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All results from a given calculation for NCN (Cyanoimidogen)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σg

State 1 (3Σg)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-146.590406
Energy at 298.15K-146.590027
HF Energy-146.590406
Nuclear repulsion energy46.054928
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/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 Σg 1233 1208 0.00      
2 Σu 1643 1610 91.94      
3 Πu 375 368 14.87      
3 Πu 375 368 14.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1813.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1776.5 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/6-31G
B
0.38729

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
N2 0.000 0.000 1.247
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.247

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.24671.2467
N21.24672.4934
N31.24672.4934

picture of Cyanoimidogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.209      
2 N -0.105      
3 N -0.105      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.144
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.836 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.836 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.672
Polar
3z2-r2-11.343
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 1.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.010


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.603
(<r2>)1/2 5.710

State 2 (1Σg)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-146.542203
Energy at 298.15K-146.541816
HF Energy-146.542203
Nuclear repulsion energy46.056342
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/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 Σg 1238 1213 0.00      
2 Σu 1908 1869 31.19      
3 Πu 423 415 2.07      
3 Πu 322 315 36.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1945.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1905.6 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 LSDA/6-31G
B
0.38731

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
N2 0.000 0.000 1.247
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.247

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.24661.2466
N21.24662.4933
N31.24662.4933

picture of Cyanoimidogen state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.227      
2 N -0.113      
3 N -0.113      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.924 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.138 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.197
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.743 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.922 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.666
Polar
3z2-r2-11.332
x2-y2-2.786
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.010


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.638
(<r2>)1/2 5.713