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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: HF/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.939459
Energy at 298.15K-131.941953
HF Energy-131.939459
Nuclear repulsion energy60.678417
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 HF/TZVP
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 3206 2913 26.94      
2 A1 2458 2234 249.13      
3 A1 1582 1437 13.14      
4 A1 1002 911 35.70      
5 E 3284 2984 13.66      
5 E 3284 2984 13.66      
6 E 1616 1468 9.81      
6 E 1616 1468 9.81      
7 E 1254 1139 1.41      
7 E 1254 1139 1.41      
8 E 302 275 2.10      
8 E 302 275 2.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10580.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9086) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9613.0 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 HF/TZVP
ABC
5.37376 0.34198 0.34198

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.103
N2 0.000 0.000 0.319
C3 0.000 0.000 1.463
H4 0.000 1.019 -1.463
H5 0.882 -0.509 -1.463
H6 -0.882 -0.509 -1.463

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.42172.56641.08031.08031.0803
N21.42171.14462.05242.05242.0524
C32.56641.14463.09863.09863.0986
H41.08032.05243.09861.76431.7643
H51.08032.05243.09861.76431.7643
H61.08032.05243.09861.76431.7643

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 109.464
N2 C1 H5 109.464 N2 C1 H6 109.464
H4 C1 H5 109.478 H4 C1 H6 109.478
H5 C1 H6 109.478
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.187      
2 N -0.154      
3 C -0.039      
4 H 0.127      
5 H 0.127      
6 H 0.127      


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 -3.758 3.758
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.913 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.913 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.499
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.793 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.586
Polar
3z2-r2-7.171
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 3.115 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.115 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.224


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 42.328
(<r2>)1/2 6.506