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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.115289
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.625945
Nuclear repulsion energy59.760862
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 QCISD/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 3542 3373 223.30      
2 Σ 2343 2232 245.31      
3 Σ 1252 1192 107.18      
4 Π 551 525 0.98      
4 Π 551 525 0.98      
5 Π 38i 37i 81.04      
5 Π 38i 37i 81.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4081.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3886.5 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 QCISD/6-31G*
B
0.37425

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.196
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.024
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.191
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.257

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.22032.38703.4534
N21.22031.16672.2331
C32.38701.16671.0664
H43.45342.23311.0664

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.115289
Energy at 298.15K-168.115496
HF Energy-167.625880
Nuclear repulsion energy59.759749
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 QCISD/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' 3541 3372 222.42      
2 A' 2343 2231 245.76      
3 A' 1252 1192 106.86      
4 A' 551 525 1.05      
5 A' 45 43 82.27      
6 A" 551 525 0.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4141.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3943.9 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
8324.77426 0.37427 0.37426

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.122 -1.192 0.000
N2 0.000 0.026 0.000
C3 0.130 1.185 0.000
H4 0.196 2.249 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.22372.39013.4557
N21.22371.16652.2320
C32.39011.16651.0662
H43.45572.23201.0662

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.329 N2 C3 H4 177.196
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability