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

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-170.367804
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.009933
Nuclear repulsion energy102.430609
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 CID/3-21G
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 2979 17.66      
2 A' 3135 2921 3.96      
3 A' 3128 2914 14.43      
4 A' 2422 2256 0.64      
5 A' 1615 1505 6.79      
6 A' 1590 1482 7.25      
7 A' 1519 1415 4.03      
8 A' 1437 1339 1.15      
9 A' 1163 1083 7.83      
10 A' 1022 952 0.98      
11 A' 850 792 0.74      
12 A' 595 554 1.79      
13 A' 245 228 2.86      
14 A" 3205 2986 16.99      
15 A" 3169 2952 0.60      
16 A" 1611 1501 7.82      
17 A" 1383 1288 0.00      
18 A" 1207 1124 0.80      
19 A" 845 787 4.20      
20 A" 452 421 0.00      
21 A" 235 219 0.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17012.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15848.7 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
0.91552 0.15546 0.13985

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.529 0.547 0.000
C2 0.000 0.822 0.000
C3 -0.777 -0.427 0.000
N4 -1.380 -1.417 0.000
H5 2.071 1.495 0.000
H6 1.813 -0.021 0.887
H7 1.813 -0.021 -0.887
H8 -0.275 1.406 0.883
H9 -0.275 1.406 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.55372.50403.51051.09171.09101.09102.18402.1840
C21.55371.47132.63042.17782.18732.18731.09321.0932
C32.50401.47131.15913.43642.76792.76792.09552.0955
N43.51052.63041.15914.51583.59613.59613.15763.1576
H51.09172.17783.43644.51581.77521.77522.50802.5080
H61.09102.18732.76793.59611.77521.77432.52853.0863
H71.09102.18732.76793.59611.77521.77433.08632.5285
H82.18401.09322.09553.15762.50802.52853.08631.7651
H92.18401.09322.09553.15762.50803.08632.52851.7651

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 111.707 C1 C2 H8 109.983
C1 C2 H9 109.983 C2 C1 H5 109.578
C2 C1 H6 110.365 C2 C1 H7 110.365
C2 C3 N4 179.436 C3 C2 H8 108.700
C3 C2 H9 108.700 H5 C1 H6 108.843
H5 C1 H7 108.843 H6 C1 H7 108.809
H8 C2 H9 107.667
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability