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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A")

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.208459
Energy at 298.15K-131.203808
HF Energy-130.680354
Nuclear repulsion energy47.187942
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3505 3505 17.38      
2 A' 1694 1694 116.35      
3 A' 1210 1210 3.86      
4 A' 659 659 23.85      
5 A' 383 383 0.73      
6 A" 413 413 0.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3931.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3931.8 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 CBS-Q
ABC
33.94051 0.36583 0.36193

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.238 -1.213 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.350 1.238 0.000
H4 1.017 -1.942 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32682.52011.0671
C21.32681.19752.2747
N32.52011.19753.4613
H41.06712.27473.4613

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.376 C2 C1 H4 143.474
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1A')

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.190730
Energy at 298.15K-131.186211
HF Energy-130.619584
Nuclear repulsion energy47.262725
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3259 3259 13.99      
2 A' 2378 2378 30.99      
3 A' 1147 1147 75.33      
4 A' 1027 1027 18.04      
5 A' 475 475 28.27      
6 A" 352 352 17.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4318.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4318.9 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 CBS-Q
ABC
17.30329 0.35996 0.35263

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.530 -1.179 0.000
C2 0.000 0.115 0.000
N3 0.414 1.185 0.000
H4 0.277 -1.911 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.39762.54521.0893
C21.39761.14772.0445
N32.54521.14773.0990
H41.08932.04453.0990

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability