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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.428489
Energy at 298.15K-93.428640
HF Energy-93.428489
Nuclear repulsion energy23.943934
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3490 3367 57.02 25.03 0.25 0.40
2 Σ 2199 2122 2.04 35.54 0.19 0.32
3 Π 800 772 29.09 0.03 0.75 0.86
3 Π 800 772 29.09 0.03 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3643.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3516.1 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/6-31G(2df,p)
B
1.48751

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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 -1.566
N3 0.000 0.000 0.652

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06671.1517
H21.06672.2184
N31.15172.2184

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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.050      
2 H 0.238      
3 N -0.188      


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 -2.894 2.894
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.550
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.911 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.911 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.822
Polar
3z2-r23.643
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 1.416 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.946


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.651
(<r2>)1/2 3.695