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

using model chemistry: CISD/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.510312
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.996986
Nuclear repulsion energy103.190813
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 CISD/6-311G*
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' 3223 2982 23.11      
2 A' 3162 2926 7.22      
3 A' 3143 2908 19.38      
4 A' 2458 2274 4.71      
5 A' 1576 1458 8.10      
6 A' 1555 1439 4.81      
7 A' 1494 1383 2.76      
8 A' 1424 1318 3.18      
9 A' 1148 1062 4.60      
10 A' 1066 986 1.68      
11 A' 872 807 1.09      
12 A' 573 530 0.89      
13 A' 224 207 4.57      
14 A" 3230 2989 23.65      
15 A" 3201 2962 0.35      
16 A" 1570 1453 9.04      
17 A" 1354 1253 0.00      
18 A" 1175 1087 0.37      
19 A" 821 760 3.29      
20 A" 411 380 0.43      
21 A" 232 215 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16955.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15689.0 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.93741 0.15730 0.14174

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.509 0.563 0.000
C2 0.000 0.814 0.000
C3 -0.769 -0.436 0.000
N4 -1.358 -1.420 0.000
H5 2.042 1.512 0.000
H6 1.810 0.001 0.881
H7 1.810 0.001 -0.881
H8 -0.296 1.389 0.876
H9 -0.296 1.389 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.53002.48783.48651.08791.08731.08732.17012.1701
C21.53001.46792.61472.15782.17082.17081.08871.0887
C32.48781.46791.14683.41992.76012.76012.07902.0790
N43.48652.61471.14684.48963.58243.58243.12833.1283
H51.08792.15783.41994.48961.76391.76392.49992.4999
H61.08732.17082.76013.58241.76391.76212.52233.0737
H71.08732.17082.76013.58241.76391.76213.07372.5223
H82.17011.08872.07903.12832.49992.52233.07371.7513
H92.17011.08872.07903.12832.49993.07372.52231.7513

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 112.155 C1 C2 H8 110.802
C1 C2 H9 110.802 C2 C1 H5 109.880
C2 C1 H6 110.943 C2 C1 H7 110.943
C2 C3 N4 179.321 C3 C2 H8 107.897
C3 C2 H9 107.897 H5 C1 H6 108.370
H5 C1 H7 108.370 H6 C1 H7 108.251
H8 C2 H9 107.086
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability