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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.421176
Energy at 298.15K-131.420490
HF Energy-131.421176
Nuclear repulsion energy47.232050
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3405 3262 35.17      
2 A' 1801 1725 29.76      
3 A' 1248 1195 6.05      
4 A' 476 456 27.57      
5 A' 390 374 27.13      
6 A" 452 433 2.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3886.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3722.7 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
86.74523 0.36618 0.36465

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.082 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.162 1.280 0.000
H4 0.640 -2.136 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30752.51231.0718
C21.30751.20642.3103
N32.51231.20643.5082
H41.07182.31033.5082

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.890 C2 C1 H4 152.191
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.420571
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.420571
Nuclear repulsion energy47.286550
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3464 3318 65.91      
2 Σ 1747 1674 32.21      
3 Σ 1286 1232 4.01      
4 Π 454 435 1.00      
4 Π 454 435 1.00      
5 Π 290i 278i 50.72      
5 Π 290i 278i 50.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3412.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3268.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
B
0.36461

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29032.50541.0670
C21.29031.21512.3572
N32.50541.21513.5723
H41.06702.35723.5723

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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.079      
2 C 0.313      
3 N -0.471      
4 H 0.238      


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 -3.262 3.262
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.869 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.869 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.233
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.635
Polar
3z2-r23.270
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 1.621 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.152


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.949
(<r2>)1/2 5.996

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.395174
Energy at 298.15K-131.394614
HF Energy-131.395174
Nuclear repulsion energy46.894931
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3079 2950 14.07      
2 A' 2105 2016 17.56      
3 A' 1100 1054 38.15      
4 A' 939 900 48.46      
5 A' 443 424 22.22      
6 A" 326 312 10.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3995.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3827.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
18.44354 0.36981 0.36254

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.131 -1.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.282 1.243 0.000
H4 1.188 -1.585 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37612.55421.1008
C21.37611.18482.0553
N32.55421.18483.1872
H41.10082.05533.1872

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.122      
2 C 0.331      
3 N -0.404      
4 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.803 -1.323 0.000 2.236
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.483 -2.132 0.000
y -2.132 -20.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.527
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.731 -2.132 0.000
y -2.132 -4.896 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.165
Polar
3z2-r26.330
x2-y24.418
xy-2.132
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.449 -0.948 0.000
y -0.948 6.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.170


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.259
(<r2>)1/2 6.022

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.395174
Energy at 298.15K-131.394614
HF Energy-131.395174
Nuclear repulsion energy46.894931
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
18.44354 0.36981 0.36254

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability