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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-32.025067
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-32.025067
Nuclear repulsion energy31.376337
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 3481 3375 238.25 26.28 0.25 0.40
2 Σ 2278 2208 329.47 38.27 0.11 0.20
3 Σ 1239 1201 124.30 18.56 0.27 0.42
4 Π 537 521 3.64 0.30 0.75 0.86
4 Π 537 521 3.64 0.30 0.75 0.86
5 Π 129 125 100.86 7.80 0.75 0.86
5 Π 129 125 100.86 7.80 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4165.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4038.3 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
0.37249

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)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.201
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.026
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.195
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.22722.39593.4633
N21.22721.16872.2361
C32.39591.16871.0674
H43.46332.23611.0674

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 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 O -0.316      
2 N 0.381      
3 C -0.359      
4 H 0.294      


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 -3.369 3.369
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.745 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.745 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.562
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.592 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.183
Polar
3z2-r26.366
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 1.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.051


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.283
(<r2>)1/2 5.411

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-32.025068
Energy at 298.15K-32.025176
HF Energy-32.025068
Nuclear repulsion energy31.372950
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 3482 3376 238.26      
2 Σ 2277 2208 328.70      
3 Σ 1238 1200 124.46      
4 Π 538 521 3.59      
4 Π 538 521 3.59      
5 Π 128 124 100.84      
5 Π 128 124 100.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4164.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4036.8 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-121G*
B
0.37242

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)
O1 0.000 0.000 -1.201
N2 0.000 0.000 0.026
C3 0.000 0.000 1.195
H4 0.000 0.000 2.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.22752.39613.4635
N21.22751.16872.2360
C32.39611.16871.0673
H43.46352.23601.0673

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 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 O -0.316      
2 N 0.380      
3 C -0.358      
4 H 0.294      


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 3.371 3.371
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.745 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.745 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.561
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.592 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.592 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.184
Polar
3z2-r26.369
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 1.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.051


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.286
(<r2>)1/2 5.412