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All results from a given calculation for NCN (Cyanoimidogen)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

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 B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.437497
Energy at 298.15K-147.437227
HF Energy-147.437497
Nuclear repulsion energy46.684866
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 1299 1240 0.00      
2 Σu 1570 1499 189.33      
3 Πu 430 411 19.02      
3 Πu 430 411 19.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1864.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1780.2 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 B1B95/6-31G**
B
0.39795

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

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 1.230
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.230

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.22991.2299
N21.22992.4597
N31.22992.4597

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 B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.596      
2 N -0.298      
3 N -0.298      


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 -15.320 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.320 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.146
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.413 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.826
Polar
3z2-r2-9.651
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 1.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.994


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.749
(<r2>)1/2 5.635

State 2 (1Σg)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.382513
Energy at 298.15K-147.382234
HF Energy-147.382513
Nuclear repulsion energy46.813054
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 1328 1268 0.00      
2 Σu 1886 1801 65.56      
3 Πu 538 513 9.03      
3 Πu 330 315 33.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2040.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1948.4 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 B1B95/6-31G**
B
0.40014

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

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 1.226
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.226

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.22651.2265
N21.22652.4530
N31.22652.4530

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 B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.621      
2 N -0.311      
3 N -0.311      


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 -16.656 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.105 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.169
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.481 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.307 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.788
Polar
3z2-r2-9.576
x2-y2-2.551
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.385 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.112


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.663
(<r2>)1/2 5.627