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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

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)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.394797
Energy at 298.15K-131.394035
HF Energy-131.394797
Nuclear repulsion energy47.092228
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3351 3332 44.64      
2 A' 1775 1765 24.60      
3 A' 1229 1222 2.79      
4 A' 450 447 6.47      
5 A' 333 331 48.62      
6 A" 451 449 1.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3793.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3773.0 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
131.01353 0.36347 0.36247

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.089 -1.218 0.000
C2 0.000 0.079 0.000
N3 -0.157 1.287 0.000
H4 0.564 -2.180 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30072.51751.0727
C21.30071.21802.3285
N32.51751.21803.5411
H41.07272.32853.5411

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.520 C2 C1 H4 157.579
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.394534
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.394534
Nuclear repulsion energy47.131936
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3402 3383 67.63      
2 Σ 1757 1747 24.37      
3 Σ 1247 1240 2.03      
4 Π 453 451 0.75      
4 Π 453 451 0.75      
5 Π 242i 241i 45.27      
5 Π 242i 241i 45.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3413.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3394.9 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.36239

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.077
N3 0.000 0.000 1.300
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29052.51331.0688
C21.29051.22282.3593
N32.51331.22283.5821
H41.06882.35933.5821

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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.155      
2 C 0.283      
3 N -0.341      
4 H 0.213      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -3.146 3.146
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.835 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.835 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.295
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.540
Polar
3z2-r23.080
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.024 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.024 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.346


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.100
(<r2>)1/2 6.008

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.373377
Energy at 298.15K-131.372825
HF Energy-131.373377
Nuclear repulsion energy46.676993
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 2978 2962 11.74      
2 A' 2008 1997 16.20      
3 A' 1080 1074 27.02      
4 A' 911 906 51.85      
5 A' 456 453 19.99      
6 A" 324 323 10.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3878.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3857.2 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.23906 0.36720 0.35996

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.204 -1.269 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.358 1.230 0.000
H4 1.283 -1.527 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37342.56221.1091
C21.37341.19652.0629
N32.56221.19653.2085
H41.10912.06293.2085

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.241      
2 C 0.353      
3 N -0.284      
4 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.681 -1.129 0.000 2.025
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.306 -1.637 0.000
y -1.637 -20.904 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.592
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.942 -1.637 0.000
y -1.637 -4.955 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.013
Polar
3z2-r26.025
x2-y24.598
xy-1.637
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.881 -1.112 0.000
y -1.112 6.128 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.419


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.430
(<r2>)1/2 6.036

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.373377
Energy at 298.15K-131.372825
HF Energy-131.373377
Nuclear repulsion energy46.676993
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.23906 0.36720 0.35996

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability