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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.197823
Energy at 298.15K-255.197240
HF Energy-255.197823
Nuclear repulsion energy46.700244
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2215 2143 0.44      
2 Σ 368 357 58.82      
3 Π 127 123 11.21      
3 Π 127 123 11.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1418.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1372.4 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.15470

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.688
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.850
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.553

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16122.2410
N21.16123.4023
Na32.24103.4023

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.313      
2 N -0.261      
3 Na 0.574      


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 10.776 10.776
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.114
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.634 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.634 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.269
Polar
3z2-r26.538
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 3.585 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.585 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.329


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.486
(<r2>)1/2 7.968

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.201043
Energy at 298.15K-255.200794
HF Energy-255.201043
Nuclear repulsion energy51.871869
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 2119 2050 29.05      
2 A' 381 368 63.29      
3 A' 181 175 9.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1340.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1296.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.93562 0.27735 0.24259

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.107 0.684 0.000
N2 0.000 1.072 0.000
Na3 -0.604 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17302.4391
N21.17302.2106
Na32.43912.2106

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 86.532 C1 Na3 N2 28.687
N2 C1 Na3 64.780
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.307      
2 N -0.317      
3 Na 0.624      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.578 -7.394 0.000 8.697
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.802 3.362 0.000
y 3.362 -14.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.358
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.961 3.362 0.000
y 3.362 4.255 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.294
Polar
3z2-r2-0.588
x2-y2-5.477
xy3.362
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.632 0.049 0.000
y 0.049 4.342 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.530


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.755
(<r2>)1/2 6.690

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.198349
Energy at 298.15K-255.197568
HF Energy-255.198349
Nuclear repulsion energy48.863111
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2146 2076 114.96      
2 Σ 410 396 67.38      
3 Π 60 58 4.71      
3 Π 60 58 4.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1337.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1294.0 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.17753

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.848
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.439

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17103.2869
N21.17102.1159
Na33.28692.1159

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.269      
2 N -0.462      
3 Na 0.731      


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 10.870 10.870
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.370 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.370 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.392
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.489 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.978
Polar
3z2-r21.956
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 3.601 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.214


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.120
(<r2>)1/2 7.558