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All results from a given calculation for CuCN (Copper cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
2 1 yes CS 3Π

State 1 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1733.103499
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1733.103499
Nuclear repulsion energy109.157549
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 BLYP/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 2159 2141 0.11      
2 Σ 586 582 4.23      
3 Π 127i 126i 6.79      
3 Π 127i 126i 6.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1245.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1235.3 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
0.15105

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cu1 0.000 0.000 0.736
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.007
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.188

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cu1 C2 N3
Cu11.74352.9241
C21.74351.1806
N32.92411.1806

picture of Copper cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cu1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cu 0.328      
2 C 0.148      
3 N -0.476      


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 6.231 6.231
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.691
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.846 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.691
Polar
3z2-r2-7.383
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 4.853 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.853 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.132


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 70.308
(<r2>)1/2 8.385

State 2 (3Π)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1733.028690
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1733.028690
Nuclear repulsion energy103.291071
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 BLYP/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 2159 2141 24.15      
2 Σ 443 439 36.60      
3 Π 223i 221i 22.71      
3 Π 223i 221i 22.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1077.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1069.0 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
0.13539

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cu1 0.000 0.000 0.776
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.096
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cu1 C2 N3
Cu11.87253.0525
C21.87251.1800
N33.05251.1800

picture of Copper cyanide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cu 0.415      
2 C 0.021      
3 N -0.436      


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 2.733 2.733
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.960 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.960 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.170
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.605 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.210
Polar
3z2-r2-22.420
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 6.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.885


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.145
(<r2>)1/2 8.840