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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CN (Propanenitrile, 2-methyl-)

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.967859
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-210.069760
Nuclear repulsion energy159.294034
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.26661 0.13221 0.09691

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.407 -2.175 0.000
C2 0.027 -1.085 0.000
C3 -0.445 0.312 0.000
C4 0.027 1.027 1.270
C5 0.027 1.027 -1.270
H6 -1.536 0.270 0.000
H7 -0.357 2.047 1.278
H8 -0.323 0.516 2.165
H9 1.115 1.069 1.300
H10 -0.357 2.047 -1.278
H11 -0.323 0.516 -2.165
H12 1.115 1.069 -1.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.15532.62903.46623.46623.12314.47783.53093.56594.47783.53093.5659
C21.15531.47372.46422.46422.06763.40452.71552.74103.40452.71552.7410
C32.62901.47371.53181.53181.09162.15752.17842.16762.15752.17842.1676
C43.46622.46421.53182.53912.15101.08981.08881.09002.77113.49022.7914
C53.46622.46421.53182.53912.15102.77113.49022.79141.08981.08881.0900
H63.12312.06761.09162.15102.15102.48672.49413.05902.48672.49413.0590
H74.47783.40452.15751.08982.77112.48671.76971.76822.55663.76883.1267
H83.53092.71552.17841.08883.49022.49411.76971.76663.76884.33063.7926
H93.56592.74102.16761.09002.79143.05901.76821.76663.12673.79262.6009
H104.47783.40452.15752.77111.08982.48672.55663.76883.12671.76971.7682
H113.53092.71552.17843.49021.08882.49413.76884.33063.79261.76971.7666
H123.56592.74102.16762.79141.09003.05903.12673.79262.60091.76821.7666

picture of Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.417 C2 C3 C4 110.136
C2 C3 C5 110.136 C2 C3 H6 106.458
C3 C4 H7 109.612 C3 C4 H8 111.332
C3 C4 H9 110.402 C3 C5 H10 109.612
C3 C5 H11 111.332 C3 C5 H12 110.402
C4 C3 C5 111.948 C4 C3 H6 108.998
C5 C3 H6 108.998 H7 C4 H8 108.644
H7 C4 H9 108.427 H8 C4 H9 108.354
H10 C5 H11 108.644 H10 C5 H12 108.427
H11 C5 H12 108.354
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability