
16 A' 513 500 2.80      
17 A' 342 334 0.05      
18 A' 163 159 4.89      
19 A" 3082 3003 92.83      
20 A" 3058 2980 1.27      
21 A" 3041 2963 0.63      
22 A" 1524 1485 10.10      
23 A" 1324 1290 0.09      
24 A" 1264 1232 0.00      
25 A" 1143 1113 0.01      
26 A" 885 862 0.38      
27 A" 754 734 4.24      
28 A" 369 359 0.07      
29 A" 235 229 0.02      
30 A" 92 90 4.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22381.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21810.9 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-121G
ABC
0.78434 0.07285 0.06925

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.656 0.383 0.000
C2 -1.479 0.505 0.000
C3 0.000 0.639 0.000
C4 0.734 -0.739 0.000
C5 2.273 -0.562 0.000
H6 0.295 1.223 0.883
H7 0.295 1.223 -0.883
H8 0.419 -1.313 0.882
H9 0.419 -1.313 -0.882
H10 2.775 -1.538 0.000
H11 2.612 -0.011 0.889
H12 2.612 -0.011 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.18362.66853.57075.01873.19303.19303.62103.62105.76055.35675.3567
C21.18361.48502.53843.90052.10772.10772.77252.77254.71884.21774.2177
C32.66851.48501.56122.57071.09911.09912.18292.18293.52702.83432.8343
C43.57072.53841.56121.54902.19582.19581.09851.09852.19182.20112.2011
C55.01873.90052.57071.54902.80702.80702.18572.18571.09751.09921.0992
H63.19302.10771.09912.19582.80701.76652.53933.09263.81502.62503.1671
H73.19302.10771.09912.19582.80701.76653.09262.53933.81503.16712.6250
H83.62102.77252.18291.09852.18572.53933.09261.76382.52512.54993.1043
H93.62102.77252.18291.09852.18573.09262.53931.76382.52513.10432.5499
H105.76054.71883.52702.19181.09753.81503.81502.52512.52511.77431.7743
H115.35674.21772.83432.20111.09922.62503.16712.54993.10431.77431.7774
H125.35674.21772.83432.20111.09923.16712.62503.10432.54991.77431.7774

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.249 C2 C3 C4 112.856
C2 C3 H6 108.375 C2 C3 H7 108.375
C3 C4 C5 111.494 C3 C4 H8 109.081
C3 C4 H9 109.081 C4 C3 H6 110.045
C4 C3 H7 110.045 C4 C5 H10 110.668
C4 C5 H11 111.311 C4 C5 H12 111.311
C5 C4 H8 110.132 C5 C4 H9 110.132
H6 C3 H7 106.950 H8 C4 H9 106.798
H10 C5 H11 107.748 H10 C5 H12 107.748
H11 C5 H12 107.898
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.242      
2 C -0.368      
3 C -0.300      
4 C -0.222      
5 C -0.474      
6 H 0.179      
7 H 0.179      
8 H 0.154      
9 H 0.154      
10 H 0.162      
11 H 0.147      
12 H 0.147      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.279 0.066 0.000 4.280
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.883 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 -30.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.633
Traceless
 xyz
x -13.353 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 6.831 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.522
Polar
3z2-r213.044
x2-y2-13.456
xy0.979
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.608 -0.246 0.000
y -0.246 6.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.863


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 130.891
(<r2>)1/2 11.441