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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.740125
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.023503
Nuclear repulsion energy103.060617
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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.92936 0.15744 0.14170

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.509 0.559 0.000
C2 0.000 0.818 0.000
C3 -0.770 -0.431 0.000
N4 -1.357 -1.423 0.000
H5 2.046 1.507 0.000
H6 1.804 -0.006 0.883
H7 1.804 -0.006 -0.883
H8 -0.293 1.394 0.878
H9 -0.293 1.394 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53102.48483.48481.08901.08891.08892.17152.1715
C21.53101.46742.62002.15852.17062.17061.09011.0901
C32.48481.46741.15283.41812.75362.75362.08052.0805
N43.48482.62001.15284.49033.57433.57433.13663.1366
H51.08902.15853.41814.49031.76841.76842.50092.5009
H61.08892.17062.75363.57431.76841.76502.52153.0752
H71.08892.17062.75363.57431.76841.76503.07522.5215
H82.17151.09012.08053.13662.50092.52153.07521.7557
H92.17151.09012.08053.13662.50093.07522.52151.7557

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.923 C1 C2 H8 110.760
C1 C2 H9 110.760 C2 C1 H5 109.803
C2 C1 H6 110.762 C2 C1 H7 110.762
C2 C3 N4 178.960 C3 C2 H8 107.972
C3 C2 H9 107.972 H5 C1 H6 108.581
H5 C1 H7 108.581 H6 C1 H7 108.287
H8 C2 H9 107.275
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability