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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

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 C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.383059
Energy at 298.15K-93.383192
HF Energy-93.383059
Nuclear repulsion energy23.904377
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 Σ 3506 3347 53.62 26.41 0.24 0.38
2 Σ 2243 2141 2.35 34.60 0.24 0.39
3 Π 775 740 36.40 0.06 0.75 0.86
3 Π 775 740 36.40 0.06 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3649.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3484.4 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
1.48261

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.569
N3 0.000 0.000 0.653

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06891.1535
H21.06892.2225
N31.15352.2225

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 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 0.089      
2 H 0.266      
3 N -0.355      


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 -2.918 2.918
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.448
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.963 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.963 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.926
Polar
3z2-r23.853
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 1.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.141 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.938


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.655
(<r2>)1/2 3.695