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

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.030725
Energy at 298.15K-254.030133
HF Energy-254.030725
Nuclear repulsion energy47.107685
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 LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
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 2196 2196 4.03      
2 Σ 378 378 50.86      
3 Π 120 120 13.13      
3 Π 120 120 13.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1407.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1407.3 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 LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15871

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.670
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.832
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.531

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16242.2006
N21.16243.3630
Na32.20063.3630

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
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.339      
2 N -0.205      
3 Na 0.544      


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 10.143 10.143
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.773
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.771 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.771 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.542
Polar
3z2-r27.084
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 3.265 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.239


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.045
(<r2>)1/2 7.877

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.030725
Energy at 298.15K-254.030133
HF Energy-254.030725
Nuclear repulsion energy47.107685
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 LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15871

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.029968
Energy at 298.15K-254.029156
HF Energy-254.029968
Nuclear repulsion energy49.342835
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 LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
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 2127 2127 94.98      
2 Σ 426 426 58.26      
3 Π 48 48 3.99      
3 Π 48 48 3.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1323.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1323.8 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 LSDA/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.18237

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.831
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.658
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.417

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17213.2480
N21.17212.0759
Na33.24802.0759

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
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.278      
2 N -0.340      
3 Na 0.618      


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 10.430 10.430
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.351 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.507 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.014
Polar
3z2-r22.027
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 3.295 0.000 -0.001
y 0.000 3.295 0.000
z -0.001 0.000 6.454


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.869
(<r2>)1/2 7.475