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All results from a given calculation for NCN (Cyanoimidogen)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σg

State 1 (3Σg)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.492153
Energy at 298.15K-147.491874
HF Energy-147.492153
Nuclear repulsion energy46.521697
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*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1279 1228 0.00      
2 Σu 1578 1515 165.38      
3 Πu 428 411 18.87      
3 Πu 428 411 18.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1855.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1782.2 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*
B
0.39518

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
N2 0.000 0.000 1.234
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.234

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.23421.2342
N21.23422.4683
N31.23422.4683

picture of Cyanoimidogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.606      
2 N -0.303      
3 N -0.303      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.291
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.943
Polar
3z2-r2-9.886
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 1.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.978


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.940
(<r2>)1/2 5.652

State 2 (1Σg)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.438623
Energy at 298.15K-147.438337
HF Energy-147.438623
Nuclear repulsion energy46.640111
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*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1306 1254 0.00      
2 Σu 1865 1791 59.90      
3 Πu 531 510 8.97      
3 Πu 334 321 33.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2017.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1937.5 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*
B
0.39719

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
N2 0.000 0.000 1.231
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.231

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3
C11.23101.2310
N21.23102.4621
N31.23102.4621

picture of Cyanoimidogen state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.630      
2 N -0.315      
3 N -0.315      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.128 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.686 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.312
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.905
Polar
3z2-r2-9.811
x2-y22.558
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.657 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.386 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.107


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.860
(<r2>)1/2 5.645