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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.545965
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.545965
Nuclear repulsion energy58.736472
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/SDD
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 3541 3404 229.40 31.51 0.18 0.30
2 Σ 2247 2160 232.16 31.73 0.19 0.32
3 Σ 1155 1111 92.46 15.57 0.28 0.44
4 Π 504 485 7.63 0.28 0.75 0.86
4 Π 504 485 7.63 0.28 0.75 0.86
5 Π 345 331 113.32 10.72 0.75 0.86
5 Π 345 331 113.32 10.72 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4320.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4153.1 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/SDD
B
0.36139

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.222
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.033
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.212
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25562.43453.4977
N21.25561.17892.2421
C32.43451.17891.0632
H43.49772.24211.0632

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/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.258      
2 N 0.205      
3 C -0.264      
4 H 0.317      


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 -3.658 3.658
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.860 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.860 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.452
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.204 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.204 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.408
Polar
3z2-r24.816
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 1.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.089


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.983
(<r2>)1/2 5.999

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.545966
Energy at 298.15K-168.546430
HF Energy-168.545966
Nuclear repulsion energy58.729184
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/SDD
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' 3540 3403 229.40      
2 A' 2246 2160 231.82      
3 A' 1154 1110 92.52      
4 A' 505 485 7.71      
5 A' 346 332 113.21      
6 A" 372 358 78.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4081.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3923.7 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/SDD
B
0.36130

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.007 -1.223 0.000
N2 0.000 0.033 0.000
C3 0.007 1.212 0.000
H4 0.014 2.275 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25582.43483.4981
N21.25581.17902.2423
C32.43481.17901.0633
H43.49812.24231.0633

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 179.979 N2 C3 H4 179.960
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.258      
2 N 0.205      
3 C -0.264      
4 H 0.317      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.023 3.660 0.000 3.660
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.860 0.018 0.000
y 0.018 -14.450 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.860
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.205 0.018 0.000
y 0.018 2.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.205
Polar
3z2-r2-2.411
x2-y2-2.410
xy0.018
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.174 0.029 0.000
y 0.029 6.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.173


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.989
(<r2>)1/2 5.999