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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.694359
Energy at 298.15K-132.696906
Nuclear repulsion energy59.342693
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/LANL2DZ
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 3058 2939 26.02      
2 A1 2182 2097 117.23      
3 A1 1487 1430 0.00      
4 A1 951 914 13.45      
5 E 3150 3028 16.55      
5 E 3150 3028 16.54      
6 E 1517 1458 18.74      
6 E 1517 1458 18.74      
7 E 1168 1123 0.24      
7 E 1168 1123 0.24      
8 E 346 332 1.33      
8 E 346 332 1.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10019.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9630.6 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/LANL2DZ
ABC
5.27181 0.32753 0.32753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.120
N2 0.000 0.000 0.312
C3 0.000 0.000 1.505
H4 0.000 1.028 -1.498
H5 0.891 -0.514 -1.498
H6 -0.891 -0.514 -1.498

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.43132.62421.09581.09581.0958
N21.43131.19292.08142.08142.0814
C32.62421.19293.17383.17383.1738
H41.09582.08143.17381.78131.7813
H51.09582.08143.17381.78131.7813
H61.09582.08143.17381.78131.7813

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 110.196
N2 C1 H5 110.196 N2 C1 H6 110.196
H4 C1 H5 108.737 H4 C1 H6 108.737
H5 C1 H6 108.737
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.563      
2 N -0.016      
3 C -0.152      
4 H 0.244      
5 H 0.244      
6 H 0.244      


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 -3.965 3.965
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.595 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.595 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.055
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.230 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.461
Polar
3z2-r2-8.921
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 2.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.376


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000