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

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 C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.099205
Energy at 298.15K-168.099730
HF Energy-167.627912
Nuclear repulsion energy60.241411
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3585 3365 259.89      
2 Σ 2408 2260 344.30      
3 Σ 1321 1240 174.00      
4 Π 574 539 0.24      
4 Π 574 539 0.24      
5 Π 251 235 89.31      
5 Π 251 235 89.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4481.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4206.2 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*
B
0.38032

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)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.188
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.024
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.182
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.246

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21172.37033.4336
N21.21171.15862.2219
C32.37031.15861.0633
H43.43362.22191.0633

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 MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.099205
Energy at 298.15K-168.099777
HF Energy-167.627926
Nuclear repulsion energy60.236806
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3584 3364 259.96      
2 A' 2408 2260 343.13      
3 A' 1319 1238 174.33      
4 A' 574 539 0.25      
5 A' 253 238 89.22      
6 A" 565 530 5.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4351.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4084.4 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
0.38027

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)
O1 -0.003 -1.188 0.000
N2 0.000 0.024 0.000
C3 0.004 1.182 0.000
H4 0.006 2.246 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21202.37053.4338
N21.21201.15842.2218
C32.37051.15841.0633
H43.43382.22181.0633

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 179.986 N2 C3 H4 179.958
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability