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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.632684
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.976941
Nuclear repulsion energy102.701636
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 MP2/6-31G(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' 3220 3041 8.62 61.01 0.72 0.84
2 A' 3127 2953 5.44 48.10 0.14 0.25
3 A' 3121 2948 8.37 138.28 0.01 0.02
4 A' 2218 2095 0.03 39.34 0.25 0.40
5 A' 1534 1449 4.77 7.95 0.74 0.85
6 A' 1499 1416 4.38 13.64 0.72 0.83
7 A' 1435 1355 1.53 1.62 0.63 0.77
8 A' 1361 1286 3.01 3.74 0.59 0.75
9 A' 1108 1047 3.93 4.14 0.11 0.20
10 A' 1043 986 0.54 4.36 0.52 0.69
11 A' 856 809 0.06 5.13 0.13 0.22
12 A' 541 511 0.76 1.14 0.33 0.50
13 A' 209 198 4.08 1.95 0.72 0.84
14 A" 3225 3046 7.23 24.95 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3179 3002 0.31 75.92 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1527 1442 6.57 14.45 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1305 1232 0.02 5.68 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1125 1063 0.36 0.21 0.75 0.86
19 A" 796 752 3.82 0.27 0.75 0.86
20 A" 392 370 0.46 1.87 0.75 0.86
21 A" 229 216 1.08 0.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16524.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15607.8 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.92092 0.15699 0.14115

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.509 0.556 0.000
C2 0.000 0.822 0.000
C3 -0.766 -0.422 0.000
N4 -1.363 -1.432 0.000
H5 2.053 1.501 0.000
H6 1.801 -0.012 0.883
H7 1.801 -0.012 -0.883
H8 -0.289 1.404 0.878
H9 -0.289 1.404 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53242.47603.49281.08981.08951.08952.17292.1729
C21.53241.46072.63402.16202.17192.17191.09211.0921
C32.47601.46071.17343.41162.74452.74452.08122.0812
N43.49282.63401.17344.50173.57803.57803.15693.1569
H51.08982.16203.41164.50171.76941.76942.50252.5025
H61.08952.17192.74453.57801.76941.76602.52353.0773
H71.08952.17192.74453.57801.76941.76603.07732.5235
H82.17291.09212.08123.15692.50252.52353.07731.7564
H92.17291.09212.08123.15692.50253.07732.52351.7564

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 111.606 C1 C2 H8 110.652
C1 C2 H9 110.652 C2 C1 H5 109.923
C2 C1 H6 110.726 C2 C1 H7 110.726
C2 C3 N4 178.979 C3 C2 H8 108.360
C3 C2 H9 108.360 H5 C1 H6 108.563
H5 C1 H7 108.563 H6 C1 H7 108.275
H8 C2 H9 107.059
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability