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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.267525
Energy at 298.15K-209.275037
HF Energy-208.829724
Nuclear repulsion energy153.404905
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 CISD/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' 3188 2979 25.00      
2 A' 3142 2935 16.62      
3 A' 3132 2927 1.26      
4 A' 3116 2912 15.70      
5 A' 2425 2266 1.28      
6 A' 1620 1514 7.35      
7 A' 1608 1503 2.84      
8 A' 1590 1486 4.53      
9 A' 1521 1422 4.89      
10 A' 1461 1365 2.23      
11 A' 1403 1311 0.58      
12 A' 1174 1097 5.65      
13 A' 1052 983 0.03      
14 A' 966 902 3.44      
15 A' 909 849 2.80      
16 A' 576 538 1.73      
17 A' 371 347 0.18      
18 A' 188 176 4.68      
19 A" 3196 2987 38.79      
20 A" 3173 2965 2.52      
21 A" 3162 2954 0.91      
22 A" 1618 1512 9.22      
23 A" 1415 1322 0.02      
24 A" 1358 1269 0.00      
25 A" 1223 1143 0.15      
26 A" 947 885 0.33      
27 A" 785 733 4.68      
28 A" 455 426 0.01      
29 A" 248 232 0.02      
30 A" 106 99 3.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23564.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22018.5 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 CISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.78885 0.07465 0.07091

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.616 0.385 0.000
C2 -1.464 0.503 0.000
C3 0.000 0.640 0.000
C4 0.715 -0.740 0.000
C5 2.250 -0.562 0.000
H6 0.303 1.209 0.883
H7 0.303 1.209 -0.883
H8 0.402 -1.303 0.882
H9 0.402 -1.303 -0.882
H10 2.748 -1.533 0.000
H11 2.573 -0.010 0.886
H12 2.573 -0.010 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.15872.62853.51604.95763.15893.15893.56913.56915.69725.27875.2787
C21.15871.46982.50833.86342.09702.09702.74252.74254.67844.16404.1640
C32.62851.46981.55392.55081.09331.09332.17082.17083.50352.79752.7975
C43.51602.50831.55391.54552.17882.17881.09191.09192.18262.18382.1838
C54.95763.86342.55081.54552.77612.77612.17732.17731.09161.09271.0927
H63.15892.09701.09332.17882.77611.76592.51353.07123.77862.57633.1253
H73.15892.09701.09332.17882.77611.76593.07122.51353.77863.12532.5763
H83.56912.74252.17081.09192.17732.51353.07121.76392.51692.52593.0834
H93.56912.74252.17081.09192.17733.07122.51351.76392.51693.08342.5259
H105.69724.67843.50352.18261.09163.77863.77862.51692.51691.77081.7708
H115.27874.16402.79752.18381.09272.57633.12532.52593.08341.77081.7728
H125.27874.16402.79752.18381.09273.12532.57633.08342.52591.77081.7728

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.466 C2 C3 C4 112.075
C2 C3 H6 108.913 C2 C3 H7 108.913
C3 C4 C5 110.776 C3 C4 H8 109.019
C3 C4 H9 109.019 C4 C3 H6 109.555
C4 C3 H7 109.555 C4 C5 H10 110.543
C4 C5 H11 110.565 C4 C5 H12 110.565
C5 C4 H8 110.105 C5 C4 H9 110.105
H6 C3 H7 107.726 H8 C4 H9 107.752
H10 C5 H11 108.332 H10 C5 H12 108.332
H11 C5 H12 108.426
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability