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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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 B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.363430
Energy at 298.15K-131.362728
HF Energy-131.363430
Nuclear repulsion energy47.361551
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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' 3429 3255 36.35      
2 A' 1815 1723 32.98      
3 A' 1255 1192 7.64      
4 A' 472 448 22.18      
5 A' 378 359 30.85      
6 A" 451 428 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3899.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3701.8 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
88.55599 0.36807 0.36655

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.085 -1.218 0.000
C2 0.000 0.085 0.000
N3 -0.164 1.275 0.000
H4 0.640 -2.133 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30572.50541.0704
C21.30571.20132.3084
N32.50541.20133.5015
H41.07042.30843.5015

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.870 C2 C1 H4 152.450
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.362901
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.362901
Nuclear repulsion energy47.415453
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3484 3308 65.05      
2 Σ 1749 1661 37.10      
3 Σ 1297 1231 5.21      
4 Π 453 430 0.90      
4 Π 453 430 0.90      
5 Π 268i 254i 52.52      
5 Π 268i 254i 52.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3450.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3275.3 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 B1B95/6-31G*
B
0.36657

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.208
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.291
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28802.49841.0660
C21.28801.21042.3540
N32.49841.21043.5644
H41.06602.35403.5644

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 B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.105      
2 C 0.299      
3 N -0.456      
4 H 0.262      


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 -3.276 3.276
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.855 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.039
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.908 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.908 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.816
Polar
3z2-r23.633
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 1.620 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.620 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.158


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.770
(<r2>)1/2 5.981

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.335951
Energy at 298.15K-131.335385
HF Energy-131.335951
Nuclear repulsion energy47.025785
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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' 3101 2944 13.01      
2 A' 2138 2030 18.68      
3 A' 1106 1050 38.06      
4 A' 943 896 47.96      
5 A' 444 421 22.88      
6 A" 319 303 10.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4025.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3821.0 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
18.29663 0.37198 0.36456

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.117 -1.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.267 1.242 0.000
H4 1.173 -1.583 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37402.54791.0994
C21.37401.18042.0447
N32.54791.18043.1707
H41.09942.04473.1707

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.118      
2 C 0.305      
3 N -0.394      
4 H 0.206      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.801 -1.325 0.000 2.236
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.464 -2.211 0.000
y -2.211 -20.751 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.517
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.670 -2.211 0.000
y -2.211 -4.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.091
Polar
3z2-r26.181
x2-y24.287
xy-2.211
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.434 -0.900 0.000
y -0.900 6.006 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.169


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.071
(<r2>)1/2 6.006

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.335951
Energy at 298.15K-131.335385
HF Energy-131.335951
Nuclear repulsion energy47.025785
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 B1B95/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
18.29663 0.37198 0.36456

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability