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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.590297
Energy at 298.15K-171.595366
HF Energy-170.973003
Nuclear repulsion energy102.875939
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 MP3=FULL/6-31+G**
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' 3236 3015 19.14      
2 A' 3158 2942 7.26      
3 A' 3146 2931 18.01      
4 A' 2440 2273 4.80      
5 A' 1559 1452 5.60      
6 A' 1535 1430 4.24      
7 A' 1479 1378 1.54      
8 A' 1405 1309 3.64      
9 A' 1133 1056 3.38      
10 A' 1059 986 0.98      
11 A' 866 806 0.88      
12 A' 547 510 0.75      
13 A' 211 197 4.10      
14 A" 3241 3019 18.55      
15 A" 3206 2986 0.77      
16 A" 1551 1445 7.29      
17 A" 1327 1236 0.06      
18 A" 1152 1073 0.49      
19 A" 810 755 1.68      
20 A" 387 361 0.18      
21 A" 229 213 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16837.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15685.7 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 MP3=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.93454 0.15629 0.14087

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.513 0.571 0.000
C2 0.000 0.813 0.000
C3 -0.778 -0.431 0.000
N4 -1.357 -1.434 0.000
H5 2.045 1.518 0.000
H6 1.819 0.011 0.878
H7 1.819 0.011 -0.878
H8 -0.296 1.392 0.872
H9 -0.296 1.392 -0.872

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53212.50003.50111.08631.08591.08592.16992.1699
C21.53211.46682.62542.16312.17352.17351.08801.0880
C32.50001.46681.15903.43002.77672.77672.07702.0770
N43.50112.62541.15904.50453.59843.59843.14243.1424
H51.08632.16313.43004.50451.75901.75902.50182.5018
H61.08592.17352.77673.59841.75901.75702.52663.0737
H71.08592.17352.77673.59841.75901.75703.07372.5266
H82.16991.08802.07703.14242.50182.52663.07371.7441
H92.16991.08802.07703.14242.50183.07372.52661.7441

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 112.931 C1 C2 H8 110.683
C1 C2 H9 110.683 C2 C1 H5 110.246
C2 C1 H6 111.099 C2 C1 H7 111.099
C2 C3 N4 177.964 C3 C2 H8 107.862
C3 C2 H9 107.862 H5 C1 H6 108.148
H5 C1 H7 108.148 H6 C1 H7 107.988
H8 C2 H9 106.557
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability