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All results from a given calculation for HNCS (Isothiocyanic acid)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-489.241851
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-489.241851
Nuclear repulsion energy79.643296
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-489.242697
Energy at 298.15K-489.242627
HF Energy-489.242697
Nuclear repulsion energy79.787404
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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 3879 3683 726.76      
2 Σ 2233 2120 526.71      
3 Σ 868 824 30.29      
4 Π 535 508 0.79      
4 Π 535 508 0.79      
5 Π 87 83 239.49      
5 Π 87 83 239.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4111.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3904.6 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
0.19329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.677
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.497
S3 0.000 0.000 1.087
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.669

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 S3 H4
N11.18012.76440.9921
C21.18011.58432.1721
S32.76441.58433.7565
H40.99212.17213.7565

picture of Isothiocyanic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 S3 180.000 C2 N1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.793      
2 C 0.379      
3 S 0.018      
4 H 0.396      


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 -3.529 3.529
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.531
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.523
Polar
3z2-r219.047
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 1.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.912 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.974


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.877
(<r2>)1/2 7.802