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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G

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 QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-549.307857
Energy at 298.15K-549.307539
HF Energy-549.039415
Nuclear repulsion energy71.613995
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 QCISD/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 2236 2167 0.04      
2 Σ 623 604 2.22      
3 Π 434 421 1.46      
3 Π 434 421 1.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1863.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1806.2 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 QCISD/3-21G
B
0.18191

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 1.027
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.710
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.73682.9120
C21.73681.1752
N32.91201.1752

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