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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.740172
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.027109
Nuclear repulsion energy102.950178
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 QCISD/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3151 3151 17.39      
2 A' 3089 3089 5.89      
3 A' 3072 3072 15.00      
4 A' 2346 2346 2.46      
5 A' 1525 1525 4.81      
6 A' 1498 1498 4.19      
7 A' 1440 1440 1.14      
8 A' 1373 1373 3.72      
9 A' 1109 1109 3.09      
10 A' 1038 1038 0.74      
11 A' 849 849 0.46      
12 A' 545 545 0.56      
13 A' 212 212 4.39      
14 A" 3156 3156 16.76      
15 A" 3127 3127 0.09      
16 A" 1518 1518 6.57      
17 A" 1310 1310 0.01      
18 A" 1130 1130 0.46      
19 A" 795 795 2.23      
20 A" 388 388 0.51      
21 A" 225 225 1.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16448.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16448.7 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 QCISD/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.93156 0.15685 0.14127

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.510 0.564 0.000
C2 0.000 0.818 0.000
C3 -0.768 -0.434 0.000
N4 -1.360 -1.427 0.000
H5 2.044 1.513 0.000
H6 1.806 -0.001 0.882
H7 1.806 -0.001 -0.882
H8 -0.295 1.393 0.878
H9 -0.295 1.393 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53122.48693.49231.08901.08871.08872.17182.1718
C21.53121.46932.62482.15882.17082.17081.08991.0899
C32.48691.46931.15553.42032.75562.75562.08132.0813
N43.49232.62481.15554.49743.58263.58263.13893.1389
H51.08902.15883.42034.49741.76801.76802.50172.5017
H61.08872.17082.75563.58261.76801.76502.52163.0753
H71.08872.17082.75563.58261.76801.76503.07532.5216
H82.17181.08992.08133.13892.50172.52163.07531.7559
H92.17181.08992.08133.13892.50173.07532.52161.7559

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 111.943 C1 C2 H8 110.785
C1 C2 H9 110.785 C2 C1 H5 109.811
C2 C1 H6 110.773 C2 C1 H7 110.773
C2 C3 N4 179.284 C3 C2 H8 107.912
C3 C2 H9 107.912 H5 C1 H6 108.556
H5 C1 H7 108.556 H6 C1 H7 108.304
H8 C2 H9 107.325
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability