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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.847937
Energy at 298.15K-252.847536
HF Energy-252.658215
Nuclear repulsion energy46.647933
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 CID/3-21G
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 2218 2066 4.67      
2 Σ 396 369 49.74      
3 Π 176 164 24.78      
3 Π 176 164 24.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1482.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1381.1 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 CID/3-21G
B
0.15594

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.673
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.850
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.544

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17672.2170
N21.17673.3937
Na32.21703.3937

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.849041
Energy at 298.15K-252.848649
HF Energy-252.663162
Nuclear repulsion energy51.005736
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 CID/3-21G
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' 451 420 43.58      
2 A' 60 56 15.14      
3 A' 2097 1954 26.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1304.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1215.1 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
2.27117 0.25368 0.22819

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.182 0.826 0.000
N2 0.000 0.970 0.000
Na3 -0.645 -1.068 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19042.6313
N21.19042.1377
Na32.63132.1377

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 100.613 C1 Na3 N2 26.401
N2 C1 Na3 52.987
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.849635
Energy at 298.15K-252.848966
HF Energy-252.667758
Nuclear repulsion energy48.995647
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 CID/3-21G
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 2161 2013 74.78      
2 Σ 454 423 62.40      
3 Π 80 75 8.75      
3 Π 80 75 8.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1387.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.9 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 CID/3-21G
B
0.18032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.844
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.658
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.425

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18543.2685
N21.18542.0831
Na33.26852.0831

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability