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All results from a given calculation for C5H9N (Butanenitrile, 2-methyl-)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-250.585893
Energy at 298.15K-250.595135
Nuclear repulsion energy217.339678
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 BLYP/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 3058 3042 21.25      
2 A 3050 3034 21.88      
3 A 3038 3021 42.01      
4 A 3029 3013 38.64      
5 A 3002 2987 5.25      
6 A 2980 2964 17.85      
7 A 2968 2953 31.64      
8 A 2964 2948 18.83      
9 A 2942 2926 4.50      
10 A 2239 2227 13.09      
11 A 1479 1471 3.79      
12 A 1473 1465 11.17      
13 A 1469 1461 6.92      
14 A 1463 1456 8.61      
15 A 1455 1447 0.17      
16 A 1383 1376 1.80      
17 A 1376 1369 4.55      
18 A 1338 1330 1.18      
19 A 1303 1296 1.07      
20 A 1279 1273 4.13      
21 A 1248 1241 1.58      
22 A 1148 1142 2.17      
23 A 1090 1084 0.24      
24 A 1082 1076 5.27      
25 A 998 993 1.33      
26 A 961 956 0.57      
27 A 945 940 5.71      
28 A 861 856 0.37      
29 A 788 784 1.02      
30 A 740 736 2.31      
31 A 542 539 0.22      
32 A 514 512 1.20      
33 A 385 383 0.15      
34 A 315 314 0.51      
35 A 265 264 0.12      
36 A 219 218 0.17      
37 A 200 199 2.08      
38 A 158 157 5.37      
39 A 82 82 1.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27914.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27766.8 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
0.20959 0.07184 0.05729

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.534 -0.309 0.117
N2 -2.618 -0.719 -0.080
C3 -0.056 1.676 -0.149
H4 -0.186 1.726 -1.242
H5 -0.825 2.309 0.318
H6 0.931 2.090 0.106
C7 2.345 -0.429 0.090
H8 2.486 -0.435 1.185
H9 3.028 -1.180 -0.337
H10 2.661 0.556 -0.288
C11 0.885 -0.761 -0.289
H12 0.761 -0.738 -1.386
H13 0.649 -1.789 0.032
C14 -0.167 0.206 0.351
H15 -0.016 0.198 1.448

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 C14 H15
C11.17482.48942.79402.72063.43993.88094.16204.66654.30312.49402.77652.63881.47962.0824
N21.17483.50743.63893.54164.52944.97365.26605.66995.43483.50893.62223.43932.65443.1538
C32.48943.50741.10161.10031.10003.20163.56324.20742.94242.61552.83263.54061.55662.1759
H42.79403.63891.10161.78391.78733.58044.20654.42603.22242.87012.64343.83082.20193.0978
H52.72063.54161.10031.78391.78194.19474.38685.23923.94913.56593.83464.36472.20392.5274
H63.43994.52941.10001.78731.78192.88863.15563.91012.34592.87813.20153.88992.19442.5050
C73.88094.97363.20163.58044.19472.88861.10361.10181.10161.54422.18642.17452.60412.7941
H84.16205.26603.56324.20654.38683.15561.10361.77921.78342.20043.11032.55702.85432.5941
H94.66655.66994.20744.42605.23923.91011.10181.77921.77532.18412.53602.48293.55033.7879
H104.30315.43482.94243.22243.94912.34591.10161.78341.77532.21132.54753.10672.92123.2104
C112.49403.50892.61552.87013.56592.87811.54422.20042.18412.21131.10411.10281.56562.1783
H122.77653.62222.83262.64343.83463.20152.18643.11032.53602.54751.10411.76842.18403.0834
H132.63883.43933.54063.83084.36473.88992.17452.55702.48293.10671.10281.76842.17922.5288
C141.47962.65441.55662.20192.20392.19442.60412.85433.55032.92121.56562.18402.17921.1069
H152.08243.15382.17593.09782.52742.50502.79412.59413.78793.21042.17833.08342.52881.1069

picture of Butanenitrile, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C14 C3 110.123 C1 C14 C11 109.933
C1 C14 H15 106.347 N2 C1 C14 179.490
C3 C14 C11 113.799 C3 C14 H15 108.374
H4 C3 H5 108.226 H4 C3 H6 108.553
H4 C3 C14 110.690 H5 C3 H6 108.168
H5 C3 C14 110.924 H6 C3 C14 110.196
C7 C11 H12 110.194 C7 C11 H13 109.333
C7 C11 C14 113.731 H8 C7 H9 107.556
H8 C7 H10 107.946 H8 C7 C11 111.319
H9 C7 H10 107.360 H9 C7 C11 110.142
H10 C7 C11 112.316 C11 C14 H15 107.959
H12 C11 H13 106.513 H12 C11 C14 108.552
H13 C11 C14 108.249
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.052      
2 N -0.516      
3 C -0.529      
4 H 0.162      
5 H 0.162      
6 H 0.152      
7 C -0.578      
8 H 0.148      
9 H 0.152      
10 H 0.147      
11 C -0.147      
12 H 0.152      
13 H 0.152      
14 C 0.329      
15 H 0.163      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.038 1.387 0.502 4.299
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.287 -4.181 -0.910
y -4.181 -38.510 -0.137
z -0.910 -0.137 -37.856
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.104 -4.181 -0.910
y -4.181 5.561 -0.137
z -0.910 -0.137 6.543
Polar
3z2-r213.085
x2-y2-11.777
xy-4.181
xz-0.910
yz-0.137


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.388
(<r2>)1/2 14.296