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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: SVWN/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at SVWN/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.035361
Energy at 298.15K-132.037951
HF Energy-132.035361
Nuclear repulsion energy58.706190
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 SVWN/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 A1 2983 2952 0.35 167.38 0.00 0.01
2 A1 2338 2313 13.28 63.36 0.28 0.44
3 A1 1338 1324 12.87 10.60 0.64 0.78
4 A1 962 952 0.49 3.77 0.16 0.27
5 E 3064 3032 0.26 70.63 0.75 0.86
5 E 3064 3032 0.26 70.63 0.75 0.86
6 E 1395 1381 15.67 11.02 0.75 0.86
6 E 1395 1381 15.67 11.02 0.75 0.86
7 E 1003 992 6.79 0.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 1003 992 6.79 0.01 0.75 0.86
8 E 388 384 0.02 3.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 388 384 0.02 3.06 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9660.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9560.1 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 SVWN/6-311G**
ABC
5.25154 0.31218 0.31218

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.163
C2 0.000 0.000 0.271
N3 0.000 0.000 1.428
H4 0.000 1.030 -1.549
H5 0.892 -0.515 -1.549
H6 -0.892 -0.515 -1.549

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.43402.59061.10051.10051.1005
C21.43401.15652.09202.09202.0920
N32.59061.15653.15053.15053.1505
H41.10052.09203.15051.78471.7847
H51.10052.09203.15051.78471.7847
H61.10052.09203.15051.78471.7847

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 110.567
C2 C1 H5 110.567 C2 C1 H6 110.567
H4 C1 H5 108.353 H4 C1 H6 108.353
H5 C1 H6 108.353
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.390      
2 C 0.005      
3 N -0.217      
4 H 0.201      
5 H 0.201      
6 H 0.201      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -3.957 3.957
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.523 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.492
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.485 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.485 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.969
Polar
3z2-r2-5.939
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.872 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.872 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.494


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.774
(<r2>)1/2 6.691