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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.635073
Energy at 298.15K-148.637348
HF Energy-148.485069
Nuclear repulsion energy58.901535
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 B2PLYP/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 A' 3566 3385 38.72      
2 A' 2317 2199 70.32      
3 A' 1682 1597 46.46      
4 A' 1090 1034 5.92      
5 A' 645 612 264.75      
6 A' 475 451 26.57      
7 A" 3664 3478 51.54      
8 A" 1225 1163 0.19      
9 A" 401 381 0.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7533.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7150.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
10.14124 0.33375 0.32609

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.219 0.000
N2 -0.032 1.390 0.000
N3 0.104 -1.129 0.000
H4 -0.249 -1.571 0.841
H5 -0.249 -1.571 -0.841

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17221.35131.99251.9925
N21.17222.52283.08563.0856
N31.35132.52281.01301.0130
H41.99253.08561.01301.6811
H51.99253.08561.01301.6811

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 114.094 C1 N3 H5 114.094
N2 C1 N3 177.187 H4 N3 H5 112.152
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.492      
2 N -0.454      
3 N -0.804      
4 H 0.383      
5 H 0.383      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.601 -0.003 0.000
y -0.003 4.752 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.091


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.020
(<r2>)1/2 6.326

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.633212
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.483598
Nuclear repulsion energy59.079884
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 B2PLYP/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 A1 3651 3466 74.10      
2 A1 2324 2206 101.01      
3 A1 1658 1573 56.38      
4 A1 1130 1073 11.08      
5 B1 510 484 0.64      
6 B1 475i 451i 348.60      
7 B2 3768 3577 91.17      
8 B2 1154 1095 4.77      
9 B2 401 381 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7060.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6701.4 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
11.13805 0.33566 0.32584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.219
N2 0.000 0.000 1.392
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.115
H4 0.000 0.867 -1.627
H5 0.000 -0.867 -1.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17391.33372.03862.0386
N21.17392.50763.14103.1410
N31.33372.50761.00621.0062
H42.03863.14101.00621.7331
H52.03863.14101.00621.7331

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.552 C1 N3 H5 120.552
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 118.897
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.470      
2 N -0.416      
3 N -0.825      
4 H 0.385      
5 H 0.385      


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 -4.734 4.734
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.417 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.426
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.452 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.965
Polar
3z2-r2-1.929
x2-y2-3.912
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.026 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.776


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.840
(<r2>)1/2 6.312