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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-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
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-15.743880
Energy at 298.15K-15.743162
HF Energy-15.743880
Nuclear repulsion energy10.552804
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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2180 2106 0.00      
2 Σ 335 323 57.68      
3 Π 101 98 18.66      
3 Π 101 98 18.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1358.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1312.0 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
B
0.14661

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.708
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.900
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.595

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19232.3025
N21.19233.4948
Na32.30253.4948

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.713      
2 N 0.168      
3 Na 0.545      


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 11.050 11.050
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.930
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.290 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.580
Polar
3z2-r29.159
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 2.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.768


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.703
(<r2>)1/2 5.541

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-15.750271
Energy at 298.15K-15.749970
HF Energy-15.750271
Nuclear repulsion energy10.833298
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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 355 342 60.09      
2 A' 171 165 9.99      
3 A' 2087 2016 37.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1306.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1261.6 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
1.85521 0.26378 0.23095

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.121 0.678 0.000
N2 0.000 1.109 0.000
Na3 -0.612 -1.076 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20152.4653
N21.20152.2687
Na32.46532.2687

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 84.602 C1 Na3 N2 29.027
N2 C1 Na3 66.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.491      
2 N -0.024      
3 Na 0.515      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.823 -7.717 0.000 9.100
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.141 3.441 0.000
y 3.441 -11.215 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.674
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.197 3.441 0.000
y 3.441 4.693 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.496
Polar
3z2-r2-0.991
x2-y2-5.926
xy3.441
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.308 -0.048 0.000
y -0.048 3.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.080


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.508
(<r2>)1/2 4.849

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-15.746176
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-15.746176
Nuclear repulsion energy10.649702
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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2102 2030 117.39      
2 Σ 354 342 65.61      
3 Π 67i 64i 7.45      
3 Π 67i 64i 7.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1161.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1121.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
B
0.16863

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.896
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.694
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20233.3727
N21.20232.1705
Na33.37272.1705

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.518      
2 N -0.090      
3 Na 0.607      


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 11.145 11.145
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.343 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.828
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.758 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.758 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.515
Polar
3z2-r23.031
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 2.683 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.683 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.763


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.619
(<r2>)1/2 5.255