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Experimental data for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile)

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Other names
1-Cyanopropane; Butanenitrile; Butyric acid nitrile; Butyronitrile; Butyrylonitrile; n-Butanenitrile; n-Butanitrile; n-Butyronitrile; n-C3H7CN; Propyl cyanide; Propylkyanid;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H7N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3H2,1H3 KVNRLNFWIYMESJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N CCCC#N Butyronitrile
State Conformation
1A' CS
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 33.50   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 55.70   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 327.19   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 15.97   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 94.45   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
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Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A' 2977   2001Dur/Dre:766      
2 A' 2895   2001Dur/Dre:766      
3 A' 2888   2001Dur/Dre:766      
4 A' 2883   2001Dur/Dre:766      
5 A' 2263   2001Dur/Dre:766      
6 A' 1472   2001Dur/Dre:766      
7 A' 1457   2001Dur/Dre:766      
8 A' 1438   2001Dur/Dre:766      
9 A' 1393   2001Dur/Dre:766      
10 A' 1346   2001Dur/Dre:766      
11 A' 1334   2001Dur/Dre:766      
12 A' 1100   2001Dur/Dre:766      
13 A' 1053   2001Dur/Dre:766      
14 A' 920   2001Dur/Dre:766      
15 A' 842   2001Dur/Dre:766      
16 A' 551   2001Dur/Dre:766      
17 A' 358   2001Dur/Dre:766      
18 A'            
19 A" 2986   2001Dur/Dre:766      
20 A" 2964   2001Dur/Dre:766      
21 A" 2950   2001Dur/Dre:766      
22 A" 1469   2001Dur/Dre:766      
23 A" 1267   2001Dur/Dre:766      
24 A" 1234   2001Dur/Dre:766      
25 A" 1083   2001Dur/Dre:766      
26 A" 871   2001Dur/Dre:766      
27 A" 764   2001Dur/Dre:766      
28 A" 370   2001Dur/Dre:766      
29 A"            
30 A"            

vibrational zero-point energy: 21564.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.78948 0.07566 0.07181 1962Hirota:2918

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1116815amu3Å6   5.113863469437E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Butanenitrile

Point Group Cs


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 7
C-C 3
C#N 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
N1 C2
C2 C3
C3 C4
C3 H6
C3 H7
C4 C5
C4 H8
C4 H9
C5 H10
C5 H11
C5 H12
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
11.200   11.740   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs False       4.070 NSRDS-NBS10 DR Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 True          
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs False       Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 True      

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
8.400   HCP_Polar

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3CH2CH2CN (Butanenitrile).

References
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squib reference DOI
1962Hirota:2918 E Hirota "ROTATIONAL ISOMERISM AND MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY .2. MICROWAVE SPECTRUM OF BUTYRONITRILE" J. Chem. Phys. 37(12) 2918, 1962 10.1063/1.1733117
2001Dur/Dre:766 Durig, Drew, Koomer, and Bell. Infrared and Raman spectra, confromational stability, ab initio calculations of structure and vibrational assignment of butyronitrile. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Vol. 3. pgs. 766-775. 10.1039/b007856p
HCP_Polar TM Miller, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online (http://hbcponline.com/faces/documents/10_04/10_04_0001.xhtml)  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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