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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.595599
Energy at 298.15K-132.598171
HF Energy-131.973006
Nuclear repulsion energy58.353696
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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3077 2982        
2 A1 2222 2153        
3 A1 1414 1370        
4 A1 931 902        
5 E 3146 3049        
5 E 3146 3049        
6 E 1496 1450        
6 E 1496 1450        
7 E 1066 1033        
7 E 1065 1033        
8 E 365 354        
8 E 365 354        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9893.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9589.5 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.33789 0.30631 0.30631

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.180
C2 0.000 0.000 0.275
N3 0.000 0.000 1.441
H4 0.000 1.022 -1.552
H5 0.885 -0.511 -1.552
H6 -0.885 -0.511 -1.552

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.45552.62091.08771.08771.0877
C21.45551.16552.09412.09412.0941
N32.62091.16553.16293.16293.1629
H41.08772.09413.16291.77021.7702
H51.08772.09413.16291.77021.7702
H61.08772.09413.16291.77021.7702

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 110.017
C2 C1 H5 110.017 C2 C1 H6 110.017
H4 C1 H5 108.920 H4 C1 H6 108.920
H5 C1 H6 108.920
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability