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All results from a given calculation for C6H5CN (phenyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-323.511402
Energy at 298.15K-323.516070
Nuclear repulsion energy298.810851
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3288 3079 5.79      
2 A1 3276 3068 6.34      
3 A1 3261 3054 0.02      
4 A1 2201 2061 0.00      
5 A1 1679 1573 0.18      
6 A1 1552 1453 9.48      
7 A1 1240 1161 0.40      
8 A1 1227 1149 0.29      
9 A1 1067 999 2.47      
10 A1 1025 959 0.66      
11 A1 777 728 0.97      
12 A1 465 435 0.01      
13 A2 920 862 0.00      
14 A2 840 787 0.00      
15 A2 390 365 0.00      
16 B1 923 864 0.08      
17 B1 887 831 0.86      
18 B1 736 689 70.84      
19 B1 546 511 6.92      
20 B1 497 466 4.59      
21 B1 366 342 1.28      
22 B1 141 132 1.94      
23 B2 3283 3075 10.12      
24 B2 3269 3061 1.72      
25 B2 1654 1549 2.69      
26 B2 1507 1412 6.65      
27 B2 1461 1368 0.01      
28 B2 1366 1279 0.02      
29 B2 1212 1135 0.00      
30 B2 1124 1052 2.60      
31 B2 638 597 0.13      
32 B2 545 511 0.12      
33 B2 161 151 4.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21759.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20377.7 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.18863 0.05121 0.04027

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 3.223
C2 0.000 0.000 2.040
C3 0.000 0.000 0.604
C4 0.000 1.218 -0.092
C5 0.000 -1.218 -0.092
C6 0.000 1.210 -1.485
C7 0.000 -1.210 -1.485
C8 0.000 0.000 -2.183
H9 0.000 2.150 0.458
H10 0.000 -2.150 0.458
H11 0.000 2.148 -2.026
H12 0.000 -2.148 -2.026
H13 0.000 0.000 -3.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N11.18352.61983.53233.53234.86184.86185.40643.50253.50255.67175.67176.4887
C21.18351.43632.45552.45553.72723.72724.22292.66902.66904.59824.59825.3052
C32.61981.43631.40291.40292.41422.41422.78662.15482.15483.39513.39513.8689
C43.53232.45551.40292.43651.39332.79962.41991.08213.41282.14563.88183.3990
C53.53232.45551.40292.43652.79961.39332.41993.41281.08213.88182.14563.3990
C64.86183.72722.41421.39332.79962.42001.39672.15913.88161.08223.40072.1522
C74.86183.72722.41422.79961.39332.42001.39673.88162.15913.40071.08222.1522
C85.40644.22292.78662.41992.41991.39671.39673.40573.40572.15322.15321.0823
H93.50252.66902.15481.08213.41282.15913.88163.40574.29982.48434.96384.2997
H103.50252.66902.15483.41281.08213.88162.15913.40574.29984.96382.48434.2997
H115.67174.59823.39512.14563.88181.08223.40072.15322.48434.96384.29502.4795
H125.67174.59823.39513.88182.14563.40071.08222.15324.96382.48434.29502.4795
H136.48875.30523.86893.39903.39902.15222.15221.08234.29974.29972.47952.4795

picture of phenyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 119.730
C2 C3 C5 119.730 C3 C4 C6 119.389
C3 C4 H9 119.695 C3 C5 C7 119.389
C3 C5 H10 119.695 C4 C3 C5 120.541
C4 C6 C8 120.306 C4 C6 H11 119.628
C5 C7 C8 120.306 C5 C7 H12 119.628
C6 C4 H9 120.916 C6 C8 C7 120.069
C6 C8 H13 119.965 C7 C5 H10 120.916
C7 C8 H13 119.965 C8 C6 H11 120.067
C8 C7 H12 120.067
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability