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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-170.423551
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.007122
Nuclear repulsion energy101.646056
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 QCISD/3-21G*
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' 3109 2989 18.93      
2 A' 3048 2929 6.05      
3 A' 3041 2923 13.95      
4 A' 2288 2199 0.11      
5 A' 1579 1518 5.87      
6 A' 1555 1495 6.22      
7 A' 1480 1423 3.21      
8 A' 1399 1344 0.80      
9 A' 1130 1086 6.69      
10 A' 988 950 0.70      
11 A' 818 787 0.46      
12 A' 569 547 1.61      
13 A' 236 227 2.53      
14 A" 3117 2996 19.02      
15 A" 3081 2961 1.02      
16 A" 1575 1514 6.80      
17 A" 1349 1296 0.01      
18 A" 1175 1129 0.85      
19 A" 822 790 3.56      
20 A" 431 414 0.00      
21 A" 230 222 0.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16510.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15868.2 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.90413 0.15306 0.13773

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.538 0.556 0.000
C2 0.000 0.829 0.000
C3 -0.780 -0.430 0.000
N4 -1.389 -1.434 0.000
H5 2.081 1.511 0.000
H6 1.823 -0.015 0.893
H7 1.823 -0.015 -0.893
H8 -0.277 1.416 0.888
H9 -0.277 1.416 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.56182.51873.53871.09851.09771.09772.19602.1960
C21.56181.48142.65502.18952.19892.19891.10001.1000
C32.51871.48141.17373.45702.78332.78332.10952.1095
N43.53872.65501.17374.55043.62303.62303.18523.1852
H51.09852.18953.45704.55041.78661.78662.52142.5214
H61.09772.19892.78333.62301.78661.78552.54183.1036
H71.09772.19892.78333.62301.78661.78553.10362.5418
H82.19601.10002.10953.18522.52142.54183.10361.7763
H92.19601.10002.10953.18522.52143.10362.54181.7763

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.692 C1 C2 H8 109.963
C1 C2 H9 109.963 C2 C1 H5 109.548
C2 C1 H6 110.323 C2 C1 H7 110.323
C2 C3 N4 179.465 C3 C2 H8 108.716
C3 C2 H9 108.716 H5 C1 H6 108.886
H5 C1 H7 108.886 H6 C1 H7 108.842
H8 C2 H9 107.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability