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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.956181
Energy at 298.15K-131.958914
HF Energy-131.956181
Nuclear repulsion energy59.059108
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 A1 3220 2912 7.17 136.12 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2604 2355 13.25 46.85 0.25 0.40
3 A1 1547 1399 0.72 5.29 0.70 0.83
4 A1 966 874 7.91 4.20 0.18 0.30
5 E 3297 2982 6.65 65.98 0.75 0.86
5 E 3297 2982 6.65 65.98 0.75 0.86
6 E 1610 1456 10.94 11.33 0.75 0.86
6 E 1610 1456 10.94 11.33 0.75 0.86
7 E 1169 1057 1.29 0.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 1169 1057 1.29 0.01 0.75 0.86
8 E 430 389 1.17 5.02 0.75 0.86
8 E 430 389 1.17 5.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10674.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9653.6 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
5.39298 0.31202 0.31202

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.175
C2 0.000 0.000 0.290
N3 0.000 0.000 1.419
H4 0.000 1.017 -1.543
H5 0.881 -0.508 -1.543
H6 -0.881 -0.508 -1.543

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46532.59421.08121.08121.0812
C21.46531.12902.09612.09612.0961
N32.59421.12903.13163.13163.1316
H41.08122.09613.13161.76111.7611
H51.08122.09613.13161.76111.7611
H61.08122.09613.13161.76111.7611

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 109.880
C2 C1 H5 109.880 C2 C1 H6 109.880
H4 C1 H5 109.059 H4 C1 H6 109.059
H5 C1 H6 109.059
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 C -0.615      
2 C 0.157      
3 N -0.342      
4 H 0.267      
5 H 0.267      
6 H 0.267      


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 -4.067 4.067
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.002 0.000 4.091 4.091


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.626 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.050
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.712 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.712 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.423
Polar
3z2-r2-6.846
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 2.657 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.847


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.852
(<r2>)1/2 6.697