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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-121G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V LiCN 1Σ
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-15.758994
Energy at 298.15K-15.758198
HF Energy-15.758994
Nuclear repulsion energy10.878626
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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G
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 2141 2141 3.05      
2 Σ 626 626 119.15      
3 Π 216 216 56.34      
3 Π 216 216 56.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1599.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1599.9 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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G
B
0.37864

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.056
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.166
N3 0.000 0.000 1.023

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.89023.0794
C21.89021.1892
N33.07941.1892

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.832      
2 C -0.750      
3 N -0.082      


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 -9.253 9.253
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.890 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.540
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.715 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.431
Polar
3z2-r230.861
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 2.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.225


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.037
(<r2>)1/2 3.878