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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: CISD/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CISD/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.634707
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.028831
Nuclear repulsion energy103.671708
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 CISD/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3238 3238 17.32      
2 A' 3176 3176 5.11      
3 A' 3158 3158 14.99      
4 A' 2473 2473 7.93      
5 A' 1569 1569 5.26      
6 A' 1543 1543 4.52      
7 A' 1486 1486 1.18      
8 A' 1418 1418 4.23      
9 A' 1145 1145 3.55      
10 A' 1065 1065 0.97      
11 A' 874 874 0.86      
12 A' 574 574 0.76      
13 A' 223 223 5.02      
14 A" 3244 3244 16.27      
15 A" 3216 3216 0.01      
16 A" 1563 1563 7.12      
17 A" 1349 1349 0.00      
18 A" 1167 1167 0.35      
19 A" 820 820 2.71      
20 A" 413 413 0.84      
21 A" 231 231 1.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16972.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16972.3 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 CISD/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.94405 0.15884 0.14308

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.503 0.559 0.000
C2 0.000 0.812 0.000
C3 -0.766 -0.434 0.000
N4 -1.352 -1.413 0.000
H5 2.033 1.502 0.000
H6 1.798 -0.002 0.877
H7 1.798 -0.002 -0.877
H8 -0.294 1.382 0.872
H9 -0.294 1.382 -0.872

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52432.47673.46971.08191.08161.08162.16082.1608
C21.52431.46262.60352.14702.15992.15991.08271.0827
C32.47671.46261.14093.40332.74442.74442.06912.0691
N43.46972.60351.14094.46713.56173.56173.11313.1131
H51.08192.14703.40334.46711.75621.75622.48832.4883
H61.08162.15992.74443.56171.75621.75342.50883.0582
H71.08162.15992.74443.56171.75621.75343.05822.5088
H82.16081.08272.06913.11312.48832.50883.05821.7446
H92.16081.08272.06913.11312.48833.05822.50881.7446

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.014 C1 C2 H8 110.818
C1 C2 H9 110.818 C2 C1 H5 109.771
C2 C1 H6 110.818 C2 C1 H7 110.818
C2 C3 N4 179.326 C3 C2 H8 107.830
C3 C2 H9 107.830 H5 C1 H6 108.534
H5 C1 H7 108.534 H6 C1 H7 108.298
H8 C2 H9 107.342
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability