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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.433230
Energy at 298.15K-211.440528
HF Energy-211.433230
Nuclear repulsion energy153.966116
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 B3LYP/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3101 2997 36.08      
2 A' 3050 2947 31.42      
3 A' 3037 2935 1.41      
4 A' 3030 2928 22.77      
5 A' 2359 2280 10.05      
6 A' 1525 1474 9.45      
7 A' 1510 1460 1.84      
8 A' 1488 1438 3.46      
9 A' 1434 1385 3.54      
10 A' 1395 1348 2.50      
11 A' 1318 1274 1.05      
12 A' 1119 1081 3.66      
13 A' 1045 1010 0.32      
14 A' 958 926 1.89      
15 A' 884 854 1.84      
16 A' 537 519 1.01      
17 A' 352 340 0.07      
18 A' 169 164 6.09      
19 A" 3100 2995 66.23      
20 A" 3078 2974 0.25      
21 A" 3062 2959 0.67      
22 A" 1521 1470 10.25      
23 A" 1344 1298 0.01      
24 A" 1275 1232 0.08      
25 A" 1142 1103 0.22      
26 A" 884 854 0.14      
27 A" 749 724 3.93      
28 A" 395 381 0.33      
29 A" 251 242 0.02      
30 A" 100 96 4.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22604.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21842.7 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.80108 0.07505 0.07133

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.605 0.404 0.000
C2 -1.457 0.513 0.000
C3 0.000 0.632 0.000
C4 0.714 -0.734 0.000
C5 2.236 -0.580 0.000
H6 0.297 1.216 0.878
H7 0.297 1.216 -0.878
H8 0.393 -1.305 0.876
H9 0.393 -1.305 -0.876
H10 2.726 -1.557 0.000
H11 2.584 -0.037 0.883
H12 2.584 -0.037 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.15272.61453.50834.93923.13833.13833.55933.55935.67955.28195.2819
C21.15271.46182.50393.85122.08352.08352.73732.73734.66704.17314.1731
C32.61451.46181.54132.54321.09521.09522.16152.16153.49592.81182.8118
C43.50832.50391.54131.52912.17862.17861.09401.09402.17342.18252.1825
C54.93923.85122.54321.52912.78492.78492.16542.16541.09261.09431.0943
H63.13832.08351.09522.17862.78491.75512.52253.07213.78922.60793.1467
H73.13832.08351.09522.17862.78491.75513.07212.52253.78923.14672.6079
H83.55932.73732.16151.09402.16542.52253.07211.75222.50502.53203.0833
H93.55932.73732.16151.09402.16543.07212.52251.75222.50503.08332.5320
H105.67954.66703.49592.17341.09263.78923.78922.50502.50501.76391.7639
H115.28194.17312.81182.18251.09432.60793.14672.53203.08331.76391.7668
H125.28194.17312.81182.18251.09433.14672.60793.08332.53201.76391.7668

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.216 C2 C3 C4 112.948
C2 C3 H6 108.280 C2 C3 H7 108.280
C3 C4 C5 111.851 C3 C4 H8 109.031
C3 C4 H9 109.031 C4 C3 H6 110.297
C4 C3 H7 110.297 C4 C5 H10 110.893
C4 C5 H11 111.520 C4 C5 H12 111.520
C5 C4 H8 110.176 C5 C4 H9 110.176
H6 C3 H7 106.500 H8 C4 H9 106.417
H10 C5 H11 107.524 H10 C5 H12 107.524
H11 C5 H12 107.660
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.229      
2 C 0.107      
3 C -0.448      
4 C -0.404      
5 C -0.620      
6 H 0.250      
7 H 0.250      
8 H 0.225      
9 H 0.225      
10 H 0.222      
11 H 0.210      
12 H 0.210      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.075 0.020 0.000 4.075
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.086 1.049 0.000
y 1.049 -30.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.555
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.602 1.049 0.000
y 1.049 6.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.195
Polar
3z2-r212.391
x2-y2-12.672
xy1.049
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.303 -0.298 0.000
y -0.298 6.106 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.670


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.001
(<r2>)1/2 12.649