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

using model chemistry: LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.969770
Energy at 298.15K-131.972151
Nuclear repulsion energy59.993720
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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2982 2949 9.97      
2 A1 2203 2178 99.57      
3 A1 1357 1342 0.04      
4 A1 1000 989 3.50      
5 E 3072 3037 0.59      
5 E 3072 3037 0.59      
6 E 1388 1372 14.60      
6 E 1388 1372 14.61      
7 E 1073 1061 0.33      
7 E 1073 1061 0.33      
8 E 280 277 0.28      
8 E 280 277 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9583.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9887) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9475.6 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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.16330 0.33772 0.33772

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.098
N2 0.000 0.000 0.303
C3 0.000 0.000 1.483
H4 0.000 1.039 -1.478
H5 0.900 -0.520 -1.478
H6 -0.900 -0.520 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.40122.58111.10651.10651.1065
N21.40121.17992.06232.06232.0623
C32.58111.17993.13833.13833.1383
H41.10652.06233.13831.79991.7999
H51.10652.06233.13831.79991.7999
H61.10652.06233.13831.79991.7999

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 110.094
N2 C1 H5 110.093 N2 C1 H6 110.093
H4 C1 H5 108.842 H4 C1 H6 108.842
H5 C1 H6 108.842
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.849      
2 N 0.118      
3 C -0.544      
4 H -0.141      
5 H -0.141      
6 H -0.141      


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 -4.032 4.032
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.126 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.126 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.020
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.947 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.894
Polar
3z2-r2-7.789
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 4.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.009 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.668


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