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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.061249
Energy at 298.15K-131.060641
HF Energy-130.680155
Nuclear repulsion energy46.814562
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 CCSD(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' 3353 3226        
2 A' 1840 1770        
3 A' 1161 1117        
4 A' 659 634        
5 A' 388 373        
6 A" 419 403        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3909.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3761.6 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
49.50471 0.36074 0.35813

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.068 -1.246 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.168 1.284 0.000
H4 0.765 -2.069 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34042.54161.0783
C21.34041.20372.2930
N32.54161.20373.4809
H41.07832.29303.4809

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.908 C2 C1 H4 142.669
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.058327
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677778
Nuclear repulsion energy46.956666
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 CCSD(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 3307        
2 Σ 1680 1616        
3 Σ 1246 1199        
4 Π 418 402        
4 Π 418 402        
5 Π 524i 504i        
5 Π 524i 504i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3075.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2959.1 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
B
0.35921

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.221
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.303
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30492.52461.0713
C21.30491.21972.3762
N32.52461.21973.5958
H41.07132.37623.5958

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 CCSD(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> 36.522
(<r2>)1/2 6.043

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.037144
Energy at 298.15K-131.036497
HF Energy-130.613381
Nuclear repulsion energy46.397965
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 CCSD(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' 3044 2929        
2 A' 2071 1993        
3 A' 1057 1017        
4 A' 971 934        
5 A' 394 379        
6 A" 290 279        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3914.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3765.7 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
17.42804 0.36178 0.35443

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.209 -1.289 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.364 1.233 0.000
H4 1.296 -1.492 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40242.58631.1060
C21.40241.19222.0514
N32.58631.19223.1913
H41.10602.05143.1913

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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.037144
Energy at 298.15K-131.036497
HF Energy-130.613381
Nuclear repulsion energy46.397965
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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
17.42804 0.36178 0.35443

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability