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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.617155
Energy at 298.15K-21.616311
HF Energy-21.617155
Nuclear repulsion energy22.492072
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 B3LYP/CEP-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' 3361 3255 26.89      
2 A' 1668 1615 32.57      
3 A' 1201 1163 3.59      
4 A' 422 408 4.67      
5 A' 319 309 54.69      
6 A" 416 402 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3693.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3576.6 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
94.07889 0.34576 0.34449

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.178 -1.248 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 -0.264 1.300 0.000
H4 0.782 -2.145 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34782.58631.0811
C21.34781.24072.3657
N32.58631.24073.6004
H41.08112.36573.6004

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.292 C2 C1 H4 153.656
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.616900
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-21.616900
Nuclear repulsion energy22.506274
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 3416 3308 60.10      
2 Σ 1625 1574 34.91      
3 Σ 1224 1185 1.07      
4 Π 413 400 0.80      
4 Π 413 400 0.80      
5 Π 173i 168i 78.66      
5 Π 173i 168i 78.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3372.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3265.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
B
0.34458

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.248
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.332
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.324

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33002.58011.0752
C21.33001.25022.4052
N32.58011.25023.6554
H41.07522.40523.6554

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 B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.248      
2 C -0.509      
3 N 0.357      
4 H 0.400      


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 -3.448 3.448
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.970
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.474
Polar
3z2-r22.949
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 1.796 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.796 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.604


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.116
(<r2>)1/2 5.578

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.587393
Energy at 298.15K-21.586814
HF Energy-21.587393
Nuclear repulsion energy22.371150
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 B3LYP/CEP-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' 3007 2912 38.13      
2 A' 1995 1932 23.47      
3 A' 1052 1019 72.20      
4 A' 916 887 32.96      
5 A' 417 404 26.44      
6 A" 337 327 1.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3862.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3740.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
17.10542 0.34850 0.34154

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.299 -1.294 0.000
C2 0.000 0.104 0.000
N3 -0.457 1.228 0.000
H4 1.409 -1.452 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.42952.63281.1213
C21.42951.21342.0989
N32.63281.21343.2656
H41.12132.09893.2656

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.159      
2 C -0.377      
3 N 0.388      
4 H 0.147      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.329 -1.162 0.000 2.603
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.233 -1.957 0.000
y -1.957 -22.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.959
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.193 -1.957 0.000
y -1.957 -6.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.604
Polar
3z2-r27.208
x2-y26.660
xy-1.957
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.801 -1.368 0.000
y -1.368 6.374 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.548


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.244
(<r2>)1/2 5.590

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.587393
Energy at 298.15K-21.586814
HF Energy-21.587393
Nuclear repulsion energy22.371150
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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
17.10542 0.34850 0.34154

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability