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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.309875
Energy at 298.15K-209.317307
HF Energy-208.824468
Nuclear repulsion energy152.384713
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 MP2/3-21G
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' 3161 3017 21.87      
2 A' 3105 2964 16.39      
3 A' 3089 2949 1.60      
4 A' 3083 2943 13.86      
5 A' 2145 2048 3.05      
6 A' 1605 1532 6.04      
7 A' 1591 1519 2.67      
8 A' 1573 1501 3.82      
9 A' 1497 1428 4.17      
10 A' 1432 1367 2.01      
11 A' 1376 1314 0.38      
12 A' 1153 1100 5.12      
13 A' 1034 987 0.06      
14 A' 941 898 1.78      
15 A' 887 847 2.50      
16 A' 548 523 1.61      
17 A' 363 346 0.05      
18 A' 181 173 3.85      
19 A" 3166 3022 39.05      
20 A" 3144 3001 0.15      
21 A" 3128 2986 0.56      
22 A" 1603 1530 8.59      
23 A" 1395 1332 0.01      
24 A" 1338 1277 0.01      
25 A" 1203 1148 0.14      
26 A" 933 891 0.38      
27 A" 774 739 4.46      
28 A" 428 409 0.01      
29 A" 250 239 0.02      
30 A" 106 101 3.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23116.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22064.5 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.78268 0.07368 0.07000

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.648 0.366 0.000
C2 -1.467 0.495 0.000
C3 0.000 0.641 0.000
C4 0.728 -0.737 0.000
C5 2.265 -0.546 0.000
H6 0.305 1.212 0.886
H7 0.305 1.212 -0.886
H8 0.418 -1.303 0.885
H9 0.418 -1.303 -0.885
H10 2.772 -1.516 0.000
H11 2.581 0.010 0.889
H12 2.581 0.010 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.18782.66183.55084.99603.19633.19633.60133.60135.73705.31575.3157
C21.18781.47402.51673.87392.10632.10632.75182.75184.69184.17274.1727
C32.66181.47401.55802.55661.09731.09732.17662.17663.51212.80182.8018
C43.55082.51671.55801.54892.18232.18231.09541.09542.18782.18762.1876
C54.99603.87392.55661.54892.77772.77772.18312.18311.09481.09571.0957
H63.19632.10631.09732.18232.77771.77192.51783.07843.78342.57403.1268
H73.19632.10631.09732.18232.77771.77193.07842.51783.78343.12682.5740
H83.60132.75182.17661.09542.18312.51783.07841.77062.52362.53063.0908
H93.60132.75182.17661.09542.18313.07842.51781.77062.52363.09082.5306
H105.73704.69183.51212.18781.09483.78343.78342.52362.52361.77691.7769
H115.31574.17272.80182.18761.09572.57403.12682.53063.09081.77691.7785
H125.31574.17272.80182.18761.09573.12682.57403.09082.53061.77691.7785

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.406 C2 C3 C4 112.181
C2 C3 H6 109.127 C2 C3 H7 109.127
C3 C4 C5 110.747 C3 C4 H8 108.979
C3 C4 H9 108.979 C4 C3 H6 109.310
C4 C3 H7 109.310 C4 C5 H10 110.518
C4 C5 H11 110.452 C4 C5 H12 110.452
C5 C4 H8 110.119 C5 C4 H9 110.119
H6 C3 H7 107.680 H8 C4 H9 107.834
H10 C5 H11 108.422 H10 C5 H12 108.422
H11 C5 H12 108.505
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability