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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: CID/daug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.349832
Energy at 298.15K-132.352460
HF Energy-131.943473
Nuclear repulsion energy58.228377
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 CID/daug-cc-pVDZ
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 3138 3138 3.70      
2 A1 2436 2436 5.86      
3 A1 1437 1437 0.26      
4 A1 954 954 3.30      
5 E 3228 3228 1.56      
5 E 3228 3228 1.56      
6 E 1504 1504 9.33      
6 E 1504 1504 9.33      
7 E 1086 1086 0.96      
7 E 1086 1086 0.96      
8 E 385 385 0.94      
8 E 385 385 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10184.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10184.9 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 CID/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.26051 0.30442 0.30442

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/daug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.187
C2 0.000 0.000 0.284
N3 0.000 0.000 1.441
H4 0.000 1.030 -1.557
H5 0.892 -0.515 -1.557
H6 -0.892 -0.515 -1.557

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.47112.62851.09381.09381.0938
C21.47111.15742.10912.10912.1091
N32.62851.15743.16993.16993.1699
H41.09382.10913.16991.78321.7832
H51.09382.10913.16991.78321.7832
H61.09382.10913.16991.78321.7832

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 109.748
C2 C1 H5 109.748 C2 C1 H6 109.748
H4 C1 H5 109.193 H4 C1 H6 109.193
H5 C1 H6 109.193
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability