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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.262906
Energy at 298.15K-131.262240
HF Energy-131.262906
Nuclear repulsion energy47.264109
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3424 3253 33.28      
2 A' 1834 1743 36.04      
3 A' 1243 1182 8.01      
4 A' 498 473 31.84      
5 A' 396 376 16.50      
6 A" 450 427 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3922.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3727.3 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
77.40347 0.36675 0.36502

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.071 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.154 1.278 0.000
H4 0.649 -2.127 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31252.51181.0723
C21.31251.20102.3070
N32.51181.20103.4983
H41.07232.30703.4983

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.752 C2 C1 H4 150.492
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.262126
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.262126
Nuclear repulsion energy47.325608
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 PBE1PBE/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 3483 3310 65.54      
2 Σ 1762 1674 40.49      
3 Σ 1289 1225 5.53      
4 Π 451 429 0.82      
4 Π 451 429 0.82      
5 Π 307i 292i 52.24      
5 Π 307i 292i 52.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3411.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3241.9 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
B
0.36505

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.211
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.293
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29312.50371.0676
C21.29311.21062.3606
N32.50371.21063.5712
H41.06762.36063.5712

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 PBE1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.091      
2 C 0.282      
3 N -0.467      
4 H 0.276      


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 -3.304 3.304
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.926 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.926 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.056
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.935 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.870
Polar
3z2-r23.741
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 1.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.114


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.910
(<r2>)1/2 5.993

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.229635
Energy at 298.15K-131.229072
HF Energy-131.229635
Nuclear repulsion energy46.965791
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3109 2955 11.78      
2 A' 2135 2029 18.94      
3 A' 1109 1054 36.18      
4 A' 938 892 52.91      
5 A' 446 424 23.41      
6 A" 320 304 10.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4028.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3828.6 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
18.38017 0.37097 0.36363

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.116 -1.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.266 1.244 0.000
H4 1.170 -1.592 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37482.55071.1006
C21.37481.18242.0510
N32.55071.18243.1793
H41.10062.05103.1793

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.127      
2 C 0.315      
3 N -0.404      
4 H 0.216      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.829 -1.354 0.000 2.276
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.520 -2.277 0.000
y -2.277 -20.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.574
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.663 -2.277 0.000
y -2.277 -4.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.082
Polar
3z2-r26.165
x2-y24.273
xy-2.277
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.431 -0.894 0.000
y -0.894 6.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.186


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.174
(<r2>)1/2 6.015

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.229635
Energy at 298.15K-131.229072
HF Energy-131.229635
Nuclear repulsion energy46.965791
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-31G*
ABC
18.38017 0.37097 0.36363

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability