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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.336638
Energy at 298.15K-210.343967
HF Energy-209.901033
Nuclear repulsion energy153.056554
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 CID/6-31G
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' 3186 2980 32.63      
2 A' 3120 2918 27.06      
3 A' 3113 2911 3.16      
4 A' 3102 2901 21.70      
5 A' 2398 2242 5.22      
6 A' 1603 1500 8.52      
7 A' 1591 1488 2.42      
8 A' 1578 1475 3.25      
9 A' 1519 1421 4.05      
10 A' 1473 1378 2.31      
11 A' 1401 1311 0.26      
12 A' 1178 1101 3.93      
13 A' 1097 1026 0.02      
14 A' 991 927 4.24      
15 A' 913 854 3.00      
16 A' 529 495 1.60      
17 A' 357 334 0.05      
18 A' 166 155 5.92      
19 A" 3182 2976 63.34      
20 A" 3161 2956 0.26      
21 A" 3144 2940 0.05      
22 A" 1595 1491 9.05      
23 A" 1396 1305 0.06      
24 A" 1340 1253 0.01      
25 A" 1211 1132 0.02      
26 A" 939 878 0.27      
27 A" 785 734 3.51      
28 A" 365 341 0.14      
29 A" 239 224 0.01      
30 A" 99 93 4.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23385.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21869.6 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
0.79105 0.07415 0.07046

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.629 0.378 0.000
C2 -1.469 0.506 0.000
C3 0.000 0.638 0.000
C4 0.724 -0.731 0.000
C5 2.254 -0.563 0.000
H6 0.301 1.217 0.880
H7 0.301 1.217 -0.880
H8 0.409 -1.303 0.880
H9 0.409 -1.303 -0.880
H10 2.750 -1.538 0.000
H11 2.589 -0.014 0.886
H12 2.589 -0.014 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16732.64183.53174.97273.17253.17253.58123.58125.70985.30745.3074
C21.16731.47472.51763.87302.10082.10082.75112.75114.68754.18594.1859
C32.64181.47471.54892.55411.09591.09592.16952.16953.50672.81332.8133
C43.53172.51761.54891.53892.17932.17931.09521.09522.18052.18592.1859
C54.97273.87302.55411.53892.78532.78532.17352.17351.09371.09531.0953
H63.17252.10081.09592.17932.78531.76102.52173.07523.78972.59823.1421
H73.17252.10081.09592.17932.78531.76103.07522.52173.78973.14212.5982
H83.58122.75112.16951.09522.17352.52173.07521.75922.51192.53253.0875
H93.58122.75112.16951.09522.17353.07522.52171.75922.51193.08752.5325
H105.70984.68753.50672.18051.09373.78973.78972.51192.51191.77021.7702
H115.30744.18592.81332.18591.09532.59823.14212.53253.08751.77021.7730
H125.30744.18592.81332.18591.09533.14212.59823.08752.53251.77021.7730

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 178.854 C2 C3 C4 112.724
C2 C3 H6 108.727 C2 C3 H7 108.727
C3 C4 C5 111.612 C3 C4 H8 109.058
C3 C4 H9 109.058 C4 C3 H6 109.785
C4 C3 H7 109.785 C4 C5 H10 110.708
C4 C5 H11 111.035 C4 C5 H12 111.035
C5 C4 H8 110.064 C5 C4 H9 110.064
H6 C3 H7 106.916 H8 C4 H9 106.859
H10 C5 H11 107.937 H10 C5 H12 107.937
H11 C5 H12 108.060
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability