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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.921767
Energy at 298.15K-131.924251
HF Energy-131.921767
Nuclear repulsion energy59.601775
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 M06-2X/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 A1 3057 2895 7.16      
2 A1 2235 2117 111.51      
3 A1 1493 1414 0.79      
4 A1 947 897 18.91      
5 E 3129 2964 3.54      
5 E 3129 2964 3.55      
6 E 1558 1476 14.23      
6 E 1558 1476 14.13      
7 E 1175 1113 0.00      
7 E 1175 1113 0.00      
8 E 314 298 3.97      
8 E 314 298 3.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10042.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9511.8 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
5.26444 0.33017 0.33017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.120
N2 0.000 0.000 0.315
C3 0.000 0.000 1.495
H4 0.000 1.029 -1.486
H5 0.891 -0.515 -1.486
H6 -0.891 -0.515 -1.486

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.43522.61461.09251.09251.0925
N21.43521.17942.07502.07502.0750
C32.61461.17943.15393.15393.1539
H41.09252.07503.15391.78251.7825
H51.09252.07503.15391.78251.7825
H61.09252.07503.15391.78251.7825

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 109.610
N2 C1 H5 109.610 N2 C1 H6 109.610
H4 C1 H5 109.332 H4 C1 H6 109.332
H5 C1 H6 109.332
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.374      
2 N -0.579      
3 C 0.199      
4 H 0.251      
5 H 0.251      
6 H 0.251      


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 -3.690 3.690
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.663 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.597
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.467 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.935
Polar
3z2-r2-5.869
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 2.494 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.802


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.075
(<r2>)1/2 6.563