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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.671968
Energy at 298.15K-132.674407
Nuclear repulsion energy59.997168
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 B3PW91/6-31+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 A1 3066 2943 19.29      
2 A1 2254 2164 135.41      
3 A1 1453 1395 2.13      
4 A1 978 939 11.39      
5 E 3153 3027 4.91      
5 E 3153 3027 4.91      
6 E 1490 1430 12.77      
6 E 1490 1430 12.78      
7 E 1143 1098 0.03      
7 E 1143 1098 0.03      
8 E 297 285 1.29      
8 E 297 285 1.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9957.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9560.2 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
5.27318 0.33580 0.33580

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.107
N2 0.000 0.000 0.309
C3 0.000 0.000 1.484
H4 0.000 1.028 -1.478
H5 0.891 -0.514 -1.478
H6 -0.891 -0.514 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.41582.59091.09321.09321.0932
N21.41581.17512.06162.06162.0616
C32.59091.17513.13543.13543.1354
H41.09322.06163.13541.78101.7810
H51.09322.06163.13541.78101.7810
H61.09322.06163.13541.78101.7810

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 109.841
N2 C1 H5 109.841 N2 C1 H6 109.841
H4 C1 H5 109.099 H4 C1 H6 109.099
H5 C1 H6 109.099
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.430      
2 N -0.090      
3 C -0.060      
4 H 0.193      
5 H 0.193      
6 H 0.193      


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 -3.883 3.883
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.563
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.824 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.648
Polar
3z2-r2-7.297
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 3.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000