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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.423232
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.251572
Nuclear repulsion energy59.975887
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3564 3381 242.08 30.86 0.24 0.39
2 Σ 2320 2201 309.81 11.81 0.15 0.26
3 Σ 1298 1231 78.52 24.10 0.28 0.44
4 Π 559 531 0.76 0.50 0.75 0.86
4 Π 559 531 0.76 0.50 0.75 0.86
5 Π 179i 170i 88.10 2.24 0.75 0.86
5 Π 179i 170i 88.10 2.24 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3970.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3766.8 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
B
0.37677

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.192
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.020
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.191
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.252

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21142.38273.4443
N21.21141.17132.2329
C32.38271.17131.0616
H43.44432.23291.0616

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.442      
2 N 0.178      
3 C -0.015      
4 H 0.279      


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 -3.115 3.115
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.544
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.486 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.972
Polar
3z2-r25.944
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 1.335 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.335 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.548


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.642
(<r2>)1/2 5.886

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.423363
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.249979
Nuclear repulsion energy59.958142
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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' 3527 3346 190.36 44.37 0.24 0.39
2 A' 2295 2178 325.57 8.83 0.15 0.25
3 A' 1303 1236 62.51 27.00 0.28 0.44
4 A' 555 526 3.75 0.50 0.75 0.86
5 A' 268 254 143.66 3.69 0.25 0.40
6 A" 558 529 1.07 0.61 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4252.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9487) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4034.5 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
144.36643 0.37856 0.37757

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.830 0.851 0.000
N2 0.000 -0.028 0.000
C3 0.880 -0.809 0.000
H4 1.360 -1.759 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20902.38383.4072
N21.20901.17712.2014
C32.38381.17711.0639
H43.40722.20141.0639

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 174.968 N2 C3 H4 158.401
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.426      
2 N 0.233      
3 C -0.068      
4 H 0.261      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.676 -2.372 0.000 2.905
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.189 -1.203 -0.002
y -1.203 -14.219 0.002
z -0.002 0.002 -16.539
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.809 -1.203 -0.002
y -1.203 2.145 0.002
z -0.002 0.002 -1.335
Polar
3z2-r2-2.671
x2-y2-1.970
xy-1.203
xz-0.002
yz0.002


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.586 -2.111 0.000
y -2.111 3.422 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.331


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.610
(<r2>)1/2 5.883