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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.213704
Energy at 298.15K-93.213819
HF Energy-92.905558
Nuclear repulsion energy23.904408
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 3492 3333 64.81      
2 Σ 2183 2084 0.36      
3 Π 746 712 39.48      
3 Π 746 712 39.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3583.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3419.8 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 CCSD/TZVP
B
1.48257

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 -0.501
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.567
N3 0.000 0.000 0.653

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06601.1541
H21.06602.2201
N31.15412.2201

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability