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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.661830
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.979623
Nuclear repulsion energy102.776762
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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3186 3013 13.31      
2 A' 3113 2943 5.11      
3 A' 3103 2934 12.17      
4 A' 2370 2241 1.59      
5 A' 1536 1452 4.43      
6 A' 1509 1426 3.57      
7 A' 1449 1370 1.13      
8 A' 1379 1304 3.66      
9 A' 1114 1054 3.73      
10 A' 1042 985 0.79      
11 A' 852 806 0.43      
12 A' 548 518 0.80      
13 A' 215 203 4.60      
14 A" 3192 3018 12.30      
15 A" 3156 2984 0.52      
16 A" 1528 1445 5.83      
17 A" 1312 1241 0.00      
18 A" 1135 1073 0.34      
19 A" 799 756 3.21      
20 A" 398 376 0.78      
21 A" 228 215 1.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16580.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15677.2 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.92724 0.15647 0.14089

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.513 0.562 0.000
C2 0.000 0.819 0.000
C3 -0.769 -0.433 0.000
N4 -1.364 -1.427 0.000
H5 2.050 1.511 0.000
H6 1.809 -0.005 0.884
H7 1.809 -0.005 -0.884
H8 -0.294 1.398 0.879
H9 -0.294 1.398 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53472.48893.49701.09131.09101.09102.17622.1762
C21.53471.46932.62762.16412.17602.17601.09261.0926
C32.48891.46931.15833.42462.75902.75902.08572.0857
N43.49702.62761.15834.50433.58803.58803.14583.1458
H51.09132.16413.42464.50431.77141.77142.50612.5061
H61.09102.17602.75903.58801.77141.76832.52783.0821
H71.09102.17602.75903.58801.77141.76833.08212.5278
H82.17621.09262.08573.14582.50612.52783.08211.7583
H92.17621.09262.08573.14582.50613.08212.52781.7583

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 111.876 C1 C2 H8 110.721
C1 C2 H9 110.721 C2 C1 H5 109.841
C2 C1 H6 110.804 C2 C1 H7 110.804
C2 C3 N4 179.371 C3 C2 H8 108.096
C3 C2 H9 108.096 H5 C1 H6 108.526
H5 C1 H7 108.526 H6 C1 H7 108.271
H8 C2 H9 107.156
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability