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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.369420
Energy at 298.15K-132.371999
HF Energy-131.924852
Nuclear repulsion energy58.118621
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 CCSD=FULL/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 3097 2941 3.37      
2 A1 2378 2259 1.03      
3 A1 1467 1393 3.03      
4 A1 945 897 2.94      
5 E 3181 3021 2.16      
5 E 3181 3021 2.16      
6 E 1527 1450 10.49      
6 E 1527 1450 10.49      
7 E 1092 1037 2.01      
7 E 1092 1037 2.01      
8 E 371 352 0.67      
8 E 371 352 0.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10113.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9606.1 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
5.27698 0.30352 0.30352

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.187
C2 0.000 0.000 0.281
N3 0.000 0.000 1.446
H4 0.000 1.028 -1.561
H5 0.890 -0.514 -1.561
H6 -0.890 -0.514 -1.561

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.46722.63221.09391.09391.0939
C21.46721.16502.10902.10902.1090
N32.63221.16503.17733.17733.1773
H41.09392.10903.17731.78041.7804
H51.09392.10903.17731.78041.7804
H61.09392.10903.17731.78041.7804

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 110.008
C2 C1 H5 110.008 C2 C1 H6 110.008
H4 C1 H5 108.929 H4 C1 H6 108.929
H5 C1 H6 108.929
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability