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Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in n-Butyl Cyanide anti-anti


 








 








 








Calculations of the nitrogen nqcc's in the anti-anti conformer of n-butyl cyanide were made on molecular structures derived by (1) MP2/6-311+G(d,p) and (2) MP2/6-311+G(2d,p) optimization each with empirically corrected approximate equilibrium bond lengths; by (3) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) optimization with empirically corrected approximate equilibrium bond lengths, and (4) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with empirically corrected approximate equilibrium bond lengths.  These nqcc's are compared in Tables 1 and 2 with the experimental values of Bohn, et al. [1].  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, rotational constants in Table 4.

 








In Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to principal axes of the inertia tensor, subscripts x,y,z to principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  The nqcc y-axis is chosen coincident with the inertia c-axis, these are perpendicular to the Cs 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 standard deviation of calibration of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.

 








 








   








Table 1. 14N nqcc's in n-Butyl Cyanide, anti-anti (MHz).  Calculation was made on structures (1) MP2/6-311+G(d,p) and (2) MP2/6-311+G(2d,p), each with approximate equilibrium bond lengths.
   










Calc (1)

Calc (2)
Expt. [1]
   








Xaa - 2.709 - 2.728 - 2.726(2)

Xbb
0.642
0.663
0.674(2)

Xcc
2.067
2.065
2.050(3)

|Xab|
2.689
2.678
2.678(30) *

 







RMS
0.023 (1.2 %)
0.011 (0.60 %)



RSD
0.030 (1.3 %)
0.030 (1.3 %)



 







Xxx
2.135
2.137
2.146(25) **

Xyy
2.067
2.065
2.050(3)

Xzz - 4.202 - 4.202 - 4.198(25)

ETA - 0.016 - 0.017 - 0.023(6)

Øz,a
29.03
28.83
28.80(14)

Øa,CN
29.38
29.07



Øz,CN
  0.35
  0.24



 







   








* Calc (2) value.  Uncertainity assumed to be 1*RSD.

** Calculated here using Kisiel's QDIAG.f program.

 








 








   








Table 2. 14N nqcc's in n-Butyl Cyanide, anti-anti (MHz).  Calculation was made on structures (3) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) and (4) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ, each with approximate equilibrium bond lengths.
   










Calc (3)

Calc (4)
Expt. [1]
   








Xaa - 2.701 - 2.711 - 2.726(2)

Xbb
0.630
0.640
0.674(2)

Xcc
2.071
2.070
2.050(3)

|Xab|
2.694
2.689
2.689(30) *

 







RMS
0.031 (1.7 %)
0.024 (1.3 %)



RSD
0.030 (1.3 %)
0.030 (1.3 %)



 







Xxx
2.131
2.133
2.155(25) **

Xyy
2.071
2.070
2.050(3)

Xzz - 4.203 - 4.204 - 4.207(25)

ETA - 0.014 - 0.015 - 0.025(6)

Øz,a
29.13
29.04
28.85(14)

Øa,CN
29.49
29.38



Øz,CN
  0.36
  0.34



 








 








* Calc (4) value.  Uncertainity assumed to be 1*RSD.


** Calculated here using Kisiel's QDIAG.f program.

 








 




Table 3.  n-Butyl Cyanide, anti-anti.  Heavy atom molecular structure parameters (Å and degrees).  Complete structures are given here in Z-matrix format.
 






  (1)   (2)   (3)   (4)
 



NC(2) 1.1563 1.1563 1.1562 1.1561
C(2)C(3) 1.4612 1.4612 1.4604 1.4600
C(3)C(4) 1.5278 1.5278 1.5281 1.5278
C(4)C(5) 1.5202 1.5202 1.5198 1.5202
C(5)C(6) 1.5208 1.5208 1.5206 1.5208
NC(2)C(3) 178.48 178.70 178.38 178.43
C(2)C(3)C(4) 112.13 112.18 111.95 112.02
C(3)C(4)C(5) 111.90 111.67 111.58 111.51
C(4)C(5)C(6) 112.16 112.12 111.97 111.96







 








 




Table 4.  n-Butyl Cyanide, anti-anti.  Rotational Constants (MHz).







   (1)    (2)    (3)    (4)    Expt. [1]






A 15078.8 15140.1 15070.7 15095.8 15028.4681(10)
B   1345.3   1344.6   1349.0   1348.5   1334.1061(3)
C   1274.0   1273.7   1277.1   1276.8   1263.8578(3)


 








 








[1] R.K.Bohn, J.L.Pardus, J.August, T.Brupbacher, and W.Jäger, J.Mol.Struct. 413-414,293(1997).

 









M.H.Ordu, H.S.P.Müller, A.Walters, M.Nuñez, F.Lewen, A.Belloche, K.M.Menton, and S.Schlemmer, A&A, 541,A121(2012):  Xaa = -2.7267(16), Xbb = 0.6753(17), Xcc = 2.0514(20) MHz


 








 








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