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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

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
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.492544
Energy at 298.15K-254.491920
HF Energy-254.188633
Nuclear repulsion energy45.692426
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2158 2079 1.43      
2 Σ 351 338 63.86      
3 Π 120 116 12.79      
3 Π 120 116 12.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1374.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1324.3 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.14786

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.706
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.891
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.589

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18462.2948
N21.18463.4794
Na32.29483.4794

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.496940
Energy at 298.15K-254.496659
HF Energy-254.195860
Nuclear repulsion energy50.813802
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 370 357 67.59      
2 A' 168 162 10.80      
3 A' 2074 1998 23.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1306.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1258.3 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.87876 0.26492 0.23218

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.117 0.680 0.000
N2 0.000 1.105 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.074 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19462.4606
N21.19462.2619
Na32.46062.2619

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 84.812 C1 Na3 N2 28.913
N2 C1 Na3 66.275
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.494308
Energy at 298.15K-254.493523
HF Energy-254.195613
Nuclear repulsion energy47.955648
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2109 2032 95.05      
2 Σ 397 382 75.04      
3 Π 62 60 5.40      
3 Π 62 60 5.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1266.8 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17091

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.883
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.691
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19233.3496
N21.19232.1573
Na33.34962.1573

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability