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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.449041
Energy at 298.15K-132.451650
HF Energy-131.939605
Nuclear repulsion energy58.313624
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3109 2945 2.30      
2 A1 2364 2240 2.28      
3 A1 1441 1365 1.24      
4 A1 933 884 2.22      
5 E 3195 3027 0.73      
5 E 3195 3027 0.73      
6 E 1507 1427 8.78      
6 E 1507 1427 8.78      
7 E 1078 1021 1.96      
7 E 1078 1021 1.96      
8 E 384 364 1.05      
8 E 384 364 1.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10087.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9557.0 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
5.30854 0.30539 0.30539

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.184
C2 0.000 0.000 0.281
N3 0.000 0.000 1.440
H4 0.000 1.025 -1.556
H5 0.888 -0.512 -1.556
H6 -0.888 -0.512 -1.556

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46492.62401.09061.09061.0906
C21.46491.15912.10422.10422.1042
N32.62401.15913.16733.16733.1673
H41.09062.10423.16731.77511.7751
H51.09062.10423.16731.77511.7751
H61.09062.10423.16731.77511.7751

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 109.994
C2 C1 H5 109.994 C2 C1 H6 109.994
H4 C1 H5 108.943 H4 C1 H6 108.943
H5 C1 H6 108.943
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability