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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.049607
Energy at 298.15K-210.057172
HF Energy-210.049607
Nuclear repulsion energy154.898571
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 HF/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3233 2938 48.02      
2 A' 3199 2906 17.95      
3 A' 3183 2892 11.63      
4 A' 3160 2871 30.93      
5 A' 2594 2357 16.97      
6 A' 1627 1478 6.09      
7 A' 1611 1464 1.25      
8 A' 1597 1451 3.36      
9 A' 1544 1403 1.63      
10 A' 1518 1379 2.71      
11 A' 1418 1289 3.19      
12 A' 1204 1094 2.00      
13 A' 1109 1008 0.08      
14 A' 1003 911 4.62      
15 A' 940 854 2.57      
16 A' 582 529 1.28      
17 A' 373 339 0.37      
18 A' 184 167 7.73      
19 A" 3247 2950 52.59      
20 A" 3225 2930 27.80      
21 A" 3204 2911 2.20      
22 A" 1616 1468 7.63      
23 A" 1437 1305 0.08      
24 A" 1366 1241 0.01      
25 A" 1230 1117 0.02      
26 A" 943 857 0.07      
27 A" 797 725 2.53      
28 A" 436 396 1.11      
29 A" 258 234 0.03      
30 A" 106 97 4.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23971.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21778.5 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
0.80715 0.07582 0.07205

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.587 0.381 0.000
C2 -1.464 0.498 0.000
C3 0.000 0.635 0.000
C4 0.714 -0.723 0.000
C5 2.232 -0.565 0.000
H6 0.279 1.214 0.874
H7 0.279 1.214 -0.874
H8 0.399 -1.289 0.871
H9 0.399 -1.289 -0.871
H10 2.718 -1.535 0.000
H11 2.572 -0.024 0.879
H12 2.572 -0.024 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.12952.59953.48064.91093.11003.11003.53003.53005.64025.24865.2486
C21.12951.47002.49673.84542.07672.07672.72402.72404.64954.16264.1626
C32.59951.47001.53452.53401.08481.08482.14922.14923.47782.79622.7962
C43.48062.49671.53451.52632.16942.16941.08551.08552.16212.17102.1710
C54.91093.84542.53401.52632.78262.78262.15502.15501.08481.08661.0866
H63.11002.07671.08482.16942.78261.74792.50563.05363.77742.60543.1400
H73.11002.07671.08482.16942.78261.74793.05362.50563.77743.14002.6054
H83.53002.72402.14921.08552.15502.50563.05361.74302.48972.51443.0636
H93.53002.72402.14921.08552.15503.05362.50561.74302.48973.06362.5144
H105.64024.64953.47782.16211.08483.77743.77742.48972.48971.75441.7544
H115.24864.16262.79622.17101.08662.60543.14002.51443.06361.75441.7574
H125.24864.16262.79622.17101.08663.14002.60543.06362.51441.75441.7574

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.375 C2 C3 C4 112.382
C2 C3 H6 107.800 C2 C3 H7 107.800
C3 C4 C5 111.768 C3 C4 H8 109.022
C3 C4 H9 109.022 C4 C3 H6 110.662
C4 C3 H7 110.662 C4 C5 H10 110.656
C4 C5 H11 111.264 C4 C5 H12 111.264
C5 C4 H8 110.047 C5 C4 H9 110.047
H6 C3 H7 107.338 H8 C4 H9 106.798
H10 C5 H11 107.788 H10 C5 H12 107.788
H11 C5 H12 107.928
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.339      
2 C 0.094      
3 C -0.122      
4 C -0.202      
5 C -0.240      
6 H 0.145      
7 H 0.145      
8 H 0.114      
9 H 0.114      
10 H 0.106      
11 H 0.092      
12 H 0.092      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.318 0.073 0.000 4.319
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -43.782 1.016 0.000
y 1.016 -30.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.575
Traceless
 xyz
x -13.313 1.016 0.000
y 1.016 6.814 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.498
Polar
3z2-r212.996
x2-y2-13.418
xy1.016
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.707 -0.215 0.000
y -0.215 5.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.474


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 158.732
(<r2>)1/2 12.599