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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.108314
Energy at 298.15K-255.107674
HF Energy-255.108314
Nuclear repulsion energy46.374700
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 BLYP/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 2142 2124 6.71      
2 Σ 357 354 43.51      
3 Π 117 116 16.05      
3 Π 117 116 16.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1366.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1355.1 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
0.15403

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.678
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.861
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18282.2315
N21.18283.4144
Na32.23153.4144

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.055      
2 N -0.444      
3 Na 0.498      


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 9.729 9.729
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.121
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.183 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.183 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.365
Polar
3z2-r28.731
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 3.339 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.340 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 7.494


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.559
(<r2>)1/2 7.972

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.113355
Energy at 298.15K-255.113093
HF Energy-255.113355
Nuclear repulsion energy51.503315
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 BLYP/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 A' 377 374 47.72      
2 A' 181 180 4.07      
3 A' 2035 2019 21.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1296.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1286.0 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
1.85178 0.27848 0.24208

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.119 0.662 0.000
N2 0.000 1.079 0.000
Na3 -0.611 -1.047 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19462.4317
N21.19462.2122
Na32.43172.2122

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 85.580 C1 Na3 N2 29.326
N2 C1 Na3 65.094
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.021      
2 N -0.394      
3 Na 0.415      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.307 -6.811 0.000 8.059
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.553 3.704 0.000
y 3.704 -14.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.862
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.419 3.704 0.000
y 3.704 4.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.883
Polar
3z2-r2-1.766
x2-y2-5.147
xy3.704
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.527 0.143 -0.000
y 0.143 4.458 -0.000
z -0.000 -0.000 3.449


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.901
(<r2>)1/2 6.701

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.105926
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.105926
Nuclear repulsion energy48.484028
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 BLYP/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 2068 2051 82.11      
2 Σ 403 400 40.65      
3 Π 73i 73i 6.54      
3 Π 73i 73i 6.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1162.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1153.0 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
0.17614

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.863
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.670
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19343.3053
N21.19342.1118
Na33.30532.1118

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.119      
2 N -0.441      
3 Na 0.559      


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 9.791 9.791
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.526 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.526 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.133
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.197 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.394
Polar
3z2-r24.787
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 3.394 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.394 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.718


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.293
(<r2>)1/2 7.569