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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.400352
Energy at 298.15K-132.402896
HF Energy-131.934062
Nuclear repulsion energy57.606213
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(T)/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3072 3007        
2 A1 2289 2241        
3 A1 1402 1372        
4 A1 927 908        
5 E 3168 3101        
5 E 3168 3101        
6 E 1469 1438        
6 E 1469 1438        
7 E 1051 1029        
7 E 1051 1029        
8 E 358 350        
8 E 357 350        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9890.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9681.0 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.17591 0.29839 0.29839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.197
C2 0.000 0.000 0.282
N3 0.000 0.000 1.458
H4 0.000 1.038 -1.572
H5 0.899 -0.519 -1.572
H6 -0.899 -0.519 -1.572

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.47862.65551.10351.10351.1035
C21.47861.17682.12432.12432.1243
N32.65551.17683.20313.20313.2031
H41.10352.12433.20311.79771.7977
H51.10352.12433.20311.79771.7977
H61.10352.12433.20311.79771.7977

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 109.857
C2 C1 H5 109.857 C2 C1 H6 109.857
H4 C1 H5 109.083 H4 C1 H6 109.083
H5 C1 H6 109.083
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability