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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.969259
Energy at 298.15K-131.971730
Nuclear repulsion energy60.077822
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 LSDA/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 2986 2942 11.41      
2 A1 2217 2184 95.92      
3 A1 1388 1367 0.05      
4 A1 1001 986 4.51      
5 E 3073 3027 0.87      
5 E 3073 3027 0.87      
6 E 1422 1400 16.59      
6 E 1422 1400 16.59      
7 E 1092 1076 0.51      
7 E 1092 1076 0.51      
8 E 318 313 0.94      
8 E 318 313 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9700.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9555.0 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
5.21040 0.33840 0.33840

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.096
N2 0.000 0.000 0.303
C3 0.000 0.000 1.482
H4 0.000 1.034 -1.478
H5 0.896 -0.517 -1.478
H6 -0.896 -0.517 -1.478

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.39892.57831.10281.10281.1028
N21.39891.17942.05972.05972.0597
C32.57831.17943.13603.13603.1360
H41.10282.05973.13601.79171.7917
H51.10282.05973.13601.79171.7917
H61.10282.05973.13601.79171.7917

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 110.278
N2 C1 H5 110.278 N2 C1 H6 110.278
H4 C1 H5 108.653 H4 C1 H6 108.653
H5 C1 H6 108.653
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.524      
2 N -0.111      
3 C -0.020      
4 H 0.218      
5 H 0.218      
6 H 0.218      


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 -4.024 4.024
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.943
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.829
Polar
3z2-r2-7.658
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 3.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.356


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