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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.712729
Energy at 298.15K-132.715340
HF Energy-132.712729
Nuclear repulsion energy58.321074
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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
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 3076 2931 3.01 149.09 0.00 0.00
2 A1 2406 2292 10.11 49.12 0.28 0.43
3 A1 1395 1329 1.92 6.82 0.63 0.77
4 A1 948 903 1.86 4.11 0.16 0.27
5 E 3176 3025 0.20 68.25 0.75 0.86
5 E 3176 3025 0.20 68.23 0.75 0.86
6 E 1454 1385 12.15 12.20 0.75 0.86
6 E 1454 1385 12.11 12.19 0.75 0.86
7 E 1051 1001 3.11 0.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 1051 1001 3.11 0.01 0.75 0.86
8 E 388 370 0.17 3.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 388 370 0.17 3.07 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9981.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9508.0 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.23157 0.30644 0.30644

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.180
C2 0.000 0.000 0.280
N3 0.000 0.000 1.438
H4 0.000 1.032 -1.555
H5 0.894 -0.516 -1.555
H6 -0.894 -0.516 -1.555

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46012.61811.09841.09841.0984
C21.46011.15812.10572.10572.1057
N32.61811.15813.16643.16643.1664
H41.09842.10573.16641.78811.7881
H51.09842.10573.16641.78811.7881
H61.09842.10573.16641.78811.7881

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 109.974
C2 C1 H5 109.974 C2 C1 H6 109.974
H4 C1 H5 108.964 H4 C1 H6 108.964
H5 C1 H6 108.964
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.040      
2 C -0.142      
3 N -0.119      
4 H 0.100      
5 H 0.100      
6 H 0.100      


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 -3.821 3.821
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.282 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.282 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.135
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.427 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.854
Polar
3z2-r2-5.707
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 2.717 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.717 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.110


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.144
(<r2>)1/2 6.719