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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: G4

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 G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.364178
Energy at 298.15K-131.359469
HF Energy-131.429250
Nuclear repulsion energy47.449930
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/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 A' 3420 3300 49.25      
2 A' 1777 1715 36.34      
3 A' 1258 1214 5.60      
4 A' 460 444 5.81      
5 A' 321 309 46.38      
6 A" 461 445 1.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3848.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3713.6 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
132.95300 0.36880 0.36778

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.084 -1.211 0.000
C2 0.000 0.082 0.000
N3 -0.151 1.277 0.000
H4 0.553 -2.169 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29532.49891.0671
C21.29531.20472.3179
N32.49891.20473.5174
H41.06712.31793.5174

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.650 C2 C1 H4 145.377
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.363886
Energy at 298.15K-131.360048
HF Energy-131.429012
Nuclear repulsion energy47.486630
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/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 3467 3346 72.26      
2 Σ 1744 1683 38.03      
3 Σ 1283 1238 3.76      
4 Π 462 446 0.68      
4 Π 462 446 0.68      
5 Π 232i 224i 46.89      
5 Π 232i 224i 46.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3476.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3354.7 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.36783

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.205
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.289
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28352.49421.0634
C21.28351.21082.3469
N32.49421.21083.5576
H41.06342.34693.5576

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/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.185      
2 C 0.271      
3 N -0.324      
4 H 0.237      


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 -3.227 3.227
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.702
(<r2>)1/2 5.975

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.346500
Energy at 298.15K-131.342008
HF Energy-131.404256
Nuclear repulsion energy47.065841
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/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 A' 3069 2961 8.20      
2 A' 2100 2027 21.16      
3 A' 1094 1056 39.34      
4 A' 942 909 42.13      
5 A' 467 451 23.10      
6 A" 335 323 12.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3863.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.36130 0.37255 0.36515

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.048 -1.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.197 1.254 0.000
H4 1.088 -1.643 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37182.54581.1011
C21.37181.17962.0473
N32.54581.17963.1694
H41.10112.04733.1694

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.240      
2 C 0.317      
3 N -0.268      
4 H 0.190      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.607 -1.401 0.000 2.132
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.056
(<r2>)1/2 6.005

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.346500
Energy at 298.15K-131.342008
HF Energy-131.404256
Nuclear repulsion energy47.065841
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.36130 0.37255 0.36515

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability