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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.023350
Energy at 298.15K-131.022869
HF Energy-130.679204
Nuclear repulsion energy47.394129
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 MP3/6-31G*
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' 3396 3187 18.43      
2 A' 1985 1863 30.79      
3 A' 1145 1075 31.50      
4 A' 738 693 16.31      
5 A' 425 399 3.55      
6 A" 483 454 4.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4086.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3835.2 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
42.63092 0.36868 0.36552

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.099 -1.241 0.000
C2 0.000 0.107 0.000
N3 0.009 1.274 0.000
H4 0.535 -2.110 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35192.51741.0756
C21.35191.16682.2803
N32.51741.16683.4240
H41.07562.28033.4240

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.211 C2 C1 H4 139.600
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.019907
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677611
Nuclear repulsion energy47.565924
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3506 3290 70.27      
2 Σ 1585 1487 62.85      
3 Σ 1276 1198 40.57      
4 Π 473 444 0.26      
4 Π 473 444 0.26      
5 Π 500i 470i 59.02      
5 Π 500i 470i 59.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3155.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2962.0 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 MP3/6-31G*
B
0.36825

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

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 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.284
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29722.49201.0669
C21.29721.19482.3641
N32.49201.19483.5589
H41.06692.36413.5589

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 MP3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.139      
2 C 0.236      
3 N -0.397      
4 H 0.300      


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> 35.883
(<r2>)1/2 5.990

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.005336
Energy at 298.15K-131.004738
HF Energy-130.616321
Nuclear repulsion energy46.733829
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 2904 19.65      
2 A' 2266 2127 21.48      
3 A' 1077 1011 81.93      
4 A' 995 934 1.79      
5 A' 407 382 18.37      
6 A" 314 295 9.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4076.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3826.2 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
17.37868 0.36607 0.35852

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.067 -1.302 0.000
C2 0.000 0.103 0.000
N3 -0.218 1.256 0.000
H4 1.129 -1.597 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40592.57331.1028
C21.40591.17362.0404
N32.57331.17363.1549
H41.10282.04043.1549

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.005336
Energy at 298.15K-131.004738
HF Energy-130.616321
Nuclear repulsion energy46.733829
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 MP3/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31G*
ABC
17.37868 0.36607 0.35852

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability