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All results from a given calculation for C2H5CN (ethyl cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-171.818655
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-171.023816
Nuclear repulsion energy103.425440
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.94232 0.15830 0.14267

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.504 0.561 0.000
C2 0.000 0.811 0.000
C3 -0.765 -0.431 0.000
N4 -1.355 -1.418 0.000
H5 2.034 1.510 0.000
H6 1.800 -0.002 0.881
H7 1.800 -0.002 -0.881
H8 -0.291 1.387 0.876
H9 -0.291 1.387 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 N4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.52422.47543.47671.08711.08691.08692.16102.1610
C21.52421.45822.60832.15092.16282.16281.08781.0878
C32.47541.45821.15023.40562.74542.74542.07222.0722
N43.47672.60831.15024.47863.56873.56873.12473.1247
H51.08712.15093.40564.47861.76541.76542.48802.4880
H61.08692.16282.74543.56871.76541.76212.51043.0641
H71.08692.16282.74543.56871.76541.76213.06412.5104
H82.16101.08782.07223.12472.48802.51043.06411.7518
H92.16101.08782.07223.12472.48803.06412.51041.7518

picture of ethyl cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.179 C1 C2 H8 110.538
C1 C2 H9 110.538 C2 C1 H5 109.782
C2 C1 H6 110.741 C2 C1 H7 110.741
C2 C3 N4 179.280 C3 C2 H8 108.078
C3 C2 H9 108.078 H5 C1 H6 108.600
H5 C1 H7 108.600 H6 C1 H7 108.314
H8 C2 H9 107.256
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability