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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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 B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.365270
Energy at 298.15K-131.364604
HF Energy-131.365270
Nuclear repulsion energy47.225207
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3409 3261 31.43      
2 A' 1829 1750 33.02      
3 A' 1237 1184 7.57      
4 A' 498 476 32.78      
5 A' 397 380 16.54      
6 A" 449 430 2.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3909.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3740.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
77.64939 0.36616 0.36444

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.070 -1.225 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.152 1.280 0.000
H4 0.646 -2.129 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31292.51391.0726
C21.31291.20272.3080
N32.51391.20273.5009
H41.07262.30803.5009

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.781 C2 C1 H4 150.553
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.364499
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.364499
Nuclear repulsion energy47.286675
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3470 3320 63.17      
2 Σ 1760 1684 36.40      
3 Σ 1282 1226 5.24      
4 Π 452 432 0.91      
4 Π 452 432 0.91      
5 Π 308i 295i 52.33      
5 Π 308i 295i 52.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3399.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3252.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
0.36445

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.294
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29382.50581.0677
C21.29381.21202.3615
N32.50581.21203.5735
H41.06772.36153.5735

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 B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.087      
2 C 0.297      
3 N -0.482      
4 H 0.271      


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 -3.305 3.305
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.880 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.880 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.061
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.909 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.909 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.819
Polar
3z2-r23.638
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 1.630 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.144


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.933
(<r2>)1/2 5.994

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.334154
Energy at 298.15K-131.333588
HF Energy-131.334154
Nuclear repulsion energy46.918739
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3093 2959 13.32      
2 A' 2114 2023 17.66      
3 A' 1106 1058 34.85      
4 A' 933 893 54.51      
5 A' 445 426 22.85      
6 A" 319 305 9.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4005.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3831.7 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
18.43646 0.37031 0.36301

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.143 -1.275 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.295 1.239 0.000
H4 1.203 -1.573 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37442.55241.1010
C21.37441.18492.0540
N32.55241.18493.1864
H41.10102.05403.1864

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.132      
2 C 0.333      
3 N -0.414      
4 H 0.214      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.848 -1.317 0.000 2.270
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.397 -2.164 0.000
y -2.164 -20.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.535
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.782 -2.164 0.000
y -2.164 -4.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.076
Polar
3z2-r26.152
x2-y24.426
xy-2.164
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.478 -0.979 0.000
y -0.979 6.040 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.182


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.195
(<r2>)1/2 6.016

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.334154
Energy at 298.15K-131.333588
HF Energy-131.334154
Nuclear repulsion energy46.918739
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
18.43646 0.37031 0.36301

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability