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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.624087
Energy at 298.15K-26.626347
Nuclear repulsion energy31.174912
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' 3530 3409 31.34      
2 A' 2337 2257 118.86      
3 A' 1641 1585 47.43      
4 A' 1065 1029 6.48      
5 A' 647 625 241.63      
6 A' 476 460 29.88      
7 A" 3629 3505 46.58      
8 A" 1193 1152 0.29      
9 A" 392 379 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7455.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7200.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
9.83478 0.32699 0.31965

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 0.000 0.221 0.000
N2 -0.008 1.404 0.000
N3 0.090 -1.145 0.000
H4 -0.289 -1.570 0.848
H5 -0.289 -1.570 -0.848

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.18331.36852.00232.0023
N21.18332.55073.10533.1053
N31.36852.55071.02151.0215
H42.00233.10531.02151.6957
H52.00233.10531.02151.6957

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 113.007 C1 N3 H5 113.007
N2 C1 N3 176.592 H4 N3 H5 112.193
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 -0.616      
2 N 0.305      
3 N -0.368      
4 H 0.340      
5 H 0.340      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.278 -4.430 0.000 4.611
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.347 2.378 0.000
y 2.378 -18.340 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.990
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.681 2.378 0.000
y 2.378 -1.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.353
Polar
3z2-r26.706
x2-y2-0.006
xy2.378
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.986 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 5.022 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.401


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.939
(<r2>)1/2 5.826

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-26.621969
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-26.621969
Nuclear repulsion energy31.233119
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 A1 3609 3486 62.17      
2 A1 2335 2255 154.77      
3 A1 1601 1546 53.75      
4 A1 1110 1072 11.99      
5 B1 505 488 0.41      
6 B1 477i 461i 328.40      
7 B2 3731 3603 87.29      
8 B2 1096 1059 2.67      
9 B2 385 372 1.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6948.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6709.9 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
10.86437 0.32874 0.31908

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.221
N2 0.000 0.000 1.407
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.128
H4 0.000 0.877 -1.639
H5 0.000 -0.877 -1.639

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.18521.34962.05672.0567
N21.18522.53483.16933.1693
N31.34962.53481.01511.0151
H42.05673.16931.01511.7548
H52.05673.16931.01511.7548

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.198 C1 N3 H5 120.198
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.605
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 -0.632      
2 N 0.285      
3 N -0.366      
4 H 0.357      
5 H 0.357      


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 -4.901 4.901
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.644 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.288
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.759 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.604
Polar
3z2-r2-1.208
x2-y2-4.081
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.915 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.292 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.096


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.911
(<r2>)1/2 5.823