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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

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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/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.048552
Energy at 298.15K-131.047953
HF Energy-130.680247
Nuclear repulsion energy46.871372
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/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' 3371 3210 17.35      
2 A' 1851 1762 37.78      
3 A' 1167 1112 10.06      
4 A' 659 628 30.46      
5 A' 392 373 3.12      
6 A" 423 403 1.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3931.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3743.8 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/6-31G*
ABC
50.19227 0.36152 0.35893

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.053 -1.245 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.151 1.285 0.000
H4 0.737 -2.078 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33902.53861.0770
C21.33901.20202.2921
N32.53861.20203.4781
H41.07702.29213.4781

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.069 C2 C1 H4 142.917
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.045654
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677854
Nuclear repulsion energy47.014265
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/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 3451 3286 60.91      
2 Σ 1689 1608 45.25      
3 Σ 1250 1190 5.47      
4 Π 423 403 0.06      
4 Π 423 403 0.06      
5 Π 515i 491i 55.79      
5 Π 515i 491i 55.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3102.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2954.3 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/6-31G*
B
0.36008

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.220
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.301
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.290

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30392.52151.0702
C21.30391.21752.3742
N32.52151.21753.5917
H41.07022.37423.5917

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/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.143      
2 C 0.221      
3 N -0.369      
4 H 0.291      


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 -3.323 3.323
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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> 36.409
(<r2>)1/2 6.034

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.019772
Energy at 298.15K-131.019149
HF Energy-130.614805
Nuclear repulsion energy46.503747
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/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' 3059 2913 24.41      
2 A' 2120 2019 37.51      
3 A' 1066 1015 73.30      
4 A' 982 935 1.73      
5 A' 404 385 17.22      
6 A" 300 285 8.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3964.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3775.5 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/6-31G*
ABC
17.38691 0.36286 0.35544

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.076 -1.305 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.228 1.262 0.000
H4 1.141 -1.599 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40622.58441.1051
C21.40621.18452.0461
N32.58441.18453.1715
H41.10512.04613.1715

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/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.019772
Energy at 298.15K-131.019149
HF Energy-130.614805
Nuclear repulsion energy46.503747
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/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
17.38691 0.36286 0.35544

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability