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All results from a given calculation for C5H9N (Butanenitrile, 2-methyl-)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-249.292291
Energy at 298.15K-249.301633
Nuclear repulsion energy221.196672
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/6-31G**
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 3100 3042 6.47      
2 A 3089 3031 9.63      
3 A 3085 3028 10.58      
4 A 3071 3014 21.75      
5 A 3037 2981 3.77      
6 A 3000 2944 9.45      
7 A 2992 2936 21.83      
8 A 2986 2930 4.31      
9 A 2955 2900 2.87      
10 A 2324 2280 12.59      
11 A 1455 1427 5.33      
12 A 1446 1419 11.46      
13 A 1442 1415 9.80      
14 A 1433 1406 15.14      
15 A 1424 1398 0.91      
16 A 1360 1335 6.53      
17 A 1354 1329 10.84      
18 A 1325 1300 1.75      
19 A 1293 1269 1.50      
20 A 1261 1238 0.95      
21 A 1228 1205 0.64      
22 A 1148 1127 2.38      
23 A 1132 1111 0.30      
24 A 1084 1064 4.38      
25 A 1056 1036 2.24      
26 A 986 967 5.82      
27 A 937 920 7.05      
28 A 901 884 1.79      
29 A 802 787 0.36      
30 A 753 739 5.96      
31 A 556 546 0.15      
32 A 534 524 1.08      
33 A 391 384 0.50      
34 A 321 315 0.45      
35 A 296 290 0.07      
36 A 223 219 0.19      
37 A 199 195 2.27      
38 A 155 152 5.00      
39 A 86 85 1.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28110.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27584.9 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.22206 0.07459 0.05988

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.513 -0.271 0.117
N2 -2.596 -0.650 -0.096
C3 0.010 1.616 -0.149
H4 -0.098 1.647 -1.246
H5 -0.740 2.294 0.287
H6 1.010 1.997 0.111
C7 2.275 -0.422 0.067
H8 2.437 -0.360 1.158
H9 2.972 -1.177 -0.329
H10 2.565 0.549 -0.368
C11 0.844 -0.782 -0.255
H12 0.685 -0.801 -1.349
H13 0.616 -1.799 0.108
C14 -0.160 0.194 0.360
H15 -0.011 0.189 1.460

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 C14 H15
C11.16722.43972.74612.68413.39233.79104.08504.59694.18752.44022.69452.62031.45062.0668
N21.16723.45383.58333.50094.47794.87895.19445.59755.30523.44643.51513.41712.61773.1320
C32.43973.45381.10291.10061.10143.05493.39174.07572.77772.54142.78213.47881.52082.1515
H42.74613.58331.10291.78381.78663.41094.02864.27093.01102.78742.57223.77102.16743.0757
H52.68413.50091.10061.78381.78424.06384.22995.11933.79423.50183.77964.31572.18002.5178
H63.39234.47791.10141.78661.78422.72952.94683.75702.17752.80713.17243.81662.16402.4762
C73.79104.87893.05493.41094.06382.72951.10441.10131.10271.50982.16252.15712.52892.7459
H84.08505.19443.39174.02864.22992.94681.10441.77871.78062.16963.08962.54782.77232.5264
H94.59695.59754.07574.27095.11933.75701.10131.77871.77422.16522.53222.47573.48773.7369
H104.18755.30522.77773.01103.79422.17751.10271.78061.77422.17812.51393.08902.84313.1792
C112.44023.44642.54142.78743.50182.80711.50982.16962.16522.17811.10611.10431.52922.1482
H122.69453.51512.78212.57223.77963.17242.16253.08962.53222.51391.10611.76722.15073.0589
H132.62033.41713.47883.77104.31573.81662.15712.54782.47573.08901.10431.76722.15372.4854
C141.45062.61771.52082.16742.18002.16402.52892.77233.48772.84311.52922.15072.15371.1103
H152.06683.13202.15153.07572.51782.47622.74592.52643.73693.17922.14823.05892.48541.1103

picture of Butanenitrile, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C14 C3 110.356 C1 C14 C11 109.924
C1 C14 H15 106.869 N2 C1 C14 179.060
C3 C14 C11 112.865 C3 C14 H15 108.712
H4 C3 H5 108.104 H4 C3 H6 108.291
H4 C3 C14 110.380 H5 C3 H6 108.242
H5 C3 C14 111.523 H6 C3 C14 110.203
C7 C11 H12 110.571 C7 C11 H13 110.253
C7 C11 C14 112.639 H8 C7 H9 107.495
H8 C7 H10 107.558 H8 C7 C11 111.241
H9 C7 H10 107.219 H9 C7 C11 111.078
H10 C7 C11 112.025 C11 C14 H15 107.897
H12 C11 H13 106.161 H12 C11 C14 108.321
H13 C11 C14 108.660
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.311      
2 N -0.444      
3 C -0.420      
4 H 0.161      
5 H 0.165      
6 H 0.150      
7 C -0.432      
8 H 0.144      
9 H 0.153      
10 H 0.146      
11 C -0.245      
12 H 0.151      
13 H 0.155      
14 C -0.169      
15 H 0.175      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.856 1.215 0.506 4.074
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.797 -3.611 -0.886
y -3.611 -36.796 -0.118
z -0.886 -0.118 -36.419
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.190 -3.611 -0.886
y -3.611 5.312 -0.118
z -0.886 -0.118 5.878
Polar
3z2-r211.756
x2-y2-11.001
xy-3.611
xz-0.886
yz-0.118


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.548 0.453 0.277
y 0.453 7.924 0.116
z 0.277 0.116 6.958


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