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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.998852
Energy at 298.15K-132.001420
HF Energy-131.998852
Nuclear repulsion energy58.289872
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/cc-pVDZ
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 2989 2956 0.44      
2 A1 2335 2309 12.64      
3 A1 1313 1299 8.10      
4 A1 967 956 0.49      
5 E 3083 3049 0.78      
5 E 3083 3049 0.78      
6 E 1366 1351 14.71      
6 E 1366 1351 14.71      
7 E 982 972 6.14      
7 E 982 972 6.14      
8 E 383 379 0.00      
8 E 383 379 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9615.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.989) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9509.6 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.17238 0.30808 0.30808

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.170
C2 0.000 0.000 0.271
N3 0.000 0.000 1.438
H4 0.000 1.038 -1.559
H5 0.899 -0.519 -1.559
H6 -0.899 -0.519 -1.559

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.44072.60801.10881.10881.1088
C21.44071.16732.10392.10392.1039
N32.60801.16733.17183.17183.1718
H41.10882.10393.17181.79831.7983
H51.10882.10393.17181.79831.7983
H61.10882.10393.17181.79831.7983

picture of Acetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 110.544
C2 C1 H5 110.544 C2 C1 H6 110.544
H4 C1 H5 108.378 H4 C1 H6 108.378
H5 C1 H6 108.378
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.143      
2 C -0.166      
3 N -0.075      
4 H 0.128      
5 H 0.128      
6 H 0.128      


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 -3.782 3.782
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.989
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.330 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.330 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.660
Polar
3z2-r2-5.319
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 2.784 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.784 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.373


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.031
(<r2>)1/2 6.711