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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP4/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP4/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.448727
Energy at 298.15K-132.451283
HF Energy-131.955367
Nuclear repulsion energy57.875002
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 MP4/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3067 2974        
2 A1 2196 2129        
3 A1 1421 1378        
4 A1 918 890        
5 E 3155 3059        
5 E 3155 3059        
6 E 1493 1448        
6 E 1493 1448        
7 E 1065 1033        
7 E 1065 1033        
8 E 361 350        
8 E 360 350        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9874.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9697) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9575.3 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 MP4/6-311G**
ABC
5.25877 0.30101 0.30101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.192
C2 0.000 0.000 0.279
N3 0.000 0.000 1.453
H4 0.000 1.030 -1.564
H5 0.892 -0.515 -1.564
H6 -0.892 -0.515 -1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.47052.64481.09471.09471.0947
C21.47051.17432.11042.11042.1104
N32.64481.17433.18733.18733.1873
H41.09472.11043.18731.78351.7835
H51.09472.11043.18731.78351.7835
H61.09472.11043.18731.78351.7835

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 109.845
C2 C1 H5 109.845 C2 C1 H6 109.845
H4 C1 H5 109.095 H4 C1 H6 109.095
H5 C1 H6 109.095
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability