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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-31G*

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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.062664
Energy at 298.15K-131.062053
HF Energy-130.680098
Nuclear repulsion energy46.775768
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3352 3215        
2 A' 1838 1763        
3 A' 1160 1113        
4 A' 659 632        
5 A' 387 371        
6 A" 416 399        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3905.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3746.6 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
49.66727 0.36018 0.35759

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.075 -1.246 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.175 1.285 0.000
H4 0.775 -2.067 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34032.54351.0785
C21.34031.20572.2936
N32.54351.20573.4837
H41.07852.29363.4837

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.864 C2 C1 H4 142.737
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.059706
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677733
Nuclear repulsion energy46.921621
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 QCISD(T)/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 3438 3298        
2 Σ 1686 1617        
3 Σ 1243 1192        
4 Π 416 399        
4 Π 416 399        
5 Π 528i 507i        
5 Π 528i 507i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3070.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2945.7 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
B
0.35869

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.222
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.304
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30532.52651.0713
C21.30531.22122.3766
N32.52651.22123.5978
H41.07132.37663.5978

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 QCISD(T)/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.143      
2 C 0.230      
3 N -0.411      
4 H 0.324      


Electric dipole moments


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> 36.559
(<r2>)1/2 6.046

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.038043
Energy at 298.15K-131.037396
HF Energy-130.613194
Nuclear repulsion energy46.380223
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3043 2919        
2 A' 2062 1978        
3 A' 1056 1013        
4 A' 969 930        
5 A' 395 379        
6 A" 290 278        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3907.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3748.5 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
17.42443 0.36155 0.35420

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.224 -1.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.380 1.229 0.000
H4 1.314 -1.478 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40242.58691.1061
C21.40241.19312.0521
N32.58691.19313.1937
H41.10612.05213.1937

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.038043
Energy at 298.15K-131.037396
HF Energy-130.613194
Nuclear repulsion energy46.380223
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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
17.42443 0.36155 0.35420

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability