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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.408981
Energy at 298.15K-169.408183
HF Energy-169.225292
Nuclear repulsion energy76.478384
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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3508 3330 76.06      
2 Σ 2320 2202 20.39      
3 Σ 2132 2024 2.28      
4 Σ 903 857 0.06      
5 Π 627 595 47.80      
6 Π 627 595 47.80      
7 Π 540 513 0.41      
8 Π 540 513 0.41      
9 Π 250 237 0.79      
10 Π 250 237 0.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5848.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5551.1 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
B
0.15040

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.911
C2 0.000 0.000 0.743
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.636
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.850
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.916

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16772.54723.76084.8273
C21.16771.37952.59313.6596
C32.54721.37951.21362.2801
C43.76082.59311.21361.0665
H54.82733.65962.28011.0665

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 B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.419      
2 C 0.106      
3 C 0.549      
4 C -0.501      
5 H 0.265      


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 -3.820 3.820
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.189 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.502
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.688
Polar
3z2-r23.375
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 1.993 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.993 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.304


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.845
(<r2>)1/2 8.593