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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.590724
Energy at 298.15K-132.593345
HF Energy-132.590724
Nuclear repulsion energy58.419461
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 PBE1PBE/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 A1 3091 2946 1.86 133.80 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2410 2297 9.58 49.74 0.30 0.46
3 A1 1434 1367 4.91 12.79 0.62 0.77
4 A1 956 912 1.66 3.55 0.20 0.33
5 E 3177 3028 0.51 68.08 0.75 0.86
5 E 3177 3028 0.51 68.08 0.75 0.86
6 E 1497 1427 12.01 16.77 0.75 0.86
6 E 1497 1427 12.01 16.77 0.75 0.86
7 E 1072 1021 4.32 0.06 0.75 0.86
7 E 1072 1021 4.32 0.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 391 373 0.40 4.02 0.75 0.86
8 E 391 373 0.40 4.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10082.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9609.4 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
5.29276 0.30732 0.30732

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.177
C2 0.000 0.000 0.278
N3 0.000 0.000 1.437
H4 0.000 1.026 -1.555
H5 0.889 -0.513 -1.555
H6 -0.889 -0.513 -1.555

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.45532.61401.09391.09391.0939
C21.45531.15872.10142.10142.1014
N32.61401.15873.16363.16363.1636
H41.09392.10143.16361.77771.7777
H51.09392.10143.16361.77771.7777
H61.09392.10143.16361.77771.7777

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 110.241
C2 C1 H5 110.241 C2 C1 H6 110.241
H4 C1 H5 108.690 H4 C1 H6 108.690
H5 C1 H6 108.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.602      
2 C 0.354      
3 N -0.462      
4 H 0.237      
5 H 0.237      
6 H 0.237      


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 -3.857 3.857
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.223 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.242
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.019
Polar
3z2-r2-6.038
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 2.580 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.046


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.036
(<r2>)1/2 6.711