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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

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 MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-551.942256
Energy at 298.15K-551.941692
HF Energy-551.672410
Nuclear repulsion energy71.077408
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 MP2/6-31G
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 2017 1930 0.01      
2 Σ 641 613 4.88      
3 Π 313 299 1.94      
3 Π 313 299 1.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1641.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1570.7 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 MP2/6-31G
B
0.17965

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 1.031
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.699
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.905

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.73032.9360
C21.73031.2057
N32.93601.2057

picture of chlorocyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability