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All results from a given calculation for CH3CN (Acetonitrile)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.660344
Energy at 298.15K-132.662919
HF Energy-131.982151
Nuclear repulsion energy58.521322
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3074 3074        
2 A1 2311 2311        
3 A1 1419 1419        
4 A1 932 932        
5 E 3160 3160        
5 E 3159 3159        
6 E 1491 1491        
6 E 1491 1491        
7 E 1064 1064        
7 E 1064 1064        
8 E 368 368        
8 E 368 368        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9950.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9950.9 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
5.33958 0.30780 0.30780

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.179
C2 0.000 0.000 0.279
N3 0.000 0.000 1.435
H4 0.000 1.022 -1.548
H5 0.885 -0.511 -1.548
H6 -0.885 -0.511 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4 H5 H6
C11.45762.61441.08651.08651.0865
C21.45761.15682.09312.09312.0931
N32.61441.15683.15363.15363.1536
H41.08652.09313.15361.76991.7699
H51.08652.09313.15361.76991.7699
H61.08652.09313.15361.76991.7699

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 109.861
C2 C1 H5 109.861 C2 C1 H6 109.861
H4 C1 H5 109.079 H4 C1 H6 109.079
H5 C1 H6 109.079
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability