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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.105334
Energy at 298.15K-131.104728
HF Energy-130.720645
Nuclear repulsion energy47.242294
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 CCSD/TZVP
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' 3371 3217 20.12      
2 A' 1853 1769 36.71      
3 A' 1156 1103 11.18      
4 A' 649 619 25.71      
5 A' 385 368 3.08      
6 A" 414 395 0.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3914.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3735.7 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 CCSD/TZVP
ABC
50.75570 0.36702 0.36438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.073 -1.236 0.000
C2 0.000 0.095 0.000
N3 -0.172 1.271 0.000
H4 0.764 -2.054 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33332.51901.0716
C21.33331.18832.2816
N32.51901.18833.4548
H41.07162.28163.4548

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.826 C2 C1 H4 142.922
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.102619
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.718662
Nuclear repulsion energy47.387234
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 CCSD/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3462 3304 65.28      
2 Σ 1669 1593 43.00      
3 Σ 1243 1187 6.04      
4 Π 404 386 0.15      
4 Π 404 386 0.15      
5 Π 552i 527i 55.27      
5 Π 552i 527i 55.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3039.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2900.5 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 CCSD/TZVP
B
0.36565

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.086
N3 0.000 0.000 1.290
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29742.50191.0639
C21.29741.20452.3613
N32.50191.20453.5658
H41.06392.36133.5658

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at CCSD/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.170      
2 C 0.007      
3 N -0.048      
4 H 0.211      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.259
(<r2>)1/2 6.022

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.078946
Energy at 298.15K-131.078347
HF Energy-130.657443
Nuclear repulsion energy46.847652
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 CCSD/TZVP
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' 3076 2935 16.65      
2 A' 2157 2059 39.44      
3 A' 1065 1017 64.03      
4 A' 983 938 8.86      
5 A' 408 390 17.58      
6 A" 305 292 8.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3997.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3815.2 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 CCSD/TZVP
ABC
17.24080 0.36806 0.36037

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.061 -1.300 0.000
C2 0.000 0.102 0.000
N3 -0.213 1.253 0.000
H4 1.124 -1.582 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40312.56791.1002
C21.40311.17102.0248
N32.56791.17103.1350
H41.10022.02483.1350

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.078946
Energy at 298.15K-131.078347
HF Energy-130.657443
Nuclear repulsion energy46.847652
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 CCSD/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/TZVP
ABC
17.24080 0.36806 0.36037

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability