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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.285339
Energy at 298.15K-211.292629
HF Energy-211.285339
Nuclear repulsion energy154.651334
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 B1B95/6-31G(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' 3156 3023 20.68      
2 A' 3086 2955 20.62      
3 A' 3071 2941 0.82      
4 A' 3064 2934 18.23      
5 A' 2396 2295 12.20      
6 A' 1507 1443 5.63      
7 A' 1491 1428 1.27      
8 A' 1465 1403 2.90      
9 A' 1414 1354 1.82      
10 A' 1384 1325 2.76      
11 A' 1296 1241 2.75      
12 A' 1119 1072 2.90      
13 A' 1071 1026 0.19      
14 A' 978 937 1.36      
15 A' 888 851 1.72      
16 A' 542 519 0.90      
17 A' 345 330 0.13      
18 A' 165 158 6.26      
19 A" 3149 3016 38.67      
20 A" 3129 2997 0.03      
21 A" 3110 2978 0.24      
22 A" 1499 1436 7.47      
23 A" 1324 1268 0.01      
24 A" 1255 1202 0.03      
25 A" 1124 1076 0.33      
26 A" 870 833 0.09      
27 A" 741 710 4.27      
28 A" 405 388 0.71      
29 A" 248 238 0.01      
30 A" 100 96 4.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22694.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21734.5 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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.80615 0.07591 0.07215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.596 0.384 0.000
C2 -1.449 0.500 0.000
C3 0.000 0.627 0.000
C4 0.715 -0.726 0.000
C5 2.225 -0.561 0.000
H6 0.294 1.211 0.877
H7 0.294 1.211 -0.877
H8 0.395 -1.296 0.875
H9 0.395 -1.296 -0.875
H10 2.723 -1.531 0.000
H11 2.564 -0.013 0.882
H12 2.564 -0.013 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.15262.60743.49194.91273.13133.13133.54033.54035.65315.24955.2495
C21.15261.45482.48733.82432.07692.07692.71902.71904.64024.14064.1406
C32.60741.45481.53082.52241.09361.09362.14982.14983.47462.78582.7858
C43.49192.48731.53081.51922.16792.16791.09211.09212.16342.16932.1693
C54.91273.82432.52241.51922.76372.76372.15752.15751.09041.09241.0924
H63.13132.07691.09362.16792.76371.75362.50943.06043.76682.57873.1215
H73.13132.07691.09362.16792.76371.75363.06042.50943.76683.12152.5787
H83.54032.71902.14981.09212.15752.50943.06041.75022.49802.51993.0721
H93.54032.71902.14981.09212.15753.06042.50941.75022.49803.07212.5199
H105.65314.64023.47462.16341.09043.76683.76682.49802.49801.76311.7631
H115.24954.14062.78582.16931.09242.57873.12152.51993.07211.76311.7643
H125.24954.14062.78582.16931.09243.12152.57873.07212.51991.76311.7643

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.240 C2 C3 C4 112.809
C2 C3 H6 108.333 C2 C3 H7 108.333
C3 C4 C5 111.587 C3 C4 H8 108.946
C3 C4 H9 108.946 C4 C3 H6 110.278
C4 C3 H7 110.278 C4 C5 H10 110.924
C4 C5 H11 111.274 C4 C5 H12 111.274
C5 C4 H8 110.354 C5 C4 H9 110.354
H6 C3 H7 106.589 H8 C4 H9 106.507
H10 C5 H11 107.747 H10 C5 H12 107.747
H11 C5 H12 107.706
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.317      
2 C 0.272      
3 C -0.353      
4 C -0.206      
5 C -0.415      
6 H 0.166      
7 H 0.166      
8 H 0.140      
9 H 0.140      
10 H 0.140      
11 H 0.134      
12 H 0.134      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.078 0.037 0.000 4.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.839 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 -29.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.703
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.251 0.979 0.000
y 0.979 6.299 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.953
Polar
3z2-r211.906
x2-y2-12.367
xy0.979
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.101 -0.309 0.000
y -0.309 5.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.578


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 157.828
(<r2>)1/2 12.563