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

using model chemistry: CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.571648
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-254.222891
Nuclear repulsion energy51.438560
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 CCD/aug-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 A' 375 375 70.07      
2 A' 177 177 9.63      
3 A' 2132 2132 24.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1342.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1342.2 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 CCD/aug-cc-pCVTZ
ABC
1.93127 0.27029 0.23711

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.093 0.672 0.000
N2 0.000 1.102 0.000
Na3 -0.596 -1.068 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17442.4243
N21.17442.2502
Na32.42432.2502

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 83.856 C1 Na3 N2 28.794
N2 C1 Na3 67.350
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability