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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.058600
Energy at 298.15K-131.058019
HF Energy-130.680329
Nuclear repulsion energy46.966631
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3373 3203 17.84      
2 A' 1864 1770 37.21      
3 A' 1168 1110 11.13      
4 A' 658 625 29.52      
5 A' 399 379 3.29      
6 A" 435 413 2.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3948.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3750.1 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
49.91990 0.36293 0.36031

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.028 -1.244 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.124 1.285 0.000
H4 0.697 -2.088 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33802.53371.0767
C21.33801.19782.2902
N32.53371.19783.4714
H41.07672.29023.4714

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.280 C2 C1 H4 142.818
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.055905
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677940
Nuclear repulsion energy47.114536
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 CCSD=FULL/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 3454 3281 61.03      
2 Σ 1688 1603 46.66      
3 Σ 1254 1192 6.67      
4 Π 439 417 0.22      
4 Π 439 417 0.22      
5 Π 481i 457i 55.81      
5 Π 481i 457i 55.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3156.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2997.5 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
B
0.36160

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.218
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.298
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30212.51591.0698
C21.30211.21382.3719
N32.51591.21383.5857
H41.06982.37193.5857

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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.143      
2 C 0.221      
3 N -0.370      
4 H 0.291      


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> 36.350
(<r2>)1/2 6.029

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.029843
Energy at 298.15K-131.029246
HF Energy-130.615400
Nuclear repulsion energy46.591398
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3063 2909 23.36      
2 A' 2161 2053 34.65      
3 A' 1070 1016 73.91      
4 A' 986 936 1.75      
5 A' 410 390 17.71      
6 A" 315 299 9.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4002.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3801.7 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
17.42529 0.36410 0.35665

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.036 -1.305 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.187 1.266 0.000
H4 1.092 -1.629 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40492.58021.1045
C21.40491.18102.0444
N32.58021.18103.1644
H41.10452.04443.1644

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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.029843
Energy at 298.15K-131.029246
HF Energy-130.615400
Nuclear repulsion energy46.591398
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
17.42529 0.36410 0.35665

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability