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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.357237
Energy at 298.15K-27.356853
Nuclear repulsion energy36.386407
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-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 3451 3345 74.73      
2 Σ 2321 2250 28.28      
3 Σ 2135 2070 0.19      
4 Σ 886 859 0.00      
5 Π 877 851 56.82      
5 Π 877 851 56.82      
6 Π 611 593 19.64      
6 Π 611 593 19.64      
7 Π 296 287 0.04      
7 Π 296 287 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6180.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5991.2 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-121G*
B
0.14982

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.915
C2 0.000 0.000 0.745
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.639
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.853
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.922

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16972.55333.76744.8365
C21.16971.38362.59763.6668
C32.55331.38361.21412.2833
C43.76742.59761.21411.0692
H54.83653.66682.28331.0692

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.084      
2 C -0.555      
3 C 1.175      
4 C -1.172      
5 H 0.467      


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 -3.880 3.880
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.124
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.236 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.236 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.472
Polar
3z2-r24.945
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 2.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.181


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000