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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.638970
Energy at 298.15K-132.641531
HF Energy-132.489417
Nuclear repulsion energy58.047321
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 B2PLYP/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 3072 3072 3.70 195.89 0.00 0.01
2 A1 2285 2285 3.40 68.52 0.14 0.25
3 A1 1391 1391 0.99 4.86 0.42 0.59
4 A1 931 931 1.52 6.59 0.06 0.11
5 E 3159 3159 1.07 56.89 0.75 0.86
5 E 3159 3159 1.07 56.88 0.75 0.86
6 E 1460 1460 10.15 5.29 0.75 0.86
6 E 1460 1460 10.15 5.29 0.75 0.86
7 E 1050 1050 1.31 0.06 0.75 0.86
7 E 1050 1050 1.31 0.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 363 363 0.46 1.36 0.75 0.86
8 E 362 362 0.46 1.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9871.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9871.2 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 B2PLYP/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.25245 0.30317 0.30317

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/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 0.278
N3 0.000 0.000 1.447
H4 0.000 1.030 -1.561
H5 0.892 -0.515 -1.561
H6 -0.892 -0.515 -1.561

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46512.63411.09601.09601.0960
C21.46511.16902.10792.10792.1079
N32.63411.16903.17953.17953.1795
H41.09602.10793.17951.78451.7845
H51.09602.10793.17951.78451.7845
H61.09602.10793.17951.78451.7845

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 109.943
C2 C1 H5 109.943 C2 C1 H6 109.943
H4 C1 H5 108.995 H4 C1 H6 108.995
H5 C1 H6 108.995
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.866      
2 C -0.100      
3 N -0.210      
4 H -0.185      
5 H -0.185      
6 H -0.185      


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 -4.004 4.004
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.191
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.647 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.295
Polar
3z2-r2-6.590
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 3.669 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.989


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.933
(<r2>)1/2 6.777