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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.654485
Energy at 298.15K-21.653783
HF Energy-21.654485
Nuclear repulsion energy22.662587
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' 3336 3222 22.67      
2 A' 1831 1768 24.73      
3 A' 1204 1163 8.49      
4 A' 508 490 40.90      
5 A' 384 371 11.76      
6 A" 419 404 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3840.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3709.0 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*
ABC
62.32528 0.35160 0.34963

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 0.155 -1.249 0.000
C2 0.000 0.096 0.000
N3 -0.253 1.287 0.000
H4 0.842 -2.088 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35412.56941.0838
C21.35411.21822.3404
N32.56941.21823.5486
H41.08382.34043.5486

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.581 C2 C1 H4 147.279
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.653447
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-21.653447
Nuclear repulsion energy22.693922
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 3415 3298 70.82      
2 Σ 1763 1702 26.07      
3 Σ 1255 1212 5.30      
4 Π 419 405 0.20      
4 Π 419 405 0.20      
5 Π 312i 301i 72.78      
5 Π 312i 301i 72.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3323.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3209.8 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
B
0.35010

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 -1.241
C2 0.000 0.000 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.318
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.317

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33002.55821.0765
C21.33001.22822.4065
N32.55821.22823.6347
H41.07652.40653.6347

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 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 -0.274      
2 C -0.473      
3 N 0.342      
4 H 0.405      


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 -3.303 3.303
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.120
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.097 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.194
Polar
3z2-r24.388
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 1.966 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.653


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.595
(<r2>)1/2 5.531

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.632533
Energy at 298.15K-21.631936
HF Energy-21.632533
Nuclear repulsion energy22.593773
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' 3047 2943 25.26      
2 A' 2109 2036 17.26      
3 A' 1054 1018 61.87      
4 A' 995 961 20.64      
5 A' 422 407 23.77      
6 A" 307 296 5.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3966.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3830.6 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
16.89008 0.35537 0.34805

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 0.108 -1.317 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.263 1.269 0.000
H4 1.192 -1.576 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.42012.61281.1142
C21.42011.19952.0553
N32.61281.19953.1951
H41.11422.05533.1951

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.224      
2 C -0.328      
3 N 0.379      
4 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.925 -1.290 0.000 2.318
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.649 -2.586 0.000
y -2.586 -21.427 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.870
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.000 -2.586 0.000
y -2.586 -5.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.168
Polar
3z2-r26.335
x2-y24.779
xy-2.586
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.610 -0.737 0.000
y -0.737 6.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.534


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.559
(<r2>)1/2 5.528

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.632533
Energy at 298.15K-21.631936
HF Energy-21.632533
Nuclear repulsion energy22.593773
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*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
16.89008 0.35537 0.34805

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability