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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.666686
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-170.977755
Nuclear repulsion energy103.050372
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 MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3230 3036 8.38 60.23 0.72 0.84
2 A' 3136 2948 5.52 43.33 0.16 0.27
3 A' 3132 2943 8.12 142.47 0.01 0.02
4 A' 2240 2105 0.00 39.84 0.25 0.40
5 A' 1546 1453 4.85 8.17 0.74 0.85
6 A' 1510 1419 4.65 13.25 0.72 0.83
7 A' 1444 1357 1.74 1.65 0.62 0.77
8 A' 1373 1290 2.89 3.64 0.59 0.74
9 A' 1118 1051 3.89 4.23 0.12 0.21
10 A' 1056 993 0.60 4.06 0.54 0.70
11 A' 867 814 0.05 4.96 0.13 0.23
12 A' 558 525 0.88 1.22 0.34 0.51
13 A' 220 207 4.08 1.86 0.72 0.84
14 A" 3236 3042 6.90 25.38 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3189 2997 0.27 74.71 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1541 1448 6.73 14.51 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1325 1245 0.02 5.41 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1138 1070 0.35 0.20 0.75 0.86
19 A" 805 756 4.07 0.30 0.75 0.86
20 A" 420 395 0.53 1.94 0.75 0.86
21 A" 235 221 1.03 0.33 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16658.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15657.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.92887 0.15804 0.14216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.504 0.554 0.000
C2 0.000 0.818 0.000
C3 -0.760 -0.422 0.000
N4 -1.361 -1.425 0.000
H5 2.048 1.496 0.000
H6 1.796 -0.012 0.881
H7 1.796 -0.012 -0.881
H8 -0.289 1.398 0.877
H9 -0.289 1.398 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52702.46553.48161.08791.08741.08742.16662.1666
C21.52701.45452.62352.15692.16602.16601.09001.0900
C32.46551.45451.16913.40042.73452.73452.07432.0743
N43.48162.62351.16914.48873.56853.56853.14443.1444
H51.08792.15693.40044.48871.76531.76532.49712.4971
H61.08742.16602.73453.56851.76531.76252.51683.0699
H71.08742.16602.73453.56851.76531.76253.06992.5168
H82.16661.09002.07433.14442.49712.51683.06991.7533
H92.16661.09002.07433.14442.49713.06992.51681.7533

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 111.547 C1 C2 H8 110.658
C1 C2 H9 110.658 C2 C1 H5 110.011
C2 C1 H6 110.759 C2 C1 H7 110.759
C2 C3 N4 179.380 C3 C2 H8 108.371
C3 C2 H9 108.371 H5 C1 H6 108.488
H5 C1 H7 108.488 H6 C1 H7 108.264
H8 C2 H9 107.088
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability