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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-210.765310
Energy at 298.15K-210.772582
HF Energy-210.011265
Nuclear repulsion energy154.002534
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 MP3/6-31+G**
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' 3216 2993 27.44      
2 A' 3148 2929 25.11      
3 A' 3140 2922 0.51      
4 A' 3124 2907 23.24      
5 A' 2434 2264 6.07      
6 A' 1560 1451 6.44      
7 A' 1546 1439 1.55      
8 A' 1529 1423 2.77      
9 A' 1474 1372 2.39      
10 A' 1446 1345 1.67      
11 A' 1346 1252 2.58      
12 A' 1152 1072 1.68      
13 A' 1093 1017 0.07      
14 A' 986 917 2.55      
15 A' 905 842 1.90      
16 A' 526 490 0.84      
17 A' 351 326 0.07      
18 A' 164 153 6.54      
19 A" 3211 2988 51.45      
20 A" 3196 2974 0.28      
21 A" 3179 2959 0.00      
22 A" 1550 1442 8.14      
23 A" 1361 1267 0.10      
24 A" 1297 1207 0.06      
25 A" 1163 1082 0.00      
26 A" 899 837 0.14      
27 A" 760 707 1.67      
28 A" 365 339 0.30      
29 A" 241 224 0.00      
30 A" 95 88 4.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23227.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21613.6 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.79811 0.07518 0.07143

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.616 0.345 0.000
C2 -1.464 0.487 0.000
C3 0.000 0.636 0.000
C4 0.726 -0.717 0.000
C5 2.243 -0.538 0.000
H6 0.281 1.218 0.878
H7 0.281 1.218 -0.878
H8 0.415 -1.286 0.876
H9 0.415 -1.286 -0.876
H10 2.744 -1.505 0.000
H11 2.571 0.011 0.883
H12 2.571 0.011 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16032.63183.50694.93833.15043.15043.55153.55155.67055.27235.2723
C21.16031.47162.49933.84592.08622.08622.72762.72764.65584.15814.1581
C32.63181.47161.53532.53151.09061.09062.15242.15243.48032.78952.7895
C43.50692.49931.53531.52692.17112.17111.09031.09032.16632.17102.1710
C54.93833.84592.53151.52692.77562.77562.16072.16071.08861.09031.0903
H63.15042.08621.09062.17112.77561.75632.50773.06043.77502.58883.1307
H73.15042.08621.09062.17112.77561.75633.06042.50773.77503.13072.5888
H83.55152.72762.15241.09032.16072.50773.06041.75242.49872.51683.0704
H93.55152.72762.15241.09032.16073.06042.50771.75242.49873.07042.5168
H105.67054.65583.48032.16631.08863.77503.77502.49872.49871.76231.7623
H115.27234.15812.78952.17101.09032.58883.13072.51683.07041.76231.7650
H125.27234.15812.78952.17101.09033.13072.58883.07042.51681.76231.7650

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 178.828 C2 C3 C4 112.423
C2 C3 H6 108.099 C2 C3 H7 108.099
C3 C4 C5 111.520 C3 C4 H8 108.943
C3 C4 H9 108.943 C4 C3 H6 110.393
C4 C3 H7 110.393 C4 C5 H10 110.728
C4 C5 H11 110.995 C4 C5 H12 110.995
C5 C4 H8 110.178 C5 C4 H9 110.178
H6 C3 H7 107.257 H8 C4 H9 106.958
H10 C5 H11 107.959 H10 C5 H12 107.959
H11 C5 H12 108.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability