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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.036047
Energy at 298.15K-131.035577
HF Energy-130.679184
Nuclear repulsion energy47.441811
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=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' 3398 3188 18.78      
2 A' 1989 1866 30.39      
3 A' 1149 1078 31.21      
4 A' 733 687 16.59      
5 A' 430 404 3.81      
6 A" 493 462 5.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4095.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3842.8 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
42.93256 0.36945 0.36630

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.112 -1.239 0.000
C2 0.000 0.107 0.000
N3 0.022 1.272 0.000
H4 0.512 -2.114 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34972.51451.0753
C21.34971.16602.2792
N32.51451.16603.4219
H41.07532.27923.4219

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.361 C2 C1 H4 139.784
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.032832
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.677555
Nuclear repulsion energy47.613173
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=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 3508 3291 70.03      
2 Σ 1593 1495 62.65      
3 Σ 1279 1200 40.05      
4 Π 487 457 0.51      
4 Π 487 457 0.51      
5 Π 467i 438i 58.72      
5 Π 467i 438i 58.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3209.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3011.6 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
B
0.36901

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.283
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29562.48931.0666
C21.29561.19372.3622
N32.48931.19373.5559
H41.06662.36223.5559

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=FULL/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.138      
2 C 0.234      
3 N -0.395      
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> 35.829
(<r2>)1/2 5.986

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.017654
Energy at 298.15K-131.017076
HF Energy-130.616490
Nuclear repulsion energy46.788484
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=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' 3097 2906 18.91      
2 A' 2271 2131 21.07      
3 A' 1078 1012 81.94      
4 A' 996 935 1.75      
5 A' 413 388 18.98      
6 A" 326 306 9.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4090.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3838.3 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
17.45577 0.36695 0.35939

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.043 -1.301 0.000
C2 0.000 0.102 0.000
N3 -0.194 1.258 0.000
H4 1.099 -1.616 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40332.57011.1023
C21.40331.17262.0398
N32.57011.17263.1522
H41.10232.03983.1522

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=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.017654
Energy at 298.15K-131.017076
HF Energy-130.616490
Nuclear repulsion energy46.788484
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=FULL/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
17.45577 0.36695 0.35939

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability