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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-36.716608
Energy at 298.15K-36.723786
HF Energy-36.716608
Nuclear repulsion energy83.580912
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' 3091 2997 44.65      
2 A' 3039 2946 36.35      
3 A' 3030 2937 0.28      
4 A' 3014 2922 29.11      
5 A' 2301 2231 9.72      
6 A' 1519 1472 7.29      
7 A' 1503 1457 1.48      
8 A' 1483 1437 3.40      
9 A' 1425 1381 1.94      
10 A' 1384 1341 2.67      
11 A' 1299 1259 3.05      
12 A' 1106 1072 2.59      
13 A' 1029 997 0.32      
14 A' 933 904 2.65      
15 A' 868 841 2.13      
16 A' 516 501 1.44      
17 A' 341 330 0.06      
18 A' 162 157 5.72      
19 A" 3094 3000 78.14      
20 A" 3074 2979 2.52      
21 A" 3059 2966 1.31      
22 A" 1512 1465 8.46      
23 A" 1325 1284 0.05      
24 A" 1256 1218 0.07      
25 A" 1126 1091 0.01      
26 A" 867 841 0.14      
27 A" 737 715 3.06      
28 A" 372 361 0.04      
29 A" 241 234 0.01      
30 A" 94 91 4.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22397.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21712.6 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.78795 0.07380 0.07013

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 -2.633 0.380 0.000
C2 -1.475 0.503 0.000
C3 0.000 0.639 0.000
C4 0.727 -0.734 0.000
C5 2.260 -0.563 0.000
H6 0.287 1.226 0.883
H7 0.287 1.226 -0.883
H8 0.410 -1.307 0.881
H9 0.410 -1.307 -0.881
H10 2.759 -1.539 0.000
H11 2.602 -0.013 0.888
H12 2.602 -0.013 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16442.64543.53944.98243.16523.16523.58823.58825.72315.32385.3238
C21.16441.48102.52513.88352.09892.09892.75682.75684.70064.20404.2040
C32.64541.48101.55322.55931.09851.09852.17452.17453.51532.82552.8255
C43.53942.52511.55321.54232.19432.19431.09761.09762.18602.19602.1960
C54.98243.88352.55931.54232.80582.80582.18012.18011.09701.09851.0985
H63.16522.09891.09852.19432.80581.76582.53583.08893.81322.62623.1673
H73.16522.09891.09852.19432.80581.76583.08892.53583.81323.16732.6262
H83.58822.75682.17451.09762.18012.53583.08891.76172.52002.54553.0995
H93.58822.75682.17451.09762.18013.08892.53581.76172.52003.09952.5455
H105.72314.70063.51532.18601.09703.81323.81322.52002.52001.77241.7724
H115.32384.20402.82552.19601.09852.62623.16732.54553.09951.77241.7753
H125.32384.20402.82552.19601.09853.16732.62623.09952.54551.77241.7753

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.218 C2 C3 C4 112.631
C2 C3 H6 107.999 C2 C3 H7 107.999
C3 C4 C5 111.535 C3 C4 H8 109.020
C3 C4 H9 109.020 C4 C3 H6 110.510
C4 C3 H7 110.510 C4 C5 H10 110.706
C4 C5 H11 111.410 C4 C5 H12 111.410
C5 C4 H8 110.201 C5 C4 H9 110.201
H6 C3 H7 106.982 H8 C4 H9 106.733
H10 C5 H11 107.666 H10 C5 H12 107.666
H11 C5 H12 107.811
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 0.022      
2 C -0.174      
3 C -0.303      
4 C -0.270      
5 C -0.525      
6 H 0.196      
7 H 0.196      
8 H 0.174      
9 H 0.174      
10 H 0.185      
11 H 0.162      
12 H 0.162      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.179 0.050 0.000 4.179
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.056 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 -30.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.420
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.718 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 6.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.236
Polar
3z2-r212.472
x2-y2-12.800
xy0.979
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.719 -0.287 0.000
y -0.287 6.381 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.987


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 129.406
(<r2>)1/2 11.376