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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.663311
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.979438
Nuclear repulsion energy102.735185
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 QCISD/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' 3183 3015 13.74      
2 A' 3110 2946 5.32      
3 A' 3099 2936 12.50      
4 A' 2357 2233 1.99      
5 A' 1535 1455 4.37      
6 A' 1508 1429 3.52      
7 A' 1448 1372 1.11      
8 A' 1378 1305 3.65      
9 A' 1113 1055 3.67      
10 A' 1041 986 0.79      
11 A' 851 806 0.43      
12 A' 547 519 0.80      
13 A' 214 203 4.63      
14 A" 3188 3021 12.81      
15 A" 3153 2987 0.56      
16 A" 1528 1447 5.76      
17 A" 1311 1242 0.00      
18 A" 1134 1074 0.33      
19 A" 799 757 3.19      
20 A" 397 376 0.80      
21 A" 228 216 1.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16559.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15688.4 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.92682 0.15634 0.14078

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 0.820 0.000
C3 -0.769 -0.433 0.000
N4 -1.364 -1.428 0.000
H5 2.051 1.512 0.000
H6 1.810 -0.004 0.884
H7 1.810 -0.004 -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
C11.53492.48933.49851.09161.09121.09122.17652.1765
C21.53491.46972.62922.16452.17642.17641.09281.0928
C32.48931.46971.15953.42532.75962.75962.08622.0862
N43.49852.62921.15954.50623.58963.58963.14733.1473
H51.09162.16453.42534.50621.77171.77172.50662.5066
H61.09122.17642.75963.58961.77171.76862.52833.0827
H71.09122.17642.75963.58961.77171.76863.08272.5283
H82.17651.09282.08623.14732.50662.52833.08271.7587
H92.17651.09282.08623.14732.50663.08272.52831.7587

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 111.875 C1 C2 H8 110.723
C1 C2 H9 110.723 C2 C1 H5 109.851
C2 C1 H6 110.810 C2 C1 H7 110.810
C2 C3 N4 179.378 C3 C2 H8 108.098
C3 C2 H9 108.098 H5 C1 H6 108.518
H5 C1 H7 108.518 H6 C1 H7 108.265
H8 C2 H9 107.151
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability