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All results from a given calculation for HOCN (cyanic acid)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-31.843122
Energy at 298.15K-31.843964
Nuclear repulsion energy29.927065
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 MP2/CEP-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' 3755 3565 147.82      
2 A' 2230 2117 86.07      
3 A' 1257 1194 119.65      
4 A' 1057 1003 58.76      
5 A' 418 397 15.01      
6 A" 461 438 0.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4589.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4356.8 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
21.26547 0.33581 0.33059

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.062 1.375 0.000
C2 0.000 0.175 0.000
O3 -0.147 -1.141 0.000
H4 0.744 -1.551 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 O3 H4
N11.20172.52503.0047
C21.20171.32441.8796
O32.52501.32440.9809
H43.00471.87960.9809

picture of cyanic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 O3 176.576 C2 O3 H4 108.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability