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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.230905
Energy at 298.15K-210.238353
HF Energy-210.230905
Nuclear repulsion energy153.382253
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/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' 3121 3003 24.93      
2 A' 3073 2956 17.01      
3 A' 3053 2937 3.49      
4 A' 3050 2934 14.89      
5 A' 2349 2260 3.92      
6 A' 1570 1511 8.04      
7 A' 1555 1496 3.43      
8 A' 1533 1475 5.17      
9 A' 1468 1413 5.12      
10 A' 1398 1345 3.11      
11 A' 1351 1299 0.73      
12 A' 1134 1091 7.42      
13 A' 1026 987 0.24      
14 A' 955 919 1.63      
15 A' 890 856 3.03      
16 A' 573 551 1.81      
17 A' 365 351 0.07      
18 A' 186 179 4.08      
19 A" 3127 3008 40.43      
20 A" 3100 2982 1.35      
21 A" 3083 2966 0.83      
22 A" 1569 1509 10.29      
23 A" 1369 1317 0.00      
24 A" 1312 1262 0.00      
25 A" 1175 1130 0.42      
26 A" 914 879 0.45      
27 A" 768 739 5.94      
28 A" 459 442 0.03      
29 A" 249 239 0.02      
30 A" 104 100 3.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22939.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22067.3 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.78872 0.07475 0.07101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.614 0.404 0.000
C2 -1.455 0.514 0.000
C3 0.000 0.636 0.000
C4 0.711 -0.747 0.000
C5 2.243 -0.574 0.000
H6 0.310 1.207 0.885
H7 0.310 1.207 -0.885
H8 0.394 -1.310 0.884
H9 0.394 -1.310 -0.884
H10 2.741 -1.550 0.000
H11 2.572 -0.023 0.889
H12 2.572 -0.023 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16422.62383.51814.95453.15873.15873.57263.57265.69935.27845.2784
C21.16421.45972.50613.85502.09242.09242.74352.74354.67544.15834.1583
C32.62381.45971.55492.54921.09771.09772.17352.17353.50552.79982.7998
C43.51812.50611.55491.54192.18172.18171.09531.09532.18252.18542.1854
C54.95453.85502.54921.54192.77352.77352.17792.17791.09481.09621.0962
H63.15872.09241.09772.18172.77351.76962.51813.07743.77992.57433.1260
H73.15872.09241.09772.18172.77351.76963.07742.51813.77993.12602.5743
H83.57262.74352.17351.09532.17792.51813.07741.76862.51902.52983.0891
H93.57262.74352.17351.09532.17793.07742.51811.76862.51903.08912.5298
H105.69934.67543.50552.18251.09483.77993.77992.51902.51901.77471.7747
H115.27844.15832.79982.18541.09622.57433.12602.52983.08911.77471.7770
H125.27844.15832.79982.18541.09623.12602.57433.08912.52981.77471.7770

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.344 C2 C3 C4 112.427
C2 C3 H6 108.980 C2 C3 H7 108.980
C3 C4 C5 110.804 C3 C4 H8 108.952
C3 C4 H9 108.952 C4 C3 H6 109.452
C4 C3 H7 109.452 C4 C5 H10 110.589
C4 C5 H11 110.738 C4 C5 H12 110.738
C5 C4 H8 110.193 C5 C4 H9 110.193
H6 C3 H7 107.421 H8 C4 H9 107.676
H10 C5 H11 108.191 H10 C5 H12 108.191
H11 C5 H12 108.297
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.484      
2 C 0.344      
3 C -0.437      
4 C -0.370      
5 C -0.556      
6 H 0.246      
7 H 0.246      
8 H 0.213      
9 H 0.213      
10 H 0.201      
11 H 0.193      
12 H 0.193      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.824 0.021 0.000 3.824
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.778 0.987 0.000
y 0.987 -29.994 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.244
Traceless
 xyz
x -11.659 0.987 0.000
y 0.987 6.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.642
Polar
3z2-r211.284
x2-y2-11.785
xy0.987
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.251 -0.267 0.000
y -0.267 5.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.161
(<r2>)1/2 12.655