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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.581721
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.971775
Nuclear repulsion energy102.472989
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 CCSD/6-31+G**
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' 3201 2989 21.53      
2 A' 3128 2921 8.24      
3 A' 3115 2909 19.94      
4 A' 2349 2194 1.48      
5 A' 1551 1448 5.01      
6 A' 1528 1427 3.72      
7 A' 1471 1373 1.21      
8 A' 1396 1304 3.86      
9 A' 1126 1051 3.09      
10 A' 1047 978 0.88      
11 A' 853 797 0.93      
12 A' 534 499 0.80      
13 A' 207 193 3.97      
14 A" 3208 2995 21.32      
15 A" 3173 2963 0.98      
16 A" 1543 1441 6.70      
17 A" 1318 1231 0.08      
18 A" 1145 1069 0.49      
19 A" 806 753 1.44      
20 A" 374 349 0.17      
21 A" 225 210 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16648.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15546.4 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.93124 0.15491 0.13971

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.514 0.576 0.000
C2 0.000 0.821 0.000
C3 -0.768 -0.439 0.000
N4 -1.364 -1.443 0.000
H5 2.041 1.531 0.000
H6 1.815 0.015 0.884
H7 1.815 0.015 -0.884
H8 -0.299 1.394 0.879
H9 -0.299 1.394 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53352.49763.51561.09011.08961.08962.17442.1744
C21.53351.47532.64272.16072.17352.17351.09131.0913
C32.49761.47531.16743.43052.76712.76712.08652.0865
N43.51562.64271.16744.52043.60693.60693.15523.1552
H51.09012.16073.43054.52041.76951.76952.50302.5030
H61.08962.17352.76713.60691.76951.76782.52403.0787
H71.08962.17352.76713.60691.76951.76783.07872.5240
H82.17441.09132.08653.15522.50302.52403.07871.7580
H92.17441.09132.08653.15522.50303.07872.52401.7580

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.199 C1 C2 H8 110.741
C1 C2 H9 110.741 C2 C1 H5 109.724
C2 C1 H6 110.770 C2 C1 H7 110.770
C2 C3 N4 179.338 C3 C2 H8 107.827
C3 C2 H9 107.827 H5 C1 H6 108.543
H5 C1 H7 108.543 H6 C1 H7 108.426
H8 C2 H9 107.313
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability