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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.657071
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.979933
Nuclear repulsion energy102.858977
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/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' 3198 3029 12.05      
2 A' 3121 2956 5.05      
3 A' 3111 2947 11.12      
4 A' 2389 2263 1.61      
5 A' 1539 1457 4.60      
6 A' 1511 1431 3.66      
7 A' 1452 1375 1.24      
8 A' 1382 1309 3.65      
9 A' 1117 1058 3.82      
10 A' 1045 990 0.83      
11 A' 856 811 0.42      
12 A' 551 522 0.84      
13 A' 215 204 4.66      
14 A" 3203 3034 10.98      
15 A" 3166 2999 0.50      
16 A" 1531 1450 5.97      
17 A" 1315 1245 0.00      
18 A" 1137 1077 0.32      
19 A" 801 758 3.34      
20 A" 400 379 0.82      
21 A" 228 216 1.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16632.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15754.5 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.92819 0.15673 0.14111

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.513 0.560 0.000
C2 0.000 0.818 0.000
C3 -0.769 -0.432 0.000
N4 -1.363 -1.424 0.000
H5 2.050 1.509 0.000
H6 1.809 -0.006 0.884
H7 1.809 -0.006 -0.884
H8 -0.293 1.397 0.879
H9 -0.293 1.397 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53452.48803.49401.09081.09051.09052.17542.1754
C21.53451.46822.62442.16362.17542.17541.09221.0922
C32.48801.46821.15623.42312.75812.75812.08472.0847
N43.49402.62441.15624.50083.58543.58543.14283.1428
H51.09082.16363.42314.50081.77051.77052.50512.5051
H61.09052.17542.75813.58541.77051.76752.52703.0809
H71.09052.17542.75813.58541.77051.76753.08092.5270
H82.17541.09222.08473.14282.50512.52703.08091.7575
H92.17541.09222.08473.14282.50513.08092.52701.7575

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 111.889 C1 C2 H8 110.701
C1 C2 H9 110.701 C2 C1 H5 109.851
C2 C1 H6 110.803 C2 C1 H7 110.803
C2 C3 N4 179.364 C3 C2 H8 108.121
C3 C2 H9 108.121 H5 C1 H6 108.522
H5 C1 H7 108.522 H6 C1 H7 108.270
H8 C2 H9 107.134
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability