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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: MP2/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.170477
Energy at 298.15K-132.173000
HF Energy-131.869934
Nuclear repulsion energy56.743395
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/LANL2DZ
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 3047 2935 10.64      
2 A1 2066 1990 2.20      
3 A1 1475 1421 6.96      
4 A1 894 861 3.15      
5 E 3156 3040 8.80      
5 E 3156 3040 8.80      
6 E 1529 1473 15.35      
6 E 1529 1473 15.35      
7 E 1108 1067 0.76      
7 E 1108 1067 0.76      
8 E 347 335 0.02      
8 E 347 335 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9881.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9516.9 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/LANL2DZ
ABC
5.20203 0.28876 0.28876

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.276
N3 0.000 0.000 1.488
H4 0.000 1.035 -1.592
H5 0.897 -0.518 -1.592
H6 -0.897 -0.518 -1.592

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.49132.70331.10181.10181.1018
C21.49131.21202.13602.13602.1360
N32.70331.21203.24973.24973.2497
H41.10182.13603.24971.79321.7932
H51.10182.13603.24971.79321.7932
H61.10182.13603.24971.79321.7932

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 110.011
C2 C1 H5 110.011 C2 C1 H6 110.011
H4 C1 H5 108.926 H4 C1 H6 108.926
H5 C1 H6 108.926
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability