(CH3)2CHCN



 







 

Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in Isobutyronitrile (Isopropyl Cyanide)


 







 
 
Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc's in isobutyronitrile was made on an approximate equilibrium molecular structure derived ab initio by MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected C-C and CN bond lengths.  These are compared with the experimental nqcc's [1,2] in Table 1.  Structure parameters are given in Table 2, rotational constants in Table 3.
 
In Table 1, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor, subscripts x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  The nqcc y-axis is chosen coincident with the inertia b-axis, these are perpendicular to the symmetry plane of the molecule.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters. ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
 
RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental nqcc's (percentage of average experimental nqcc).  RSD is the residual stand deviation of calibration of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 
 
   







Table 1.  14N nqcc's in (CH3)2CHCN (MHz).  Calculation was made on the MP2 structure given in Table 2.
   








Calc.
Expt. [1]
Expt. [2]
   






Xaa - 3.916 - 3.93838(23) - 3.905(10)
Xbb 2.090 2.11117(30) 2.077(20)
Xcc 1.825 1.82721(24) 1.828(17)
|Xac| 1.325 1.278 * 1.325(30) **
 
RMS 0.018 (0.68 %) 0.009 (0.36 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.116 2.119(20) ***
Xyy 2.090 2.077(20)
Xzz - 4.206 - 4.209 - 4.196(16)
ETA - 0.006 0.003 - 0.010(7)
Øz,a 12.39 12.40(25)
Øa,CN 12.54 12.54
Øz,CN   0.15   0.14
 
   
* Scaled ab initio value, see Ref. [1].
** Calculated value.  Assumed uncertainity is 1*RSD.
*** Calculated here using Kisiel's QDIAG.f program.
 
 
Table 2.  (CH3)2CHCN Heavy atom structure parameters (Å and degrees).  Complete structure is given here in Z-matrix format.
 
N(1)C(2) 1.1566
C(2)C(3) 1.4645
C(3)C(5,6) 1.5273
N(1)C(2)C(3) 179.05
C(2)C(3)C(5,6) 110.03
N(1)C(2)C(3)C(5,6) ±61.73

 
 
 
Table 3.  (CH3)2CHCN Rotational Constants (MHz).
 
  Calc.    Expt. [1]   Expt. [2]
A 8 047.8 7940.877174(31) 7940.95(4)
B 3 992.7 3968.087775(27) 3968.039(10)
C 2 930.7 2901.053223(22) 2901.030(10)
 
 
[1] H.S.P.Müller, A.Coutens, A.Walters, J.-U.Grabow, and S.Schlemmer, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 267,100(2011).
[2] G.E.Herberich, Z.Naturforsch. 22a,543(1967).

 








 







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