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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.309561
Energy at 298.15K-93.309663
HF Energy-93.309561
Nuclear repulsion energy23.606653
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 3396 3349 48.77 33.31 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2132 2103 0.45 34.38 0.25 0.40
3 Π 735 725 36.22 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 Π 735 725 36.22 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3498.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3450.6 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
1.44584

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 -0.508
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.585
N3 0.000 0.000 0.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07751.1691
H21.07752.2466
N31.16912.2466

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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.147      
2 H 0.210      
3 N -0.356      


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 -2.798 2.798
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.402 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.540
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.862
Polar
3z2-r23.723
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 1.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.040


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.855
(<r2>)1/2 3.722