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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-211.392606
Energy at 298.15K-211.399879
HF Energy-211.392606
Nuclear repulsion energy153.604510
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 B3LYP/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 A' 3124 3001 27.20      
2 A' 3061 2941 25.62      
3 A' 3045 2926 3.50      
4 A' 3043 2924 17.44      
5 A' 2369 2276 9.60      
6 A' 1523 1463 4.73      
7 A' 1508 1449 1.26      
8 A' 1482 1424 2.65      
9 A' 1433 1376 1.32      
10 A' 1394 1339 2.98      
11 A' 1310 1258 2.87      
12 A' 1117 1073 3.25      
13 A' 1047 1006 0.25      
14 A' 960 922 1.45      
15 A' 883 848 1.83      
16 A' 530 510 1.02      
17 A' 349 335 0.08      
18 A' 167 160 6.11      
19 A" 3118 2996 52.45      
20 A" 3097 2976 0.23      
21 A" 3079 2959 0.47      
22 A" 1515 1456 7.07      
23 A" 1332 1280 0.02      
24 A" 1265 1215 0.03      
25 A" 1133 1089 0.25      
26 A" 880 845 0.14      
27 A" 749 720 4.00      
28 A" 392 377 0.55      
29 A" 251 241 0.01      
30 A" 100 96 4.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22626.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21739.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.79867 0.07469 0.07101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 -2.616 0.393 0.000
C2 -1.460 0.507 0.000
C3 0.000 0.632 0.000
C4 0.720 -0.732 0.000
C5 2.242 -0.571 0.000
H6 0.294 1.217 0.880
H7 0.294 1.217 -0.880
H8 0.401 -1.303 0.878
H9 0.401 -1.303 -0.878
H10 2.736 -1.547 0.000
H11 2.586 -0.024 0.885
H12 2.586 -0.024 -0.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
N11.16082.62663.52074.95273.14973.14973.57033.57035.69265.29245.2924
C21.16081.46582.50803.85632.08762.08762.74052.74054.67214.17554.1755
C32.62661.46581.54282.54471.09681.09682.16292.16293.49802.81052.8105
C43.52072.50801.54281.53042.18082.18081.09541.09542.17432.18262.1826
C54.95273.85632.54471.53042.78702.78702.16782.16781.09391.09571.0957
H63.14972.08761.09682.18082.78701.75982.52293.07513.79202.60593.1474
H73.14972.08761.09682.18082.78701.75983.07512.52293.79203.14742.6059
H83.57032.74052.16291.09542.16782.52293.07511.75642.50712.53203.0855
H93.57032.74052.16291.09542.16783.07512.52291.75642.50713.08552.5320
H105.69264.67213.49802.17431.09393.79203.79202.50712.50711.76811.7681
H115.29244.17552.81052.18261.09572.60593.14742.53203.08551.76811.7701
H125.29244.17552.81052.18261.09573.14742.60593.08552.53201.76811.7701

picture of Butanenitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 179.306 C2 C3 C4 112.919
C2 C3 H6 108.236 C2 C3 H7 108.236
C3 C4 C5 111.796 C3 C4 H8 108.958
C3 C4 H9 108.958 C4 C3 H6 110.269
C4 C3 H7 110.269 C4 C5 H10 110.795
C4 C5 H11 111.352 C4 C5 H12 111.352
C5 C4 H8 110.195 C5 C4 H9 110.195
H6 C3 H7 106.686 H8 C4 H9 106.586
H10 C5 H11 107.707 H10 C5 H12 107.707
H11 C5 H12 107.757
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.474      
2 C 0.327      
3 C -0.234      
4 C -0.183      
5 C -0.321      
6 H 0.151      
7 H 0.151      
8 H 0.123      
9 H 0.123      
10 H 0.116      
11 H 0.110      
12 H 0.110      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  4.064 0.040 0.000 4.064
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -42.190 1.000 0.000
y 1.000 -29.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.058
Traceless
 xyz
x -12.278 1.000 0.000
y 1.000 6.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.920
Polar
3z2-r211.841
x2-y2-12.423
xy1.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.967 -0.283 0.000
y -0.283 5.702 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.383


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.165
(<r2>)1/2 12.656