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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.069310
Energy at 298.15K-131.071772
HF Energy-131.069310
Nuclear repulsion energy56.971918
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 B3LYP/STO-3G
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 3301 2946 1.19 54.03 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2400 2142 7.72 16.43 0.24 0.39
3 A1 1543 1377 0.68 11.70 0.66 0.80
4 A1 943 842 1.33 3.35 0.25 0.40
5 E 3460 3087 2.52 33.63 0.75 0.86
5 E 3460 3087 2.52 33.63 0.75 0.86
6 E 1637 1461 8.52 16.85 0.75 0.86
6 E 1637 1461 8.52 16.85 0.75 0.86
7 E 1138 1015 3.47 0.21 0.75 0.86
7 E 1138 1015 3.47 0.21 0.75 0.86
8 E 371 331 0.22 1.89 0.75 0.86
8 E 371 331 0.22 1.89 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10699.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9548.1 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
5.18547 0.29085 0.29085

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.283
N3 0.000 0.000 1.479
H4 0.000 1.037 -1.592
H5 0.898 -0.518 -1.592
H6 -0.898 -0.518 -1.592

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.49572.69111.10421.10421.1042
C21.49571.19542.14282.14282.1428
N32.69111.19543.24103.24103.2410
H41.10422.14283.24101.79601.7960
H51.10422.14283.24101.79601.7960
H61.10422.14283.24101.79601.7960

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 110.100
C2 C1 H5 110.100 C2 C1 H6 110.100
H4 C1 H5 108.835 H4 C1 H6 108.835
H5 C1 H6 108.835
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.224      
2 C 0.068      
3 N -0.186      
4 H 0.114      
5 H 0.114      
6 H 0.114      


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 -3.022 3.022
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.041
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.447 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.895
Polar
3z2-r2-5.790
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 1.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.083


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.123
(<r2>)1/2 6.791