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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-209.318177
Energy at 298.15K-209.325598
HF Energy-208.824523
Nuclear repulsion energy152.410893
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
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' 3162 2997 21.75      
2 A' 3105 2944 16.33      
3 A' 3090 2929 1.61      
4 A' 3084 2923 13.80      
5 A' 2146 2034 3.04      
6 A' 1605 1521 6.07      
7 A' 1591 1509 2.69      
8 A' 1573 1491 3.84      
9 A' 1497 1419 4.21      
10 A' 1432 1358 2.01      
11 A' 1376 1305 0.39      
12 A' 1153 1093 5.14      
13 A' 1035 981 0.06      
14 A' 941 892 1.77      
15 A' 888 841 2.51      
16 A' 548 519 1.60      
17 A' 363 344 0.05      
18 A' 181 172 3.84      
19 A" 3167 3002 38.85      
20 A" 3145 2981 0.14      
21 A" 3128 2966 0.56      
22 A" 1603 1519 8.62      
23 A" 1395 1323 0.01      
24 A" 1338 1269 0.01      
25 A" 1203 1140 0.15      
26 A" 934 885 0.38      
27 A" 774 734 4.48      
28 A" 428 406 0.01      
29 A" 250 237 0.02      
30 A" 106 101 3.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23119.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21916.8 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.78298 0.07371 0.07003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.647 0.366 0.000
C2 -1.466 0.495 0.000
C3 0.000 0.640 0.000
C4 0.727 -0.737 0.000
C5 2.264 -0.546 0.000
H6 0.305 1.212 0.886
H7 0.305 1.212 -0.886
H8 0.418 -1.303 0.885
H9 0.418 -1.303 -0.885
H10 2.772 -1.516 0.000
H11 2.581 0.011 0.889
H12 2.581 0.011 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.18772.66143.55024.99513.19593.19593.60083.60085.73625.31485.3148
C21.18771.47372.51623.87312.10602.10602.75132.75134.69094.17194.1719
C32.66141.47371.55772.55601.09721.09722.17622.17623.51152.80122.8012
C43.55022.51621.55771.54852.18182.18181.09531.09532.18752.18722.1872
C54.99513.87312.55601.54852.77702.77702.18282.18281.09471.09551.0955
H63.19592.10601.09722.18182.77701.77162.51733.07793.78262.57343.1261
H73.19592.10601.09722.18182.77701.77163.07792.51733.78263.12612.5734
H83.60082.75132.17621.09532.18282.51733.07791.77032.52332.53023.0903
H93.60082.75132.17621.09532.18283.07792.51731.77032.52333.09032.5302
H105.73624.69093.51152.18751.09473.78263.78262.52332.52331.77661.7766
H115.31484.17192.80122.18721.09552.57343.12612.53023.09031.77661.7782
H125.31484.17192.80122.18721.09553.12612.57343.09032.53021.77661.7782

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.413 C2 C3 C4 112.181
C2 C3 H6 109.132 C2 C3 H7 109.132
C3 C4 C5 110.744 C3 C4 H8 108.982
C3 C4 H9 108.982 C4 C3 H6 109.309
C4 C3 H7 109.309 C4 C5 H10 110.527
C4 C5 H11 110.455 C4 C5 H12 110.455
C5 C4 H8 110.120 C5 C4 H9 110.120
H6 C3 H7 107.674 H8 C4 H9 107.830
H10 C5 H11 108.417 H10 C5 H12 108.417
H11 C5 H12 108.500
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability