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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.043434
Energy at 298.15K-211.050639
HF Energy-211.043434
Nuclear repulsion energy152.443435
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 PBEPBE/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' 3074 3032 27.80      
2 A' 2997 2956 25.17      
3 A' 2981 2940 22.95      
4 A' 2975 2934 3.87      
5 A' 2232 2202 10.10      
6 A' 1507 1487 10.18      
7 A' 1496 1475 2.57      
8 A' 1470 1450 4.98      
9 A' 1417 1398 4.71      
10 A' 1357 1338 3.79      
11 A' 1299 1281 0.31      
12 A' 1104 1088 6.87      
13 A' 1048 1034 0.34      
14 A' 960 947 1.49      
15 A' 871 859 3.37      
16 A' 517 509 1.92      
17 A' 345 340 0.01      
18 A' 162 160 4.50      
19 A" 3068 3025 52.97      
20 A" 3040 2998 1.39      
21 A" 3013 2971 1.06      
22 A" 1502 1481 11.06      
23 A" 1309 1291 0.01      
24 A" 1250 1232 0.00      
25 A" 1124 1109 0.38      
26 A" 880 868 0.49      
27 A" 751 740 6.23      
28 A" 373 367 0.01      
29 A" 243 240 0.01      
30 A" 97 96 3.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22229.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21923.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
0.78749 0.07373 0.07010

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.640 0.401 0.000
C2 -1.460 0.516 0.000
C3 0.000 0.632 0.000
C4 0.725 -0.742 0.000
C5 2.252 -0.574 0.000
H6 0.313 1.217 0.886
H7 0.313 1.217 -0.886
H8 0.403 -1.318 0.887
H9 0.403 -1.318 -0.887
H10 2.755 -1.556 0.000
H11 2.595 -0.021 0.893
H12 2.595 -0.021 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.18502.64963.55294.98823.18923.18923.60513.60515.73875.32685.3268
C21.18501.46472.52063.86912.10302.10302.76012.76014.69674.18674.1867
C32.64961.46471.55282.55481.10741.10742.17932.17933.51792.82072.8207
C43.55292.52061.55281.53702.18882.18881.10531.10532.18772.19442.1944
C54.98823.86912.55481.53702.78442.78442.18182.18181.10301.10491.1049
H63.18922.10301.10742.18882.78441.77302.53643.09463.79942.59563.1468
H73.18922.10301.10742.18882.78441.77303.09462.53643.79943.14682.5956
H83.60512.76012.17931.10532.18182.53643.09461.77302.52512.54743.1073
H93.60512.76012.17931.10532.18183.09462.53641.77302.52513.10732.5474
H105.73874.69673.51792.18771.10303.79943.79942.52512.52511.78321.7832
H115.32684.18672.82072.19441.10492.59563.14682.54743.10731.78321.7855
H125.32684.18672.82072.19441.10493.14682.59563.10732.54741.78321.7855

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.006 C2 C3 C4 113.265
C2 C3 H6 108.902 C2 C3 H7 108.902
C3 C4 C5 111.554 C3 C4 H8 108.985
C3 C4 H9 108.985 C4 C3 H6 109.589
C4 C3 H7 109.589 C4 C5 H10 110.857
C4 C5 H11 111.275 C4 C5 H12 111.275
C5 C4 H8 110.261 C5 C4 H9 110.261
H6 C3 H7 106.357 H8 C4 H9 106.659
H10 C5 H11 107.734 H10 C5 H12 107.734
H11 C5 H12 107.801
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.293      
2 C 0.153      
3 C -0.349      
4 C -0.279      
5 C -0.456      
6 H 0.202      
7 H 0.202      
8 H 0.172      
9 H 0.172      
10 H 0.164      
11 H 0.156      
12 H 0.156      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.072 0.029 0.000 4.072
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.437 1.015 0.000
y 1.015 -29.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.213
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.390 1.015 0.000
y 1.015 6.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.946
Polar
3z2-r211.892
x2-y2-12.556
xy1.015
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.185 -0.280 0.000
y -0.280 5.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.335


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 162.066
(<r2>)1/2 12.731