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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.231035
Energy at 298.15K-131.233482
Nuclear repulsion energy59.692946
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 LSDA/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 A1 2987 2938 6.95      
2 A1 2168 2133 63.02      
3 A1 1422 1399 0.81      
4 A1 953 938 7.35      
5 E 3064 3014 2.41      
5 E 3064 3014 2.41      
6 E 1491 1467 19.62      
6 E 1491 1467 19.62      
7 E 1117 1099 1.63      
7 E 1117 1099 1.63      
8 E 305 300 2.03      
8 E 305 300 2.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9742.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9582.2 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 LSDA/3-21G
ABC
5.20407 0.33323 0.33323

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.106
N2 0.000 0.000 0.307
C3 0.000 0.000 1.493
H4 0.000 1.035 -1.489
H5 0.896 -0.518 -1.489
H6 -0.896 -0.518 -1.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.41292.59891.10381.10381.1038
N21.41291.18602.07312.07312.0731
C32.59891.18603.15673.15673.1567
H41.10382.07313.15671.79281.7928
H51.10382.07313.15671.79281.7928
H61.10382.07313.15671.79281.7928

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 110.319
N2 C1 H5 110.319 N2 C1 H6 110.319
H4 C1 H5 108.611 H4 C1 H6 108.611
H5 C1 H6 108.611
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.486      
2 N -0.465      
3 C 0.135      
4 H 0.272      
5 H 0.272      
6 H 0.272      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -3.875 3.875
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.515 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.854
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.670 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.340
Polar
3z2-r2-6.679
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.577 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.577 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.082


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000