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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.039777
Energy at 298.15K-210.047340
HF Energy-210.039777
Nuclear repulsion energy154.932612
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 HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3248 2938 57.13      
2 A' 3218 2910 20.84      
3 A' 3202 2896 12.69      
4 A' 3178 2875 35.57      
5 A' 2594 2346 16.13      
6 A' 1641 1484 6.68      
7 A' 1626 1470 1.12      
8 A' 1611 1457 3.15      
9 A' 1557 1408 1.61      
10 A' 1529 1383 2.57      
11 A' 1430 1293 2.65      
12 A' 1210 1094 2.34      
13 A' 1111 1005 0.10      
14 A' 1004 908 5.06      
15 A' 943 852 2.74      
16 A' 583 528 1.30      
17 A' 375 339 0.38      
18 A' 184 167 7.86      
19 A" 3264 2952 62.23      
20 A" 3241 2931 30.47      
21 A" 3220 2912 3.66      
22 A" 1633 1477 8.24      
23 A" 1450 1311 0.08      
24 A" 1378 1246 0.05      
25 A" 1239 1121 0.02      
26 A" 948 858 0.04      
27 A" 798 721 2.61      
28 A" 436 395 1.12      
29 A" 260 235 0.02      
30 A" 107 97 4.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24108.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21803.5 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.80747 0.07586 0.07207

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.587 0.379 0.000
C2 -1.464 0.497 0.000
C3 0.000 0.635 0.000
C4 0.714 -0.723 0.000
C5 2.231 -0.564 0.000
H6 0.279 1.215 0.872
H7 0.279 1.215 -0.872
H8 0.399 -1.290 0.870
H9 0.399 -1.290 -0.870
H10 2.720 -1.531 0.000
H11 2.573 -0.023 0.877
H12 2.573 -0.023 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.12952.59973.48004.90953.11073.11073.52993.52995.64025.24975.2497
C21.12951.47022.49613.84412.07722.07722.72412.72414.64934.16374.1637
C32.59971.47021.53412.53251.08401.08402.14952.14953.47692.79702.7970
C43.48002.49611.53411.52562.16922.16921.08481.08482.16262.17192.1719
C54.90953.84412.53251.52562.78082.78082.15392.15391.08401.08571.0857
H63.11072.07721.08402.16922.78081.74382.50793.05343.77592.60653.1389
H73.11072.07721.08402.16922.78081.74383.05342.50793.77593.13892.6065
H83.52992.72412.14951.08482.15392.50793.05341.73952.48992.51623.0631
H93.52992.72412.14951.08482.15393.05342.50791.73952.48993.06312.5162
H105.64024.64933.47692.16261.08403.77593.77592.48992.48991.75091.7509
H115.24974.16372.79702.17191.08572.60653.13892.51623.06311.75091.7541
H125.24974.16372.79702.17191.08573.13892.60653.06312.51621.75091.7541

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.371 C2 C3 C4 112.356
C2 C3 H6 107.867 C2 C3 H7 107.867
C3 C4 C5 111.728 C3 C4 H8 109.124
C3 C4 H9 109.124 C4 C3 H6 110.727
C4 C3 H7 110.727 C4 C5 H10 110.798
C4 C5 H11 111.437 C4 C5 H12 111.437
C5 C4 H8 110.059 C5 C4 H9 110.059
H6 C3 H7 107.088 H8 C4 H9 106.606
H10 C5 H11 107.608 H10 C5 H12 107.608
H11 C5 H12 107.772
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.339      
2 C 0.172      
3 C -0.428      
4 C -0.405      
5 C -0.623      
6 H 0.260      
7 H 0.260      
8 H 0.227      
9 H 0.227      
10 H 0.225      
11 H 0.212      
12 H 0.212      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.285 0.082 0.000 4.285
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.936 1.010 0.000
y 1.010 -30.458 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.615
Traceless
 xyz
x -13.400 1.010 0.000
y 1.010 6.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.582
Polar
3z2-r213.165
x2-y2-13.478
xy1.010
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.556 -0.184 0.000
y -0.184 5.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.408


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 158.755
(<r2>)1/2 12.600