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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**

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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.262116
Energy at 298.15K-131.261406
HF Energy-131.262116
Nuclear repulsion energy46.901049
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 3338 3292 36.97      
2 A' 1820 1795 23.58      
3 A' 1225 1208 3.94      
4 A' 467 460 28.35      
5 A' 383 378 24.52      
6 A" 438 432 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3835.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3782.8 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
88.46631 0.36105 0.35958

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.063 -1.230 0.000
C2 0.000 0.083 0.000
N3 -0.140 1.292 0.000
H4 0.604 -2.163 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31492.52991.0785
C21.31491.21652.3264
N32.52991.21653.5342
H41.07852.32643.5342

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.127 C2 C1 H4 152.677
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.261518
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.261518
Nuclear repulsion energy46.947222
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 Σ 3397 3351 68.47      
2 Σ 1785 1760 24.10      
3 Σ 1254 1237 3.08      
4 Π 441 435 0.91      
4 Π 441 435 0.91      
5 Π 296i 292i 48.82      
5 Π 296i 292i 48.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3362.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3316.4 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
B
0.35933

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.220
C2 0.000 0.000 0.081
N3 0.000 0.000 1.304
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30062.52381.0736
C21.30061.22322.3743
N32.52381.22323.5975
H41.07362.37433.5975

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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.029      
2 C 0.294      
3 N -0.467      
4 H 0.203      


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 -3.190 3.190
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.884 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.115
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.885 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.885 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.770
Polar
3z2-r23.540
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 1.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.319


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.307
(<r2>)1/2 6.026

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.234709
Energy at 298.15K-131.234103
HF Energy-131.234709
Nuclear repulsion energy46.561849
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 3003 2962 12.97      
2 A' 2028 2000 13.91      
3 A' 1097 1082 18.15      
4 A' 884 872 65.69      
5 A' 433 427 20.11      
6 A" 301 297 7.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3873.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3820.7 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
18.12071 0.36574 0.35851

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.323 -1.246 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.479 1.192 0.000
H4 1.421 -1.409 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37392.56651.1100
C21.37391.20222.0648
N32.56651.20223.2210
H41.11002.06483.2210

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.103      
2 C 0.326      
3 N -0.390      
4 H 0.166      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.896 -0.987 0.000 2.137
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.014 -1.399 0.000
y -1.399 -21.050 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.548
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.285 -1.399 0.000
y -1.399 -5.269 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.984
Polar
3z2-r25.967
x2-y25.036
xy-1.399
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.912 -1.485 0.000
y -1.485 5.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.153


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.498
(<r2>)1/2 6.041

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.234709
Energy at 298.15K-131.234103
HF Energy-131.234709
Nuclear repulsion energy46.561849
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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
ABC
18.12071 0.36574 0.35851

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability