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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.529471
Energy at 298.15K-132.532018
HF Energy-132.424360
Nuclear repulsion energy57.805954
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 B2PLYP/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3082 3082 4.23 133.99 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2247 2247 1.32 34.00 0.29 0.45
3 A1 1488 1488 7.37 14.61 0.63 0.77
4 A1 930 930 2.79 4.47 0.20 0.33
5 E 3164 3164 3.42 67.76 0.75 0.86
5 E 3164 3164 3.42 67.76 0.75 0.86
6 E 1539 1539 14.07 21.00 0.75 0.86
6 E 1539 1539 14.07 21.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 1114 1114 2.69 0.17 0.75 0.86
7 E 1114 1114 2.69 0.17 0.75 0.86
8 E 350 350 0.01 4.89 0.75 0.86
8 E 350 350 0.01 4.89 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10041.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10041.0 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
5.31282 0.30032 0.30032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.189
C2 0.000 0.000 0.276
N3 0.000 0.000 1.457
H4 0.000 1.024 -1.572
H5 0.887 -0.512 -1.572
H6 -0.887 -0.512 -1.572

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46502.64621.09371.09371.0937
C21.46501.18122.11302.11302.1130
N32.64621.18123.19783.19783.1978
H41.09372.11303.19781.77441.7744
H51.09372.11303.19781.77441.7744
H61.09372.11303.19781.77441.7744

picture of Acetonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 110.502
C2 C1 H5 110.502 C2 C1 H6 110.502
H4 C1 H5 108.421 H4 C1 H6 108.421
H5 C1 H6 108.421
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.458      
2 C 0.119      
3 N -0.262      
4 H 0.200      
5 H 0.200      
6 H 0.200      


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 -3.842 3.842
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.529 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.529 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.147
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.809 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.619
Polar
3z2-r2-7.237
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 2.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.932


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.066
(<r2>)1/2 6.787