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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.633324
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.002147
Nuclear repulsion energy102.482083
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/6-311G**
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' 3148 3003 21.87      
2 A' 3084 2943 8.27      
3 A' 3067 2926 17.64      
4 A' 2334 2227 0.83      
5 A' 1527 1457 4.74      
6 A' 1503 1434 3.58      
7 A' 1445 1379 1.07      
8 A' 1379 1316 3.54      
9 A' 1114 1063 2.65      
10 A' 1040 992 0.89      
11 A' 848 809 0.76      
12 A' 543 518 0.60      
13 A' 212 203 3.98      
14 A" 3153 3009 22.85      
15 A" 3124 2981 0.50      
16 A" 1521 1452 6.26      
17 A" 1310 1250 0.03      
18 A" 1134 1082 0.52      
19 A" 800 763 1.80      
20 A" 388 370 0.29      
21 A" 231 220 0.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16452.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9541) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15697.5 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 QCISD/6-311G**
ABC
0.92559 0.15530 0.13996

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.517 0.569 0.000
C2 0.000 0.821 0.000
C3 -0.771 -0.437 0.000
N4 -1.365 -1.434 0.000
H5 2.051 1.525 0.000
H6 1.814 0.002 0.888
H7 1.814 0.002 -0.888
H8 -0.296 1.398 0.883
H9 -0.296 1.398 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53732.49923.50991.09491.09441.09442.18022.1802
C21.53731.47512.63612.16842.17912.17911.09551.0955
C32.49921.47511.16113.43682.76842.76842.09052.0905
N43.50992.63611.16114.51963.60003.60003.15323.1532
H51.09492.16843.43684.51961.77831.77832.51112.5111
H61.09442.17912.76843.60001.77831.77512.53033.0881
H71.09442.17912.76843.60001.77831.77513.08812.5303
H82.18021.09552.09053.15322.51112.53033.08811.7655
H92.18021.09552.09053.15322.51113.08812.53031.7655

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 112.101 C1 C2 H8 110.682
C1 C2 H9 110.682 C2 C1 H5 109.791
C2 C1 H6 110.665 C2 C1 H7 110.665
C2 C3 N4 179.267 C3 C2 H8 107.914
C3 C2 H9 107.914 H5 C1 H6 108.636
H5 C1 H7 108.636 H6 C1 H7 108.389
H8 C2 H9 107.369
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability