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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.518756
Energy at 298.15K-169.518085
Nuclear repulsion energy76.883419
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 3514 3332 76.25      
2 Σ 2421 2296 30.33      
3 Σ 2210 2095 1.29      
4 Σ 920 873 0.00      
5 Π 676 641 49.52      
5 Π 676 641 49.52      
6 Π 578 548 2.08      
6 Π 578 548 2.08      
7 Π 258 244 0.47      
7 Π 258 244 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6044.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5731.6 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
B
0.15189

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.902
C2 0.000 0.000 0.739
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.633
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.840
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.907

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16332.53453.74204.8092
C21.16331.37122.57883.6459
C32.53451.37121.20762.2747
C43.74202.57881.20761.0671
H54.80923.64592.27471.0671

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.489      
2 C 0.137      
3 C 0.612      
4 C -0.543      
5 H 0.282      


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 -3.870 3.870
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.109 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.109 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.995
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.057 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.057 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.114
Polar
3z2-r24.228
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 2.008 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.008 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.475


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.132
(<r2>)1/2 8.552