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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/LANL2DZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.879086
Energy at 298.15K-131.881832
HF Energy-131.879086
Nuclear repulsion energy58.512618
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 HF/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 3235 2911 12.37 175.68 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2529 2276 15.27 46.80 0.20 0.34
3 A1 1580 1422 6.44 5.78 0.73 0.84
4 A1 979 881 13.88 6.24 0.21 0.34
5 E 3334 3000 10.60 63.37 0.75 0.86
5 E 3334 3000 10.60 63.37 0.75 0.86
6 E 1631 1468 18.61 15.71 0.75 0.86
6 E 1631 1468 18.61 15.71 0.75 0.86
7 E 1193 1074 1.14 0.48 0.75 0.86
7 E 1193 1074 1.14 0.48 0.75 0.86
8 E 435 392 0.08 8.56 0.75 0.86
8 E 435 392 0.08 8.56 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10754.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8999) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9677.9 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 HF/LANL2DZ
ABC
5.40626 0.30634 0.30634

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.184
C2 0.000 0.000 0.284
N3 0.000 0.000 1.437
H4 0.000 1.016 -1.554
H5 0.879 -0.508 -1.554
H6 -0.879 -0.508 -1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46812.62041.08101.08101.0810
C21.46811.15232.10052.10052.1005
N32.62041.15233.15873.15873.1587
H41.08102.10053.15871.75901.7590
H51.08102.10053.15871.75901.7590
H61.08102.10053.15871.75901.7590

picture of Acetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 110.048
C2 C1 H5 110.048 C2 C1 H6 110.048
H4 C1 H5 108.889 H4 C1 H6 108.889
H5 C1 H6 108.889
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.566      
2 C -0.031      
3 N -0.096      
4 H 0.231      
5 H 0.231      
6 H 0.231      


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 -4.215 4.215
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.850 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.811
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.961
Polar
3z2-r2-7.923
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 2.477 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.477 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.861


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.656
(<r2>)1/2 6.757