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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.600371
Energy at 298.15K-132.602892
HF Energy-132.600371
Nuclear repulsion energy57.944448
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 PBEPBE/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 2984 2984 3.16 215.54 0.01 0.01
2 A1 2272 2272 9.51 86.90 0.16 0.27
3 A1 1322 1322 2.93 7.88 0.41 0.58
4 A1 925 925 0.42 6.17 0.05 0.09
5 E 3069 3069 0.55 63.56 0.75 0.86
5 E 3069 3069 0.55 63.56 0.75 0.86
6 E 1391 1391 10.86 5.68 0.75 0.86
6 E 1391 1391 10.86 5.70 0.75 0.86
7 E 997 997 1.93 0.08 0.75 0.86
7 E 997 997 1.93 0.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 357 357 0.15 1.18 0.75 0.86
8 E 357 357 0.15 1.19 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9565.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9565.8 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 PBEPBE/daug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.18541 0.30305 0.30305

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.184
C2 0.000 0.000 0.276
N3 0.000 0.000 1.449
H4 0.000 1.037 -1.564
H5 0.898 -0.518 -1.564
H6 -0.898 -0.518 -1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46002.63291.10441.10441.1044
C21.46001.17292.11222.11222.1122
N32.63291.17293.18653.18653.1865
H41.10442.11223.18651.79601.7960
H51.10442.11223.18651.79601.7960
H61.10442.11223.18651.79601.7960

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 110.131
C2 C1 H5 110.131 C2 C1 H6 110.131
H4 C1 H5 108.804 H4 C1 H6 108.804
H5 C1 H6 108.804
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.680      
2 C 0.104      
3 N -0.317      
4 H -0.155      
5 H -0.155      
6 H -0.155      


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 -3.998 3.998
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.817 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.817 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.935
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.559 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.559 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.118
Polar
3z2-r2-6.236
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 3.803 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.802 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.375


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.906
(<r2>)1/2 6.775