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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.083483
Energy at 298.15K-131.082882
HF Energy-130.695791
Nuclear repulsion energy46.664144
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3338 3338 18.49      
2 A' 1833 1833 43.16      
3 A' 1144 1144 11.08      
4 A' 656 656 23.99      
5 A' 383 383 2.29      
6 A" 417 417 0.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3885.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3885.3 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
48.07390 0.35815 0.35550

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.056 -1.253 0.000
C2 0.000 0.097 0.000
N3 -0.156 1.289 0.000
H4 0.755 -2.083 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35122.55091.0845
C21.35121.20222.3067
N32.55091.20223.4926
H41.08452.30673.4926

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.928 C2 C1 H4 142.308
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.080640
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.693343
Nuclear repulsion energy46.809092
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3424 3424 63.01      
2 Σ 1661 1661 49.26      
3 Σ 1228 1228 5.36      
4 Π 421 421        
4 Π 421 421        
5 Π 483i 483i 46.63      
5 Π 483i 483i 46.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3094.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3094.0 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.35670

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.227
C2 0.000 0.000 0.088
N3 0.000 0.000 1.306
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.304

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31492.53311.0767
C21.31491.21832.3915
N32.53311.21833.6098
H41.07672.39153.6098

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.618      
2 C -0.046      
3 N -0.333      
4 H -0.239      


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.943
(<r2>)1/2 6.078

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.060239
Energy at 298.15K-131.059635
HF Energy-130.634800
Nuclear repulsion energy46.284044
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3046 3046 13.56      
2 A' 2123 2123 46.28      
3 A' 1065 1065 61.42      
4 A' 981 981 10.19      
5 A' 419 419 17.06      
6 A" 291 291 9.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3962.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3962.3 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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
16.86903 0.35919 0.35171

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.009 -1.318 0.000
C2 0.000 0.102 0.000
N3 -0.142 1.279 0.000
H4 1.052 -1.658 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41962.59991.1139
C21.41961.18552.0498
N32.59991.18553.1699
H41.11392.04983.1699

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.060239
Energy at 298.15K-131.059635
HF Energy-130.634800
Nuclear repulsion energy46.284044
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 CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
16.86903 0.35919 0.35171

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability