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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.402720
Energy at 298.15K-211.409960
HF Energy-211.402720
Nuclear repulsion energy153.522049
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 TPSSh/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3125 2996 31.96      
2 A' 3065 2938 25.97      
3 A' 3050 2924 3.52      
4 A' 3044 2918 24.18      
5 A' 2342 2245 9.94      
6 A' 1534 1471 3.78      
7 A' 1519 1456 1.19      
8 A' 1491 1430 2.58      
9 A' 1438 1378 0.89      
10 A' 1390 1333 3.15      
11 A' 1306 1252 3.14      
12 A' 1116 1070 3.24      
13 A' 1047 1003 0.30      
14 A' 957 918 1.37      
15 A' 879 843 1.86      
16 A' 526 505 1.10      
17 A' 340 326 0.04      
18 A' 162 156 5.95      
19 A" 3124 2995 59.55      
20 A" 3103 2975 0.03      
21 A" 3086 2958 1.06      
22 A" 1528 1465 6.68      
23 A" 1335 1280 0.03      
24 A" 1266 1214 0.04      
25 A" 1132 1085 0.14      
26 A" 873 837 0.14      
27 A" 742 711 3.69      
28 A" 388 372 0.33      
29 A" 248 238 0.01      
30 A" 100 96 4.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22627.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21693.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
0.79601 0.07470 0.07100

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.619 0.382 0.000
C2 -1.460 0.501 0.000
C3 0.000 0.633 0.000
C4 0.722 -0.731 0.000
C5 2.244 -0.561 0.000
H6 0.291 1.217 0.881
H7 0.291 1.217 -0.881
H8 0.405 -1.301 0.879
H9 0.405 -1.301 -0.879
H10 2.741 -1.536 0.000
H11 2.582 -0.012 0.886
H12 2.582 -0.012 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16502.63133.52224.95403.15363.15363.57133.57135.69335.29115.2911
C21.16501.46642.50673.85392.08752.08752.73932.73934.66954.17034.1703
C32.63131.46641.54382.54211.09661.09662.16342.16343.49552.80522.8052
C43.52222.50671.54381.53122.18152.18151.09521.09522.17332.18192.1819
C54.95403.85392.54211.53122.78452.78452.16872.16871.09391.09561.0956
H63.15362.08751.09662.18152.78451.76242.52143.07533.78922.60013.1436
H73.15362.08751.09662.18152.78451.76243.07532.52143.78923.14362.6001
H83.57132.73932.16341.09522.16872.52143.07531.75902.50722.53033.0852
H93.57132.73932.16341.09522.16873.07532.52141.75902.50723.08522.5303
H105.69334.66953.49552.17331.09393.78923.78922.50722.50721.76941.7694
H115.29114.17032.80522.18191.09562.60013.14362.53033.08521.76941.7714
H125.29114.17032.80522.18191.09563.14362.60013.08522.53031.76941.7714

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.282 C2 C3 C4 112.741
C2 C3 H6 108.202 C2 C3 H7 108.202
C3 C4 C5 111.525 C3 C4 H8 108.944
C3 C4 H9 108.944 C4 C3 H6 110.276
C4 C3 H7 110.276 C4 C5 H10 110.660
C4 C5 H11 111.247 C4 C5 H12 111.247
C5 C4 H8 110.225 C5 C4 H9 110.225
H6 C3 H7 106.943 H8 C4 H9 106.850
H10 C5 H11 107.825 H10 C5 H12 107.825
H11 C5 H12 107.886
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.496      
2 C 0.350      
3 C -0.277      
4 C -0.230      
5 C -0.371      
6 H 0.172      
7 H 0.172      
8 H 0.145      
9 H 0.145      
10 H 0.135      
11 H 0.127      
12 H 0.127      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.083 0.044 0.000 4.083
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.130 -0.281 0.000
y -0.281 5.753 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.425


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.096
(<r2>)1/2 12.653